26 countries urge Western sanctions lifting to tackle COVID-19
Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and 25 other nations called…
Covid-19: One in 10 may have caught virus, as world heads into ‘difficult period’ – WHO
GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast…
Kyrgyz protesters take government house, free ex-leader after after post-vote clashes
BISHKEK (Kyrgyzstan), Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters seized Kyrgyzstan’s seat of government and freed a jailed former president on Tuesday…
IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund approved new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries…
Covid-19: India and South Africa ask WTO to waive rules to aid drug production
GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India and South Africa want the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property rules…
India conveys support for safe, sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas back to Myanmar
NAY PYI TAW (Myanmar), Oct 6 (NNN-BSS) — India has conveyed its support for ensuring safe, sustainable and speedy repatriation…
EU backs Nigerian or South Korean for WTO job: diplomats
BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU member states have thrown their weight behind two women candidates to lead the World…
Covid-19: Zambian miners ‘quarantined by Chinese employer freed’
Chinese managers are reported to have left the mine when a delegation of govt officials arrived LUSAKA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Djibouti, nation of one million, is building the largest free trade zone in Africa
Djibouti launches Africa’s largest free-trade zone DJIBOUTI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Djibouti is capitalizing on its strategic location on one…
Eight killed in attack targeting Afghan governor
JALALABAD (Afghanistan), Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people,officials said,…