US wildfires: Firefighters make headway in California wine country, ‘gigafire’ reaches 1 million acres
A firefighter with the San Jose Fire Department sprays water from a roof to protect a home during the Glass…
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…
Covid-19: New York closes schools in virus-hit areas over second wave fears
NEW YORK, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York will temporarily close schools in nine neighborhoods experiencing an uptick in coronavirus…
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…
Belarus opposition leader joins Berlin protest ahead of Merkel meeting
BERLIN, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urged protesters to keep up their fight against strongman Alexander…
Covid-19: US deaths top 210,000 – Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — US COVID-19 deaths surpassed 210,000 on Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science…
Military takes key posts in Mali’s interim govt
BAMAKO, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A transition government tasked with leading Mali back to civilian rule was appointed on Monday,…
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…
Covid-19: EU commission president says she’s self-isolating after contact with positive person
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Commission PresidentS Ursula von der Leyen has said…