Covid-19: Brazil reports 85,149 new cases, 2,216 deaths

BRASILIA, June 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Brazil on Friday reported 2,216 more deaths from COVID-19 and 85,149 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. The nationwide death toll thus stood at 484,235 while the national count of COVID-19 cases mounted to 17,296,118, said the ministry. Most…

US to provide Ukraine with additional $150 mn in military aid

WASHINGTON, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pentagon announced a new $150 million package of military assistance for Ukraine on Friday, just days before the Geneva summit between US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The military aid, which includes radar systems, drones and secure communications equipment, is in…

Canada Islamophobia: Interfaith march honors Muslim family killed in truck attack

LONDON (Canada), June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand people joined an interfaith marched on Friday evening honoring the four members of a Muslim family who were killed in an attack that has shocked Canada. The procession started at the site where three generations of a family out for a Sunday…

Anti-LGBT Cameroon angry as US appoints gay as new ambassador

Christopher Lamora is the new US ambassador to Cameroon YAOUNDÉ, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroonians are up in arms against the new United States ambassador to the country because of his sexual orientation.Christoper Lamora’s appointment though announced in April by the Biden government is now generating heat in the Central…

Covid-19: US said millions of J&J vaccine doses from troubled plant can’t be used

WASHINGTON, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Food and Drug Administration said it had told Johnson & Johnson that millions of doses of Covid vaccine produced at a troubled plant can’t be used because of possible contamination issues. In a statement, the FDA said “several” batches of vaccine manufactured at…

White House returns Pentagon military funds diverted by Trump for border wall

WASHINGTON, June 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The White House said that it returned more than 2 billion U.S. dollars of military funds to the Pentagon that former President Donald Trump had diverted for building controversial border wall between the United States and Mexico. The funds will now be used for 66…

G7 summit outlines health pact to stop future pandemics

CARBIS BAY (UK), June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G7 leaders are on Saturday set to agree a joint declaration aimed at preventing another pandemic, as they resume wide-ranging talks at their first in-person summit in almost two years. The group of leading economies — Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and…

Ghana to plant about 5 mln trees to combat deforestation

ACCRA, June 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ghana aimed to plant 5 million trees on Friday as part of efforts to mitigate climate change and restore the country’s dwindling forest belt. In Accra, the capital, diplomatic representatives joined the Forestry Commission to plant tree seedlings in parts of the Achimota Forest, the…

Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, UAE elected non-permanent members of UN Security Council

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Friday for a two-year term. The newly elected members will take up their new responsibilities on Jan 1, 2022, and will serve till Dec.…

Russian Pres Putin hopes Pres Biden less impulsive than Trump

WASHINGTON, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope that Joe Biden will be less impulsive than his predecessor Donald Trump, ahead of his first summit with the new US leader. In an interview with NBC News, Putin described Biden as a “career man” who spent his life…
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