Americas

Chinese Community Pooling Efforts To Help Fight COVID-19 In U.S.

NEW YORK, Mar 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Americans and local operations of Chinese companies are making hard efforts to donate…

Covid-19: Facebook offers $100 mn to help virus-hit news media

WASHINGTON, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Facebook said it was donating $100 million to support news organizations globally hurting from the…

Covid-19: US regulator approves limited use of malaria drugs for virus

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A limited emergency-useauthorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has…

Japan To Ban U.S., China, Europe Travellers

TOKYO, Mar 30 (NNN-NHK) – Japan will step up its efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, by banning the…

Covid-19: Twitter removes two Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro tweets questioning quarantine

BRASILIA, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two tweets by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in which he questioned quarantine measures aimed at…

Update: Cruise company still searching for port for Covid-19 ship, passengers plead for help

PANAMA CITY, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Passengers on a virus-strickencruise liner entered the Panama Canal in Central America Sunday after…

Update Covid-19: US sees 518 new deaths in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US recorded 518 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the span of 24 hours, according to…

Update: US Pres Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back as more countries globally opted for lockdowns

A staff member checks equipment in the ICU room of a field hospital being set up in Cremona, Italy WASHINGTON,…

Covid-19: US deaths may reach 200,000, millions infected – Health official

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US could see up to 200,000 deaths from Coronavirus and millions of infected cases, the US…

Covid-19: Panama to allow virus-affected cruise ship to pass through canal

PANAMA CITY, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama’s government gave permission to a cruise ship on which four passengers have died…