RIO DE JANEIRO, May 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 25 people were killed and another five injured on Thursday in an intense shootout in northern Rio de Janeiro between police and suspected drug traffickers. According to the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police, one police officer died as a result of…
UN honors 336 personnel killed in line of duty last year
A funeral ceremony in memory of two UN peacekeepers, Lt-Colonel Carlos Moises Guillen Alfaro of El Salvador and Colonel Savy Sar of Cambodia, who died in May 2020 as a result of COVID-19 UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations paused on Thursday to honor 336 personnel who…
Top US general says no attack against US forces in Afghanistan since drawdown started
The Pentagon has said the US is ready to respond to attacks as it withdraws troops 4 May 2021 WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Afghan Taliban had not launched any attack against US and coalition forces since the drawdown began, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley…
Nuclear deal possible if Iran makes “political decision”: US official
The latest meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission was held in Vienna, Austria WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — A senior State Department official said that the United States and Iran could achieve a mutual return to compliance with the Iran nuclear deal in the coming…
US birth rate falls 4% to its lowest point ever
WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The American birth rate fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2020, with the lowest number of babies born since 1979, according to a new report. Some 3.6 million babies were born in the US in 2020 – marking a 4% decline from the year before, found the…
Russian fighter intercepts US reconnaissance plane over Chukchi Sea
A US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft. MOSCOW, May 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Russian MiG-31 fighter intercepted a US reconnaissance plane above the Chukchi Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Russian radars detected an air target approaching Russian borders over the Chukchi Sea, and a MiG-31 of…
Peru inks deal to purchase 12 million additional doses of Pfizer vaccine
LIMA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru President Francisco Sagasti announced a fresh deal with Pfizer Inc and BioNTech to purchase an additional 12 million doses of their vaccine against COVID-19 as a fierce second wave of the virus ravages the country. The president said on social media the additional shots…
Covid-19 deaths, hospitalizations soar among youth in Americas
WASHINGTON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hospitalizations and deaths of younger people are surging as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates across Latin America and the Caribbean, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa Etienne said. “Adults of all ages – including young people – are becoming seriously ill. Many of them are…
US watching Chinese rocket’s erratic re-entry: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pentagon said it is following the trajectory of a Chinese rocket expected to make an uncontrolled entry into the atmosphere this weekend, with the risk of crashing down in an inhabited area. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is “aware and he knows the…
Pressure mounts on Colombia as protests begin second week
BOGOTA, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of demonstrators poured into Colombia’s streets Wednesday to protest the policies of President Ivan Duque, the eighth straight day of protests that have left at least 24 dead and hundreds wounded. Students, unions, indigenous people and other groups assembled Wednesday in the capital Bogota…
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