Nigeria and Cameroon declared polio free: WHO
‘Health experts in the country welcomed the development but urged caution’ ABUJA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization…
China officially charged Canadians with spying, described as retribution over Huawei’s executive case
BEIJING, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, officials said Friday, more than 18 months…
US unrest: Ex-cop in custody after shooting black man in Atlanta
WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A white former police officer was taken into custody in the United States on Thursday…
Unarmed New Zealand cop dies in ‘devastating’ shooting, first death after a decade
WELLINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An unarmed New Zealand police officer was fatally shot on an Auckland street Friday, the…
Covid-19: Californians ordered to wear face masks in public
LOS ANGELES, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California’s Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all Californians to wear face masks in public in…
Ten killed in attacks in DR Congo’s volatile east
BENI (DR Congo), June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten people were killed by militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
South Korean President accepts resignation of unification minister over North Korea tensions
SEOUL, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Korea’s Unification Minister, its point man for relations with the North, resigned on Friday…
Covid-19: Layoffs top 45.7 mn as US economic distress persists
WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the United States have passed 45.7 million, raising…
Covid-19: Global death toll passes 450,000
PARIS, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 450,386 people since the outbreak began in China…
WHO eyes hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses before 2021
GENEVA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that a few hundred million COVID-19 vaccine doses could be…