Brazil’s COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 470,000

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 4 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil registered 1,682 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 469,388, the health ministry said yesterday. A total of 83,391 new infections were detected, raising the caseload to 16,803,472, the ministry said. Brazil has the world’s…

Next Round Of Vienna Nuke Deal Talks Could Be Conclusive: Iran’s Top Negotiator

TEHRAN, Jun 4 (NNN-IRNA) – The next round of talks in Vienna, to revive the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, could be conclusive and lead to an agreement, the head of Iran’s negotiating team, Abbas Araqchi, said yesterday. “Today (yesterday), after almost 10 days of intensive work, we have reached a…

Chicago To Fully Reopen On Jun 11

CHICAGO, Jun 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Chicago Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, announced yesterday that, the U.S. third largest city will fully reopen on Jun 11, in line with the date of reopening of the U.S. Midwest state of Illinois, ordered by Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker. The date is three weeks earlier than…

Iran Says Main Issues With U.S. In Vienna Nuke Talks Settled

TEHRAN, Jun 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, the main issues between Tehran and Washington, in the ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna, have been settled. “Today (yesterday), we are witnessing the resolution of major issues with the United States” in the Vienna talks, aimed at the revival…

U.S. Firms Face Rising Costs, Labour Shortages Amid Supply Chain Disruptions: Fed Survey

WASHINGTON, Jun 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. firms are facing rising costs and labour shortages, amid supply chain disruptions, according to a Federal Reserve survey, released yesterday. “Several Districts cited the positive effects on the economy of increased vaccination rates and relaxed social distancing measures, while they also noted the adverse…

Brazil Reports 2,408 More COVID-19 Deaths

SAO PAULO, Jun 3 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 2,408 more deaths from COVID-19, taking the nationwide tally to 465,199, the Ministry of Health said. A total of 78,926 new infections were detected, raising the caseload to 16,624,480, the ministry said. Brazil has the world’s second highest COVID-19 death toll, after…

Japan To Start Administering COVID-19 Vaccines At Workplaces, Universities

TOKYO, Jun 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines at workplaces and universities, in a bid to speed up its inoculation campaign, Chief Cabinet Secretary, Katsunobu Kato said. According to Kato, the new round of inoculation campaign, slated to begin on June 21, is aimed at speeding up…

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…
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