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Covid-19: Brazil working to contain Indian variant in northern state

BRASILIA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s health minister said the government is doing everything possible to prevent the spread of…

Covid-19: IMF unveils US$50 billion proposal to end pandemic

WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund unveiled a US$50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic by…

Covid-19: Covid-detecting robot protecting schoolchildren in Mexico

Two Benebot robots, capable of detecting covid-19 and other diseases, in the city of Queretaro, Mexico MEXICO CITY, May 22…

Covid-19: Slow vaccine rollout hits LatAm as covid claims million lives

MONTEVIDEO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Covid-19 has caused the death of more than one million people in Latin America and…

US Pres Biden vows to help ‘rebuild’ Gaza; stresses two states solution to mideast crisis

WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden pledged to help organize efforts to “rebuild Gaza” and said creating a…

Colombian protest leader Lucas Villa, who was shot eight times, dies

Thousands pro-Lucas Villa protesters took to the street for weeks BOGOTA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian student activist Lucas Villa…

Covid-19: Excess deaths due to pandemic up to three times higher than reported, says WHO

GENEVA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Up to three times more people have died due to the pandemic than indicated by the…

Iran Rejects Canadian Court Rule On Ukraine Plane Crash

TEHRAN, May 22 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, yesterday, rejected a recent rule by a Canadian court, on…

Canine coronavirus detected in Malaysian patients: US research

WASHINGTON, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, Professor Gregory Gray at Duke University’s Global Health Institute tasked…

Covid-19: Brazil reports 2,403 more deaths; Argentina to go into total lockdown

BRASILIA, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — BRAZIL on Thursday reported 2,403 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national death toll to…