Covid-19: Lottery for cash, scholarships for vaccinated Canadians in Manitoba

MONTREAL, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– People getting Covid-19 vaccines in Canada’s Manitoba province can enter a lottery to win a hefty cash prize or scholarship money, the local government said. The government of Manitoba, in central Canada, will award nearly Can$2 million in cash and scholarships to encourage residents “to…

Castillo assumes ‘victory’ in Peru election, rival Fujimori wants votes anulled

LIMA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pedro Castillo has cast himself as the winner of Peru’s presidential vote, even though election authorities on Wednesday have yet to declare a winner in his race against rival Keiko Fujimori, who claims half a million votes are still in play. With 99 percent of…

US sanctions part of “comprehensive assault” against Venezuela: FM

CARACAS, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — US sanctions against Venezuela are part of a “comprehensive assault” against the South American country, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza said. “It’s not just the sanctions, the unilateral coercive measures. Let’s see this as a comprehensive assault, a political and diplomatic assault, definitely an…

At least 12 people dead in northern Peru bus accident

LIMA, June 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 12 people died after an interprovincial bus skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine on a highway in Pataz province, located in the northern Peruvian department of La Libertad, local media reported. The accident occurred on Tuesday at around 11:30 a.m.…

US Pres Biden arrives in UK for 1st overseas visit as president

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive aboard Air Force One at RAF Mildenhall, England LONDON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Britain Wednesday evening, kicking off his first official overseas trip since his election victory. The U.S. president touched down at the U.S.…

US Pres Biden drops plan to ban TikTok, WeChat: White House

WASHINGTON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden revoked executive orders from his predecessor Donald Trump seeking to ban Chinese-owned mobile apps TikTok and WeChat over national security concerns, the White House said. A White House statement said that instead of banning the popular apps, the Biden administration would carry…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . The pandemic has killed at least 3,750,028 people worldwide since the virus first emerged in December 2019, according to a compilation of official data. The US is the worst-affected country with 598,326 deaths,…

Three Rockets Hit Air Base In Iraq’s Salahudin Province

BAGHDAD, Jun 10 (NNN-NINA) – At least three Katyusha rockets, yesterday, struck an Iraqi military airbase in Salahudin province, north of the capital Baghdad, a provincial security source said. The incident took place in the evening, when the rockets landed on the Balad Air Base, some 90 km north of…

Covid-19: Brazil’s players say ‘against Copa America’ but won’t boycott

BRASILIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s national footballers said they are against hosting the troubled Copa America, but will not boycott the tournament. The regional championship is being organized on Brazilian soil in a last-minute, pandemic-defying rush after organizers withdrew it from Argentina over a Covid-19 surge. “We are against…

UN Committee rules on detention of Venezuelan diplomat Saab in Africa’s Cape Verde

GENEVA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled on the illegal detention of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab and requested the government of Cabo Verde to suspend his extradition process to the United States. “Pursuant to rule 94 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the State…
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