Covid-19: No mandatory jab for Copa America players in Brazil

BRASILIA, June 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga announced players taking part in the upcoming Copa América shall not be required to be vaccinated, contrary to what had been announced last week. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) made a last-minute decision to reschedule the event from Colombia…

12 More U.S. Soldiers In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19, 897 In Total

SEOUL, Jun 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – Twelve more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported today, citing the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) command. Eleven USFK service members were confirmed with COVID-19, after arriving here between May 22 and Jun 6. One service member, stationed at the…

US provides over US$181 million to avert famine in Tigray, Ethiopia

WASHINGTON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is providing more than US$181 million to deliver food, water and aid to feed more than three million people it said were facing famine in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, where thousands have been killed since conflict erupted in November. The aid,…

Russian court brands Navalny political organisations ‘extremist’

MOSCOW, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Moscow branded the political organisations of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as “extremist” and barred them from working in Russia, a further blow to the embattled opposition ahead of parliamentary elections. The ruling could spell the end for Navalny’s anti-corruption organisation, which…

US asks Mexico to investigate second case of union busting

WASHINGTON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For the second time in a month, the United States demanded Mexico look into a case of a company in the auto industry blocking worker efforts to unionize. US President Joe Biden ran for office as a champion of American workers, and pledged to take…

Covid-19: US ‘to buy 500 mn doses for world’ as curbs ease in Europe

PARIS, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is set to buy 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to distribute around the world, media reported Wednesday, as France and Belgium relaxed virus restrictions to allow restaurants and cafes to serve indoors. The Washington Post and New York Times, citing people familiar…

Child labour swells for first time in two decades, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa: UN

GENEVA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the coronavirus crisis threatens to push millions more youngsters toward the same fate, the United Nations said Thursday. In a joint report, the International Labour Organization and the UN children’s agency…

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…
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