Puerto Rico electricity firm says hit by cyber-attack and fire

SAN JUAN, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire at an electrical substation left hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans in the dark, shortly after the power company reported a cyberattack that it did not immediately link to the blaze. Luma Energy confirmed the Thursday fire at a facility in the…

Covid-19: Global toll at 1000 GMT Friday

PARIS, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,775,362 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources as at 1000 GMT on Friday. At least 174,762,040 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered,…

Covid-19: Germany to lift travel warning for most countries from July

BERLIN, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany will lift its pandemic travel warning for most countries from July 1, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said, bringing back more normalcy as citizens are increasingly vaccinated against Covid-19. Countries recording infection rates of 50-200 cases per 100,000 people in seven days would no longer…

Covid-19: G7 leaders at UK summit target plan for 1bn jabs

FALMOUTH (UK), June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G7 leaders on Friday open a three-day summit aimed at helping to end the Covid-19 pandemic and forge a climate-centric economic recovery, after pledging to donate one billion vaccine doses for the world’s poorest countries. US President Joe Biden and his colleagues from Britain,…

PM Johnson hails Britain’s ‘indestructible’ relationship with US

LONDON, June 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the UK-US relationship as “indestructible” after his first meeting with President Joe Biden ahead of the G7 leaders’ summit which opens on Friday. “It’s a relationship, you can call it the ‘deep and meaningful relationship’, whatever you want, the…

UN Concerned Over Deadly Air Attack In Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations yesterday expressed deep concern, over a deadly drone and missile attack in Yemen that came close to humanitarian workers’ housing. “The United Nations is deeply concerned by Thursday’s missile and drone attack in Marib City, which reportedly caused dozens of civilian…

India’s Agriculture Exports Rise To 41.25 Billion USD In FY 2020-21

NEW DELHI, Jun 11 (NNN-PTI) – India’s agriculture exports, during the financial year 2020-21 (Apr 2020-Mar 2021) crossed the 40- billion U.S. dollar-mark, reaching 41.25 billion U.S. dollars, indicating an increase of 17.34 percent over the previous year. Briefing the media virtually, Commerce Secretary, Anup Wadhawan, stated that, agriculture exports…

World Bank To Provide 1.1-Billion-USD Financial Support To Jordan In Fiscal 2021

AMMAN, Jun 11 (NNN-PETRA) – The World Bank Group and other partners will provide a package of over 1.1 billion U.S. dollars, in financial support to Jordan in the 2021 fiscal year, the Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation said yesterday. The package includes support to Jordan’s COVID-19 Emergency…

World Insights: Trump’s Return To Spotlight Highlights Possible 2024 White House Run

by Matthew Rusling WASHINGTON, June 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Former U.S. President, Donald Trump, returned to the spotlight, underscoring the possibility that the bombastic billionaire will make a run at the White House in the next U.S. elections. On Monday’s Varney & Co. on Fox Business News, Trump spoke on a…

J&J COVID-19 Vaccines Pile Up, Likely To Expire As Demand Falls In U.S.

WASHINGTON, Jun 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As demand for COVID-19 vaccines declines across the United States, unused Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses may have to go to waste, an NBC News report said. The buildup of doses is largely a result of the Food and Drug Administration’s order in early Apr,…
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