Americas

Israeli PM Says West Bank Annexation “Isn’t Off The Table”

JERUSALEM, Aug 4 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said yesterday that, his plan to annex portions of the…

US East Coast braces for Hurricane Isaias after Florida escapes

MYRTLE BEACH (United States), Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Isaias regained hurricane strength Monday as it bore down on the US…

Pres Trump says TikTok ‘out of business’ in US if not sold by mid-Sept

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said that Chinese-owned hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok will be “out of…

Covid-19: There might never be a “silver bullet” for coronavirus – WHO chief

GENEVA, Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Although a number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials, there’s no silver…

Covid-19: Top coronavirus advisor warns US in ‘new phase’ of pandemic

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has entered a “new phase” of the pandemic, White House coronavirus advisor…

Mexican journalist shot dead, the fourth in 2020

CHILPANCINGO (Mexico), Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican journalist and his police bodyguard were murdered in a hail of gunfire…

US: Storm grazes Florida and takes aim at the Carolinas

MIAMI, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Floridians along the state’s Atlantic coast hunkered down on Sunday as Tropical Storm Isaias plowed…

Covid-19: Peru sees 428,850 cases, 19,614 deaths

Workers move a coffin with the body of a COVID-19 victim out of a refrigerated container before its cremation at…

Covid-19: Colombia’s cases reach 317,651, death toll hits 10,650 as armed gangs imposes stricter lockdowns

BOGOTA, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported a total of 317,651 cases of COVID-19, with 139,037 cases considered active. The…

Firefighters struggle to contain blaze in southern California

LOS ANGELES, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control…