Americas

Covid-19: WHO reports record daily increase in global cases, up over 284,000

A health worker collects a swab sample from a child in Kolkata, India GENEVA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World…

Singaporean pleads guilty in US to working for Chinese intelligence

Yeo Jun Wei, also called Dickson Yeo, pled guilty in federal court in Washington DC to one count of acting…

Brazil’s iconic chief Raoni leaves hospital Saturday

BRASÍLIA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s best-known indigenous leader, chief Raoni Metuktire, is set to be released from hospital Saturday…

US health agency CDC urges schools to reopen to students

WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top US health body has issued new guidelines on the reopening of schools, clearly…

US eases export restrictions on drones

WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — The US government on Friday announced updated export restrictions on unmanned aerial systems (UAS), a…

Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims, backing US

SYDNEY, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a…

‘Brazil’s most famous cobra’ sparks trafficking probe, draws fans

BRASILIA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cobra that bit a veterinary student in Brazil, putting him in a coma, has…

US-China ties fray as Beijing’s Houston and Washington’s Chengdu consulates, are closed

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US-China relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff as Beijing ordered a US consulate to…

Covid-19: US says no new intake of foreign students for all-online classes

WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only…

Covid-19: US marks second day with 70,000-plus new cases – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For the second day running, the United States on Friday recorded more than 70,000 new…