Italy’s government wins confidence vote on decree targeting migrant rescue ships
ROME, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Italian government won a parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday on a security and immigration…
World Bank deploys US$300m to DR Congo to contain Ebola outbreak
WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank announced it was deploying another US$300 million in crisis aid for DR…
Venezuela: Pres Maduro blames ‘desperate’ US for latest blackout
CARACAS, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro blamed the “desperate” United States for a major power cut that…
Update: US Senate sets vote to override Trump’s vetoes on weapons sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate will vote within days on whether to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of…
Puerto Rico governor resigns after weeks of mass protests
SAN JUAN, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello said he would resign after almost two weeks of protests calling for…
Zimbabwe Central Bank eases forex rules for fuel, chrome miners
HARARE, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s Central Bank said oil firms, chrome miners, embassies and international organisations could conduct local…
Nigeria: 8 construction workers confirmed dead after being trapped underground
ABUJA, July 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Eight workers at a local construction site in southern Nigeria died after they were trapped…
US restricts entry of ‘anti-democratic Nigerians’
WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has imposed visa restrictions on those Nigerians it says are “responsible for…
Stena Bulk says spoke to seized tanker’s crew, all are safe and well
STOCKHOLM, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All 23 crew on a British-flagged tanker seized last week by Iran in the Strait…
Nigeria: Pres Buhari submits list of cabinet nominees to Senate, five months after re-elected
ABUJA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has finally submitted his list of cabinet nominees to the upper…