Japan-U.S. Summit Delayed By One Week To Apr 16

TOKYO, Apr 3 (NNN-NHK) – The Japanese government said yesterday that, Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga’s summit with U.S. President, Joe Biden, will be held in Washington on Apr 16. The new date for the summit, a week later than originally scheduled, is reportedly to allow for the U.S. side to…

Ukraine says Russia massing troops on border, US warns Moscow

Some observers say the reported Russian troop buildup is a test for the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden KIEV, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of building up troops on his country’s border as the United States warned Russia against “intimidating” Ukraine. Kiev has been locked…

Covid-19: Sao Paulo exhumes old graves to make space for surging burials

Gravediggers wearing protective suits exhume old cement graves at Vila Nova Cachoeirinha cemetery in Sao Paulo SAO PAULO, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s biggest city sped up efforts to empty old graves, making room for a soaring number of COVID-19 deaths as Sao Paulo city hall registered record daily burials…

US couple arrested in plan to join Daesh in Yemen

WASHINGTON, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US couple was charged withsupport for a terror group after trying to board a Yemen-bound ship to jointhe Daesh group, the Justice Department said. James Bradley, 20, of New York and Arwa Muthana, 29, from Alabama werestopped as they stepped onto the gangplank of…

Mexican ex-mayor among those charged in massive Miami meth haul: US

MIAMI, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has charged a Mexicanex-mayor and five others for trafficking the largest shipment of meth seizedin Miami history, officials said. Adalberto Comparan, who was formerly mayor of Aguililla in Michoacan and alleged leader of Mexico’s United Cartels, and five other individuals face drug…

Venezuelan journalists, activists freed by military: NGO

CARACAS, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two journalists and two activistsmissing for more than 24 hours after an encounter with the Venezuelanmilitary in a conflict zone have been freed, an NGO said. Venezuelan journalists Luis Gonzalo Perez and Rafael Hernandez, who work for the Colombian NTN24 TV channel, and two activists…

World powers, Iran to discuss US return to nuclear deal

BRUSSELS, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World powers and Iran will meet byvideoconference Friday to discuss the possible return of the United States tothe Iran nuclear deal, in a development welcomed by Washington. Representatives of China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom andIran — the countries still party to the agreement…

Illegal migrants: Two children dropped over US-Mexico border wall

WASHINGTON, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two small Ecuadoran girls, three and five years old, were hoisted over and dropped from the top of a 14-foot wall marking the US-Mexican border in the middle of the night before being picked up by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. “On Tuesday…

Covid-19: US plant ruins 15 mn J&J coronavirus vaccine doses – report

WASHINGTON, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 15 million doses of the single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson were ruined in a factory error in the United States — a blow to the company’s efforts to quickly boost production. The pharmaceutical giant said it had identified a batch of…

Covid-19: Brazil closes out deadliest month of pandemic by far

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hard-hit Brazil closed out itsdeadliest month of the coronavirus pandemic by far on Wednesday, with 66,573 people killed by Covid-19 in March, more than double the previous record. An explosion of severe cases has overwhelmed many of the country’shospitals, forcing doctors to make…
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