US wildfires: Dixie Fire becomes third-largest in California history
GREENVILLE (California, US), Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge wildfire tearing through northern California became the third-largest in the state’s…
Panama, Colombia to facilitate safer migrant passage to US
PANAMA CITY, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama and Colombia agreed to facilitate the controlled transit of undocumented migrants seeking…
Covid-19: US gains 943,000 jobs in July, unemployment falls to 5.4%
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The recovering US economy added 943,000 new jobs in July, according to government data…
Covid-19: Global deaths toll reach 4,268,017
PARIS, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 4,268,017 people since the outbreak emerged in…
UN Security Council to discuss deadly tanker attack off Oman
The damaged Mercer Street Tanker moored off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates UNITED NATIONS, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: Ranks of Mexican poor swell to reach nearly 44% of the population
A low-income neighborhood in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s poverty rate grew to nearly 44 per…
US DOJ repatriates another US$452 million in 1MDB funds to Malaysia
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has repatriated US$452 million in misappropriated funds from 1Malaysia Development…
Update: Evacuation orders widened as California fire spreads
GREENVILLE (California, US), Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Evacuation orders were widened as California’s biggest wildfire raged through the state’s tinder-dry…
US vows support for struggling Pacific islands
SYDNEY, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden underscored US support for Pacific island nations battling Covid-19 and the climate…
Covid-19: Fully vaccinated people can still transmit virus – US CDC director
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Fully vaccinated people can still transmit the COVID-19 virus, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…