Covid-19: Colombia surpasses 400,000 cases as neighbour Ecuador registers 862 more cases, 19 new deaths
BOGOTA/QUITO, Aug 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colombia has reached 410,453, with 13,475…
23 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast: IOM
Empty roads in Tripoli, where the government has imposed lockdown measures TRIPOLI, Aug 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for…
Brazil economy minister lost two more top deputies as ‘stampede’ of resignations continues
BRASILIA, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes said two of his top deputies had resigned in a…
US Pres Trump says coronavirus changed ‘great’ relationship with China’s Xi
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in…
Anxious Mauritians use hair to stem Japanese ship’s oil spill
A satellite image shows the MV Wakashio ship and the oil spill off the southeast coast of Mauritius NAIROBI, Aug…
Tunisia PM designate to form technocratic govt without parties
Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi TUNIS, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s prime minister-designate said he would form a purely technocratic…
At least 10 dead in Ethiopia protests over autonomy – health officials
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 people died in clashes between protesters and security forces in Ethiopia’s…
Niger expands emergency across region where aid workers were killed
NIAMEY, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger’s government has extended a state of emergency to the entire region that surrounds the…
Covid-19: Dozens of Mexican centenarians beat coronavirus
MEXICO CITY, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Experts agree that the elderly areat greater risk of dying from the coronavirus, but…
Belarus crisis: Election challenger Tikhanovskaya in Lithuania after nights of clashes – minister
VILNIUS, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarus opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is in Lithuania, the foreign minister said, following nights of…