Americas

Hurricane Delta threatens Mexico, southern United States

MIAMI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical storm Delta strengthened into a hurricane Monday in the Caribbean, and is expected to…

Covid-19: ‘No isolation, few tests’: Argentina has world’s highest positive rate

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) –: Argentina has the world’s highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests, according to Oxford-linked tracker…

UK court asks for more clarity on Venezuela presidency recognition

Venezuela has $1bn worth of gold stored in the Bank of England LONDON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Court of…

Covid-19: Twitter bans US Pres Trump death wishes, sparks debate

Twitter’s move to ban comments wishing for the death of President Donald Trump sparked calls for the platform to enforce…

26 countries urge Western sanctions lifting to tackle COVID-19

Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun UNITED NATIONS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and 25 other nations called…

US wildfires: Firefighters make headway in California wine country, ‘gigafire’ reaches 1 million acres

A firefighter with the San Jose Fire Department sprays water from a roof to protect a home during the Glass…

Covid-19: One in 10 may have caught virus, as world heads into ‘difficult period’ – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Roughly one in 10 people may have been infected with the coronavirus, leaving the vast…

Covid-19: New York closes schools in virus-hit areas over second wave fears

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York will temporarily close schools in nine neighborhoods experiencing an uptick in coronavirus…

IMF approves aid for world’s 28 poorest countries

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund approved new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries…

Covid-19: US deaths top 210,000 – Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — US COVID-19 deaths surpassed 210,000 on Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science…