Americas

Covid-19: US sees nearly 700 more deaths in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States lost another 687 people to the new coronavirus in the 24 hours…

US has cut troops in Afghanistan to agreed level: general

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has reduced its military presence in Afghanistan to the level negotiated with…

Covid-19: Blacks in Atlanta more likely to be hospitalized – CDC

ATLANTA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A study of coronovirus patients in Atlanta has found that black patients are more likely…

US Pres Trump’s bid to end Obama-era immigration policy unlawful: Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Supreme Court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s bid to end a programme…

Exiled Egyptian LGBTQ activist takes her own life in Canada

TORONTO, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sarah Hegazi, 30, a prominent queer Egyptian feminist, committed suicide in exile in Canada. She…

US Pres Trump signs sanctions law over China treatment of Uighurs

Two women decorate a grave in a Uighur cemetery on the outskirts of Hotan in China’s northwest Xinjiang region WASHINGTON,…

US unrest: Pres Trump says police ‘not treated fairly’ after latest race shooting

US President Donald Trump said police had ‘not been treated fairly’ WASHINGTON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump…

Covid-19: Peru overtakes Italy in total cases of coronavirus

A medical worker holds up a pamphlet that reads in Spanish “Urgent, without medical protection equipment” during a protest outside…

Covid-19: New York City set for further reopening

NEW YORK, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York City’s restaurants and bars — closed for three months due to the…

Senior Chinese, US diplomats hold constructive dialogue in Hawaii

HONOLULU, June 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi held a dialogue with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…