Covid-19: White House readies to scrap Trump’s coronavirus task force

WASHINGTON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In the latest sign that the Trump administration no longer considers the coronavirus pandemic its top daily priority, the White House is set to disband the emergency task force handling the outbreak. Vice President Mike Pence said that the emergency task force he heads will…

Covid-19: Hong Kong to lift major social restrictions as virus fades

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam sporting a new mask that will be distributed to all residents in the coming weeks.  HONG KONG, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hong Kong announced plans to ease major social distancing measures, including reopening schools, cinemas, bars and beauty parlours after the Chinese territory largely…

Covid-19: Russia registers more than 10,000 new cases

MOSCOW, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia on Tuesday confirmed 10,102 new cases of the Novel Coronavirus, bringing the total number to 155,370. The death toll in the country rose to 1,451, as 95 more people lost their lives over the past 24 hours, according to the Russian emergency team. The total…

Covid-19: US family ‘murdered shop guard for enforcing mask policy’

Calvin Munerlyn was shot dead on Friday FLINT (Michigan, US), May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman has been charged along with her husband and son with killing a security guard who refused her daughter’s entry to a shop because she was not wearing a face covering. Calvin Munerlyn, 43, was…

Venezuela detains two Americans over speedboat incursion

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met members of the Armed Forces after the alleged coup attempt CARACAS, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Nicolás Maduro says the Venezuelan authorities have arrested 13 people, including two US citizens whom he described as mercenaries. The announcement came a day after Venezuelan security forces claimed…

Covid-19: UK currently has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in Europe

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK’s death toll is now higher than Italy and second only to the U.S. The UK now has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in Europe and the second-highest in the world. Data released on Tuesday by the…

Covid-19: Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,000 jobs and quit Gatwick

LONDON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Virgin Atlantic has announced it is to cut more than 3,000 jobs in the UK and end its operation at Gatwick airport. The shock announcement comes after rival British Airways said it could not rule out closing its Gatwick operation. Pilots’ union Balpa described it…

Syria strikes kill 14 Iranian fighters

DAMASCUS, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Overnight strikes on positions held by Iranian-backed militias and their allies in eastern Syria killed 14 fighters, a war monitor said. It was not immediately clear who carried out the strikes in the desert near the town of Mayadin, which came minutes after Syrian air…

16 sailors abducted by pirates in Gulf of Guinea

ABUJA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 16 sailors have been abducted by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.According to reports from international maritime websites, three ships were attacked by pirates May 1-4 off the coasts of Nigeria and Gabon within the borders of the gulf.At the beginning of May,…

Libya launches operation to liberate Al-Watiya airbase from renegade militias

TRIPOLI, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libyan government forces launched a military operation early Tuesday to liberate Al-Watiya airbase, southwest of the capital Tripoli and controlled by militias loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, a military source told Anadolu Agency. A government source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said heavy…