Brazil Amazon fires likely worst in 10 years, August data incomplete, government researcher says
A tract of the Amazon jungle is seen burning as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Humaita, Amazonas…
After months of heartache, signs of COVID-19 easing in Brazil
People wearing protective masks walk past a graffiti, following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro BRASILIA, Sept 3…
Covid-19: Cuba imposes Havana curfew to curb spike in cases
HAVANA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The clocks strike 7pm in Havana and the usually crowded Malecon esplanade quickly empties. For the…
Pres Maduro invites UN, EU observers to Venezuela election
CARACAS, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro said it had invited the leaders of the…
Covid-19: Footballers fined for kissing ball, swapping shirts in Ecuador, breaking virus rules
Argentine midfielder Sergio Lopez was fined $1,200 for kissing the ball QUITO, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A football player in…
Mali’s ousted leader ‘admitted to hospital’ days after release by military junta
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was detained by the military junta for 10 days BAMAKO, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s ousted President…
Covid-19: Havana imposes curfew over surge in cases while schools reopen elsewhere in Cuba
A police officer organizes a line of people waiting to buy food amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19, in…
Tunisia lawmakers approve new government
Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi TUNIS, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s parliament approved the country’s third government in less than…
DR Congo militia rape students on eve of exams
Some one million people have been internally displaced because of the ongoing civil conflict in DR Congo so far in…
Covid-19: Nigeria doctors on strike over coronavirus allowance
ABUJA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Doctors in Nigeria’s capital Abuja have started an “indefinite strike” due to non-payment of a…