Iran’s Central Bank Urges U.S. To Lift Sanctions

TEHRAN, May 10 (NNN-IRNA) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnasser Hemmati, said that, the United States should remove banking sanctions against the Islamic republic, state TV reported. Iran has been insisting on the removal of banking sanctions, as a condition to return to full compliance…

Largest US fuel pipeline remains mostly closed days after cyberattack with no timeline for reopening

A police officer stands guard inside the gate to the Colonial Pipeline Co. Pelham junction and tank farm in Pelham, Alabama WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial…

Covid-19: Brazil reports more deaths as Ecuador surpasses 400,000 cases

BRASILIA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil reported 1,024 more deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the national death toll to 422,340, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry also stated that another 38,911 COVID-19 infections were registered, bringing the total caseload to 15,184,790. The state of Sao Paulo,…

Covid-19: Cuba’s mass vaccination campaign to start in Havana with homegrown vaccines

HAVANA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nearly 1.7 million people from the Cuban capital Havana will receive doses of the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates as part of an intervention study starting on Wednesday, according to local newspaper Tribuna de La Habana. Clara Zamora, a resident of Havana’s Camilo Cienfuegos district, is…

US shooting: 7 people dead in Colorado birthday party shooting

Police investigate the shooting at a Colorado Springs birthday party that left six dead. COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado, US), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six adults were killed early Sunday morning when a suspect opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. The suspect, who was allegedly the…

Covid-19: ‘No doubt’ US has undercounted Covid deaths – Dr Fauci

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, which has reported the world’s worst overall Covid-19 death toll, has “no doubt” been undercounting fatal cases, top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said. The country has officially lost over 581,000 people to the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus — but a…

US: 11 injured in balcony collapse near Los Angeles

What’s left of a seaside balcony in Malibu after fire officials say it collapsed LOS ANGELES, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A rented residential balcony collapsed near California’s city of Los Angeles on Saturday, leaving at least 11 injured, according to local officials and media reports. The collapse took place on…

US: Major pipeline shut by ransomware attack

The Colonial Pipeline serves millions of customers on the East Coast, including Washington Dulles International Airport WASHINGTON, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States was forced to shut down its entire network after a ransomware attack, the operating company said in a statement. The…

Mexico City to pay damages to victims of deadly metro accident

MEXICO CITY, May 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico City will pay the equivalent of US$2,000 to the families of 26 people killed when an elevated metro line collapsed, city hall’s official gazette said. Around US$500 will be paid to the approximately 80 people injured in the accident, the publication added. The…

Drone Attack Targets Airbase In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 9 (NNN-NINA) – An unidentified drone attacked, yesterday, a military airbase housing U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi and U.S. military said. “A booby-trapped drone went down at about 2:30 local time (23:30 GMT on Friday) at Ayn al-Asad Air Base in Anbar…
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