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Covid-19: Brazil and Mexico report record surge in cases as Latin America reels

An employee wearing protective gear disinfects a shopping mall in Caxias do Sul, Brazil MEXICO CITY, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

US Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights

A vocational skills education center in Dabancheng, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate approved legislation…

Covid-19: New cases on US carrier despite extensive screening

WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five US sailors have been evacuated with coronavirus from an aircraft carrier despite extensive screening…

Brazil: State-owned Petrobras books steep loss amid ‘worst crisis in 100 years’

BRASILIA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras reported a steep net loss for the first quarter of…

US blames Daesh for Kabul maternity attack, urges peace process

WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US negotiator on Afghanistan blamed the Daesh group Thursday for the shocking attack on…

Brazilian president moves to limit public-sector liability over COVID-19

A man works at the construction site of a temporary hospital at Ibirapuera sports complex amid COVID-19 outbreak in Sao…

Covid-19: Chile digs 2,000 more graves as coronavirus surge

SANTIAGO, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of fresh graves are being dug in the Chilean capital’s main cemetery amid a…

Covid-19: Global death toll rises to more than 300,000 as US adds 1,754 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

PARIS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed more than 300,000 people worldwide, mostly in Europe and the…

Covid-19: World leaders demand free vaccine for all

GENEVA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World leaders past and present insisted that any eventual COVID-19 vaccines and treatments should be…

Pres Maduro claims opposition leader Guaido planned Venezuela ‘invasion’ while visiting White House

CARACAS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro alleged that opposition leader Juan Guaido met with a former member…