Americas

US: strong 6.5 magnitude quake hits state of Idaho

LOS ANGELES, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit the western US state of Idaho on Tuesday with no…

Covid-19: US Army Corps to build hundreds of temporary hospitals for coronavirus crisis

NEW YORK, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US officials want to build hundreds of temporary hospitals across the country to cope…

Covid-19: US, Turkish presidents agree on efforts to combat virus

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump WASHINGTON/ANKARA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The presidents of US and Turkey…

Covid-19: Westerners in East Africa face virus hostility

East African countries have banned all international arrivals in airports NAIROBI, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panic over the global coronavirus…

Covid-19: USA Rugby files for bankruptcy as coronavirus worsens financial woes

LOS ANGELES, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — USA Rugby, its financial troublesexacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, has filed for bankruptcy, thefederation…

US judge grants early release to Brazilian in FIFA corruption scandal

NEW YORK, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A federal judge in New Yorkgranted the release from prison on humanitarian grounds of…

Covid-19: Worldwide lockdown hardens as Spain sees deadliest day

MADRID, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tightened lockdowns across the planetsaw nearly half of humanity told to stay at home in…

Covid-19: Brazil distributes 14.2 mln surgical masks amid pandemic

BRASILIA, March 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s government has distributed 14.2 million surgical masks nationwide as part of its efforts to…

Brazilian Senate approves minimum income for workers during isolation period

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian Senate approved a minimum income bill to help workers amid the…

Covid-19: US evacuates nationals caught up in Nigeria lockdown

ABUJA, March 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is evacuating its nationals from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos and the capital, Abuja,…