Boat carrying nearly 370 migrants reaches Italy’s Lampedusa
ROME, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fishing boat carrying nearly 370 migrants landed overnight on the Italian island of Lampedusa,…
Greece: Fire near archaeological site of Mycenae dies down
A wildfire raged near the ruins of the Bronze Age site of Mycenae in Greece ATHENS, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A…
US: Firefighters make headway against lightning-sparked California wildfires
A helicopter releases water to extinguish a section of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire near Middletown, California LOS ANGELES, Aug…
Zimbabwe probes deaths of 12 elephants near Hwange park
HARARE, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwean wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 12 elephants last week in a forest…
Covid-19: US nears 6 million cases as world continues to see increase in coronavirus infections
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the…
Senior French officer detained over suspected espionage for Russia: judicial source
PARIS, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A senior French military officer has been indicted and jailed on charges involving “intelligence with…
Chad: 10 killed in clashes between herders, farmers
N’DJAMENA, Aug 31, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – At least ten people have been killed in fresh fighting between nomadic herders and…
Covid-19: US floats idea of early approval for eventual vaccine
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raised the possibility that a future…
Covid-19: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic reports increase in new infections, deaths
A Guadalajara staff member disinfects the stands before the start of a Mexican Apertura tournament football match in Guadalajara, Jalisco…
Ghanaian president announces partial school reopening; international flights resume
ACCRA, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Second-year students in junior and senior high schools across Ghana will resume school on Oct…