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Brazil police arrest 11 in animal trafficking ring

Some of the animals are endangered species captured in the Amazon rainforest, including macaws, toucans, monkeys and reptiles such as…

Update: Death toll from Brazil’s bus accident rises to 17

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — A passenger bus plunged off a 15-meter-high bridge on Friday in a town…

US: Some 25,000 residents flee wildfire in southern California; 2 firemen injured

LOS ANGELES, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 25,000 residents have been evacuated due to a wind-driven wildfire occurring near Irvine…

Covid-19: Fauci accepts Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser

Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Anthony Fauci,…

US to withdraw majority of forces from Somalia by early 2021

The Pentagon WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Pentagon said that President Donald Trump had ordered to pull the majority…

Covid-19: US sets new record of 225,000 cases in one day

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For the second day in a row, the United States on Friday notched a record…

Bus falls off viaduct in Brazil, killing at least 16

BRASILIA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus in Brazil plunged off aviaduct from a height of 20 meters Friday after…

Covid-19: Global cases top 65 million as nations plan for vaccine

PARIS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global coronavirus infections passed 65 million on Friday and countries doubled down on restrictions, even…

US: Wind fans wildfire in California canyons, residents flee

A firefighter passes a burning tree while battling the Bond Fire in the Silverado community of Orange County, California LOS…

Covid-19: Chile rolls out pandemic restrictions for holidays, solar eclipse

A total eclipse is spectacular to see SANTIAGO, Dec 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Chilean government on Thursday announced special social-distancing…