UN says 1,800 dead as malaria ‘epidemic’ rages in Burundi
NAIROBI, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Malaria has killed more than 1,800 people in Burundi this year, the UN’s humanitarian agency…
Cuba to defend itself in US court over ExxonMobil lawsuit
HAVANA, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba said it will defend itself in US court against oil giant ExxonMobil, which has…
Russia: Siberian wildfires started on purpose by illegal loggers – prosecutors
MOSCOW, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian prosecutors said that some of the vast Siberian wildfires that environmentalists have dubbed a…
Ukraine calls on France, Germany and Russia to urgently hold Normandy Four meeting
KIEV, Aug 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the leaders of the Normandy Four participating countries to…
Brazilian gov’t to present tax reform bill
BRASILIA, Aug 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian administration will present a bill of tax reform for congressional deliberation, said the…
Mexico seeks role in El Paso mass shooting probe
MEXICO CITY, Aug 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Mexican government seeks an active role in the investigation of the mass shooting…
Rwanda, DR Congo to tighten common border control to prevent Ebola spread
KIGALI, Aug 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rwandan Minister of Health Diane Gashumba and her counterpart from the Democratic Republic of the…
Venezuela calls US Pres Trump executive order “new, serious attack”
CARACAS, Aug 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela called a White House decision to freeze all Venezuelan state assets in the United…
Mali: Four dead in attacks, Red Cross suspends Timbuktu ops
BAMAKO, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twin attacks in Mali have killed fourpeople, including two Malian soldiers, security sources said, as…
Zimbabwe: Ousted former pres Robert Mugabe in hospital in Singapore
HARARE, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe, 95, has been in hospital in Singapore since April, his…