UN Security Council renews authorizations for anti-piracy measures off Somalia
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to renew the authorizations for…
Update: Death toll from Brazil’s bus accident rises to 17
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — A passenger bus plunged off a 15-meter-high bridge on Friday in a town…
Four killed in large blast in western England; not terror-related, says police
LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Four people were killed following a large explosion at a waste water treatment works in…
US: Some 25,000 residents flee wildfire in southern California; 2 firemen injured
LOS ANGELES, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 25,000 residents have been evacuated due to a wind-driven wildfire occurring near Irvine…
Covid-19: Fauci accepts Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser
Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Anthony Fauci,…
US to withdraw majority of forces from Somalia by early 2021
The Pentagon WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Pentagon said that President Donald Trump had ordered to pull the majority…
Brexit: UK, EU trade talks put on hold due to “significant divergences”
European Union (EU) chief negotiator Michel Barnier (C) LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — After one week of intense trade negotiations…
Covid-19: US sets new record of 225,000 cases in one day
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For the second day in a row, the United States on Friday notched a record…
Covid-19: UK medical chiefs eye major fall in virus deaths by early 2021
LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The arrival of a vaccine should seecoronavirus deaths in Britain reduce “significantly” by early next…
Bus falls off viaduct in Brazil, killing at least 16
BRASILIA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus in Brazil plunged off aviaduct from a height of 20 meters Friday after…