Americas

Covid-19: WHO kicks off international meet amid US-China tensions

GENEVA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization on Monday kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears…

US: 11 firefighters injured in Los Angeles battling blaze

LOS ANGELES, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven firefighters were injured, three of them critically, in downtown Los Angeles when a…

Covid-19 pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak

Terrorism and natural disasters cause very few deaths compared with other causes. PARIS, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus is continuing…

Journalist killed in Mexico, third this year: official

MEXICO CITY, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican journalist Jorge Armenta was killed in Ciudad Obregon in the country’s north, making…

Iran’s Top Leader Says U.S. To Be “Expelled” From Syria, Iraq

TEHRAN, May 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Sunday that, the United States will no longer…

Covid-19: Brazil overtakes Spain and Italy as new cases grow

The real number of infections may be far higher in Brazil due to a lack of testing, health experts say…

Covid-19: Top US Trump trade adviser bashes CDC for ‘really let the country down’ on virus testing

President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, Pete Navarro WASHINGTON, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser,…

U.S. Aircraft Sets Fire To Wheat Crops In NE Syria

DAMASCUS, May 18 (NNN-SANA) – A U.S. aircraft dropped thermal balloons over agricultural lands in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah…

Confronting Covid-19: The Cuban experience

By Aishah Mohmad Afandi KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Cuba, the Caribbean island nation is well known for its exquisite…

Iran Says U.S. Cannot Block Fuel Shipments To Venezuela

TEHRAN, May 17 (NNN-IRNA) – The United States would be practically unable to block shipments of fuel from Iran to…