At least 23 Boko Haram militants have been killed by Nigerian troops during recent operations in the country's restive northeast region, a military spokesperson said Tuesday.
A passenger truck plunged off a road in Nicaragua's Montanita area about 15 km from the Waslala urban area on Monday, killing at least 17 people and injuring 25 more, police said.
No country has been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday.
The United States hopes to begin a sweeping program of Covid vaccinations, reaching perhaps 20 million people by year's end, top public health officials said Sunday as cases surge across the worst-hit nation.
The leaders of the Group of 20 countries have stated in a Leaders' Declaration that they are committed to helping developing countries, as the world economy faces the impact of the coronavirus pandemic's resurgence.
