US imposes new travel restrictions after first coronavirus death
President Trump, Vice President Pence and health officials held a press conference Saturday about the U.S. response to coronavirus WASHINGTON,…
US shuts border bridge to stop migrants rushing across from Mexico
U.S. Homeland Security police officers stand guard as migrants block the Paso del Norte border crossing bridge WASHINGTON, March 1…
Luxembourg becomes first country with free public transport
LUXEMBOURG, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Luxembourg became the first country in the world to offer free public transport, as the…
US Pres Trump says ready to help Iran with coronavirus if asked
OXON HILL (US), March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President DonaldTrump said he was ready to aid Iran with its outbreak…
Greece closes customs post on land border with Turkey to stem migrant influx
A boat with refugees and migrants arrives at Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, Greece, Feb 29 ATHENS,…
AU hands over cache of captured weapons to Somalia government
MOGADISHU, March 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said it has handed over a large cache…
US: White House accuses media of stoking virus fears to take down Pres Trump
WASHINGTON, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The acting White House chief of staff says US media is stoking a coronavirus panic because they hope…
Gunmen kill 10 officers in northern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed 10 police officers in northeastern Burkina Faso on Saturday, the latest attack in…
German President Steinmeier’s visit boosts Sudan bid against isolation
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok KHARTOUM, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s visit…
Covid-19: Iceland confirms first case
REYKJAVIK, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Icelandic man in his forties is in isolation at Landspítali hospital after testing positive…