US wildfires: Federal govt approves California’s request for wildfire relief funds
A firefighter battling the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California in September LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President…
Covid-19: US cases surpass 8 mln as global deaths surpass 1.1 mln — Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 8 million on…
Over 7.3 mln Bolivians to vote in Sunday’s presidential elections
LA PAZ, Oct 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) authorized an electoral roll of 7,332,925 citizens, out of…
Covid-19: New US jobless claims rise sharply to 898,000 last week
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New applications for US jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week to 898,000, the Labor Department…
Covid-19: New infections rise to record highs in US Midwest and beyond
highs in US Midwest and beyond A field hospital known as an Alternate Care Facility set up at the state…
US presidential elections: Americans voting early in record numbers
Hundreds of people wait in line for early voting on Monday, in Marietta, Georgia NEWTON (Iowa, US), Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
CDC projects up to 240,000 Covid-19 deaths in US by Nov 7
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — A new ensemble forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Brazil, Paraguay gradually reopening common border
International Friendship Bridge BRASILIA, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil and Paraguay have begun the process of gradually reopening the common…
China to strike back at US threat of sanctions on int’l financial institutions over Hong Kong
BEIJING, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — China expressed firm opposition to and denunciation of the US side creating the so-called “Hong…
Ex-Mexican defense minister arrested in US: FM
Salvador Cienfuegos was Mexican defense minister from 2012 to 2018 under ex-president Enrique Pena Nieto MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…