Americas

Covid-19: Global cases exceed 11 million

PARIS, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, marking another milestone in the spread of…

China crackdown sparks Western offers of asylum for Hong Kongers

HONG KONG, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Western nations are moving to offer millions of Hong Kong residents refuge after Beijing passed…

US envoy to visit South Korea to discuss stalled North Korea nuclear talks

Flags of North Korea, rear, and South Korea, front, flutter in the wind at border area near Taesungdong freedom village,…

Mexico president condemns rehab centre attack that left 24 dead

 The rehab center where the massacre took place Wednesday MEXICO CITY, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez…

Venezuela, EU agree to promote diplomatic contact at highest level

CARACAS, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela and the European Union (EU) have agreed to promote their diplomatic contact “at the…

US: China military exercises will ‘further destabilize’ South China Sea

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US said it was “concerned” about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in…

Covid-19: US marks 53,069 cases in 24 hours – a new one-day record

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US notched more than 53,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Thursday, a tally…

US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June

US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US economy created jobs at…

Cuba partially reopens borders to international tourists

HAVANA, July 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba partially reopened its borders to international tourists in keeping with measures adopted by the…

US Sec of State Pompeo urges Turkey not to convert Hagia Sophia into mosque

Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that was a Byzantine cathedral before being converted into a mosque…