US Pres Biden drops plan to ban TikTok, WeChat: White House

WASHINGTON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden revoked executive orders from his predecessor Donald Trump seeking to ban Chinese-owned mobile apps TikTok and WeChat over national security concerns, the White House said. A White House statement said that instead of banning the popular apps, the Biden administration would carry…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . The pandemic has killed at least 3,750,028 people worldwide since the virus first emerged in December 2019, according to a compilation of official data. The US is the worst-affected country with 598,326 deaths,…

Three Rockets Hit Air Base In Iraq’s Salahudin Province

BAGHDAD, Jun 10 (NNN-NINA) – At least three Katyusha rockets, yesterday, struck an Iraqi military airbase in Salahudin province, north of the capital Baghdad, a provincial security source said. The incident took place in the evening, when the rockets landed on the Balad Air Base, some 90 km north of…

Covid-19: Brazil’s players say ‘against Copa America’ but won’t boycott

BRASILIA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s national footballers said they are against hosting the troubled Copa America, but will not boycott the tournament. The regional championship is being organized on Brazilian soil in a last-minute, pandemic-defying rush after organizers withdrew it from Argentina over a Covid-19 surge. “We are against…

UN Committee rules on detention of Venezuelan diplomat Saab in Africa’s Cape Verde

GENEVA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled on the illegal detention of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab and requested the government of Cabo Verde to suspend his extradition process to the United States. “Pursuant to rule 94 of the Committee’s rules of procedure, the State…

US pullout from Afghanistan more than 50 percent complete: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US pullout from Afghanistan is more than 50 percent complete, the Pentagon said, as it approaches its Sept 11 deadline to remove troops. Since President Joe Biden ordered the departure from Afghanistan in April, the Department of Defense has withdrawn the equivalent of approximately…

Canada Islamophobia: PM Trudeau calls killing of Muslim family ‘terrorist attack’

OTTAWA, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau labeled as a “terrorist attack” the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a pick-up truck in London, Ontario. “This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by…

Covid-19: Texas health workers suing hospital that required vaccinations

HOUSTON (Texas, US), June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 employees of one of the largest hospitals in Texas are suing their employer after it said it would fire them for failing to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Houston Methodist Hospital had given its workers until Monday to prove they had…

Covid-19: Brazil reports 2,378 more deaths

BRASILIA, June 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil registered 2,378 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 476,792, the health ministry said. A total of 52,911 new infections were detected, raising the national caseload to 17,037,129, the ministry said. Brazil has the world’s second highest…

US shooting: Murder charges against suspects in killing of 6-year-old boy on California freeway

Aiden Leos died after being shot in a suspected road rage incident as his mom drove him to kindergarten. LOS ANGELES, June 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Southern California couple was charged Tuesday in connection with the road-rage death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos last month, with the man being accused of murder. Prosecutors in…
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