At least 9 dead in southern Peru bus crash

LIMA, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least nine people were killed and 20 others injured in Peru after an inter-provincial bus skidded off the road in the southern region of Ayacucho, local media reported. The bus, which was heading to the southern city of Cusco from Lima, skidded and overturned…

UN calls for countries to sign ban on anti-personnel mines

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants all the world’s countries to sign a treaty banning anti-mines UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on countries that have not done so to sign an international treaty banning anti-personnel mines.The accord, which went into effect in 1999, bans…

Three U.S. Soldiers, One Civilian In S.Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Apr 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – Three more U.S. soldiers and one more civilian in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), said today. The USFK said, four USFK-affiliated individuals were confirmed with COVID-19, after arriving in South Korea between Mar 25 and Apr 5. Two service…

Covid-19: UK variant is now most common strain in United States – CDC

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom has become the most common strain of the virus in the United States as cases continue to climb, a top US health official said. The strain, known as B117, was identified in Britain last fall and has…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro asks military about troops to quell possible unrest

Passengers travel on a crowded public bus past a banner against Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and his policies on the COVID-19 pandemic, in Rio de Janeiro on April 6, 2021. The banner reads “Bolsonaro your government is genocidal” BRASILIA, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he had asked the…

White House says US not discussing boycott of Beijing Olympics

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is not discussing a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to alleged human rights abuses, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. “Our position on the 2022 Olympics has not changed. We have not discussed and are not discussing any joint…

US pledges Iraq troop withdrawal but without timeline

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States committed to move all remaining combat forces from Iraq, although the two sides did not set a timeline in what would be the second withdrawal since the 2003 invasion. The first “strategic dialogue” with Iraq under US President Joe Biden’s administration comes…

Covid-19: Chile puts off landmark elections over coronavirus concerns

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera SANTIAGO, April 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera announced that the landmark elections on this weekend for councillors, mayors and, for the first time ever, regional governors and members of a constituent assembly to draft a new Constitution, will be postponed until May 15-16 due…

US shootings: Pres Biden tackles ‘ghost guns’ and firearms violence

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden will unveil measures on Thursday aimed at curbing rampant US gun violence, especially seeking to prevent the spread of untraceable “ghost guns,” White House officials said. Biden has come under pressure from his Democratic party to tackle the bloodshed, most recently highlighted…

Covid-19: Brazil tops 340,000 total deaths

BRASILIA, April 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil reported on Wednesday 3,829 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its total to 340,776, said the Ministry of Health. The ministry said that there were also 92,625 new COVID-19 infections in the same period of time, for an accumulated total of 13,193,205.…
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