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…
Russian Pres Putin to meet embattled Belarusian Pres Lukashenko in Moscow
Putin and Lukashenko reaffirmed their common position to further strengthen the Russian-Belarusian alliance. MOSCOW, Aug 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Russian President…
US shooting: 1 killed, 5 injured in Chicago’s restaurant
Onlookers gather at Lumes Pancake House where one person was killed and several more injured CHICAGO, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…