Covid-19: Number of cases worldwide surpasses 175 mln – WHO

GENEVA, June 14 (NNN-TASS) — The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection worldwide has surpassed 175 million increasing by more than 387,000 over the past 24 hours. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO) published on Sunday, the number of fatalities has increased by…

Mexican man trying to enter US dies after falling from border wall

US forensic specialists working next to the body of a Mexican migrant who died after falling on US soil while climbing the border wall between Mexico and the United States EL PASO (Texas, US), June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican man died as he fell while trying to scale a…

Spain: Thousands in Madrid against pardons for Catalan separatists

MADRID, June 14 (NNN-EFE) — Thousands of people gathered in Madrid Sunday to protest against pardons the Spanish government is poised to grant to 12 Catalan separatist leaders serving sentences of between 9 and 13 years in prison for their roles in an independence referendum. Police said 25,000 people attended…

Covid-19: Rwanda capable of preventing third wave – health minister

KIGALI, June 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Rwandan Minister of Health Daniel Ngamije affirmed the central African nation’s capacity to prevent a third wave of COVID-19 despite a rise in infections in the past two weeks. There are currently 17-20 people testing positive per 100,000 tests in the country, Ngamije said during…

Covid-19: Moscow to give away free cars to spur people to get vaccine

People wearing face masks exit a metro station in Moscow MOSCOW, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moscow’s mayor said the city would give away free cars in a prize draw for residents who get the COVID-19 shot in an effort to speed up the sluggish rate of vaccinations amid surging coronavirus…

Peru’s socialists cheer election win as conservatives pledge to fight on

Peru’s presidential candidate Pedro Castillo LIMA, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s socialist party and presidential candidate Pedro Castillo have cheered their likely victory in the Andean country’s tightly-contested election, despite right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori’s pledge to fight on until the last vote is counted. The polarised contest, a crossroads moment…

Wildfires blaze in Siberia, Russian Far East

Russia Wildfire  MOSCOW, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian emergency workers fought wildfires burning Sunday on more than 550 square kilometres of territory mostly in Siberia and the Far East. The state agency responsible for fighting forest fires, Avialesookhrana, said the largest blaze was in the far northeast’s Sakha Republic, where 34,000…

Covid-19: Judge tosses Houston hospital workers’ lawsuit over vaccine requirement

An ambulance arrives at the Houston Methodist Hospital emergency room amid a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston HOUSTON (Texas, US), June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 workers at a Texas hospital over its requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19. In…

US Pres Biden to rebuild ‘sacred’ NATO bond shaken by former president Trump

BRUSSELS, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden will seek to restore bonds of trust at NATO’s first post-Trump summit on Monday, as leaders push to revitalise the alliance despite differences over dangers ahead. The allies will agree a statement stressing common ground on securing their withdrawal from Afghanistan,…

Nicaragua detains four more opposition figures

MANAGUA, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaraguan police said that they had detained four more opposition figures in a roundup ahead of November presidential elections in which four would-be challengers of long-serving leader Daniel Ortega have already been held. Those arrested Sunday were top figures of the Unamos opposition party —…