Canada Allows Mixing And Matching COVID-19 Vaccines

OTTAWA, Jun 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (NACI), announced its updated guidance yesterday, to allow mixing and matching approved COVID-19 vaccines in most scenarios. Under the updated guidance, people who received a first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine may receive Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna for their second…

Nine Killed On Southern Colombia Farm

BOGOTA, Jun 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Eight men and one woman were killed on a farm, located in the rural area of Algeciras, in the southern Colombian department of Huila, Mayor of Algeciras, Libardo Pinto, said yesterday. It is not clear whether the victims are locals, Algeciras representative, Gelvi Cabrera, told…

Unemployment In Chile Hits 10.2 Percent Due To Pandemic Lockdown Measures

SANTIAGO, Jun 1 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile’s unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent over the Feb to Apr three-month period, marking an annual increase of 1.2 percentage points, as a result of pandemic lockdown measures, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) said yesterday. According to the INE’s latest National Employment…

UN Envoy Says Blockade On Sanaa Airport, Hodeidah Seaport In Yemen Should Be Lifted

SANAA, Jun 1 (NNN-SABA) – UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said, the blockade on Sanaa airport and Hodeidah seaport should be lifted. “Obstacles should be lifted, to allow fuel and goods reaching the Yemenis,” Griffiths told reporters at Sanaa airport, after concluding a two-day visit to the Houthi…

DPRK Slams Washington For Lifting “Missile Guidelines” On S. Korea

PYONGYANG, May 31 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today slammed the United States, for lifting all restrictions on South Korean missiles, saying, the move was “a stark reminder” of U.S. hostile policy towards the DPRK. “The United States, doggedly branding the measures taken by the DPRK…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 460,000

SAO PAULO, May 31 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 2,012 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 461,057, the Ministry of Health said. A total of 79,670 more infections were detected, raising the nationwide tally to 16,471,600, the ministry said. Brazil has the world’s second highest COVID-19 death toll,…

Five Colombian Policemen Killed In Helicopter Crash

BOGOTA, May 31 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Five policemen died, after the helicopter in which they were travelling crashed, in a rural area of the Colombian department of Bolivar, yesterday, Colombian President, Ivan Duque, said. “We deeply regret the death of five heroes of our Colombian Police, attached to the Anti-Narcotics…

Two Killed, At Least 20 Injured In U.S. Florida Club Shooting

WASHINGTON, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two people were killed and at least 20 more were wounded, after three gunmen opened fire into a crowd, at a billiards club, in the south-eastern U.S. state of Florida early yesterday. Director of Miami-Dade Police Department, Alfredo Ramirez III, said, police are looking for…

Covid-19: Argentina and Cuba to join forces against the coronavirus pandemic

HAVANA, May 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Health authorities of Cuba and Argentina ratified their mutual commitment to strengthening cooperative relations in biotechnology to improve the quality of life of people in both countries, it was announced. Cuba’s Health Minister José Ángel Portal and his Argentine counterpart Carla Vizzotti Friday signed a…

Covid-19: Case of covid-related “black fungus” concerns Uruguayan doctors

MONTEVIDEO, May 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguayan scientists have reported the appearance of a case of mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, a rare infection that began to be reported in India as a disease associated with the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Henry Albornoz indicated that he was treating a man under 50 years…
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