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Ecuador ex-president, exiled in Belgium, sentenced to eight years for corruption

QUITO, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Ecuador president Rafael Correa was sentenced in absentia to eight years in prison for…

Update Covid-19: Nearly 2,000 US deaths in last 24 hours – Johns Hopkins tally

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in…

Covid-19: Pres Trump administration to keep critical medical supplies in US – Sec of State Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced an additional…

Al-Shabaab founding member killed in air strike: US Africa Command

Commander of US Africa Command, Gen Stephen Townsend MOGADISHU, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States says it has killed…

Covid-19: New York registers record 731 virus deaths in 24 hours

NEW YORK, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York state has recorded its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours,…

US Pres Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham steps down: White House

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s chief spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham, who never held a single press briefing in…

Covid-19: Global death toll at 75,542

PARIS, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The worldwide number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus rose to 75,542 on Tuesday. More…

Ten non-OPEC+ producers invited to Thursday talks: TASS

MOSCOW, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten oil producing nations from outside the OPEC+ alliance including the United States have been…

Delay In Prisoners’ Swap Infuriates Taliban To Halt Talks With Afghan Gov’t

KABUL, Apr 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Talks between the Taliban outfit and Afghan government, to exchange their prisoners have been disrupted,…

In first, US brands white supremacists as foreign terrorists

Members of the Russian Imperial Movement WASHINGTON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States branded a Russian far-right group as…