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Peru’s COVID-19 Cases Near 280,000, Deaths Climb To 9,317

LIMA, June 29 (NNN-ANDINA) – The Peruvian Health Ministry reported Sunday, 3,430 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to…

Global COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 500,000: Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 500,000 on Sunday, reaching 500,108, as of 4:33 p.m. (2033…

World Bank To Grant Benin 50 Million USD To Mitigate COVID-19 Impacts

COTONOU, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The World Bank will provide Benin with 50 million U.S. dollars, to cope with socioeconomic…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Deaths Top 57,000

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil, on Saturday, reported at least 1,109 daily deaths of COVID-19, raising its…

EU Poised To Bar U.S. Travellers As It Reopens In July

WASHINGTON, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The European Union (EU) plans to bar travellers from the United States and some other…

Mexico City police chief shot in assassination attempt, blames drug cartel

A police officer stands behind a cordon tape at an area where a shooting took place in Mexico City MEXICO…

US unrest: Pres Trump signs order ‘protecting’ monuments as crowds topple statues

WASHINGTON, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump signed an executive order pledging to enforce prosecution for protesters who…

Covid-19: Argentina cranks up lockdown in capital

BUENOS AIRES, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina President Alberto Fernandez announced on Friday a toughening of lockdown measures in the…

Miners kill two indigenous Yanomami in Brazil: rights group

BRASILIA, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Illegal gold miners killed two men from the Yanomami indigenous group in the Brazilian Amazon,…

Mexico: 4 bodies found by side of road in violence-hit region

MEXICO CITY, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in Mexico found 14 bodies dumped on the side of a road in…