Covid-19: Colombian defense minister dies of coronavirus complications

BOGOTA, Jan 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Colombia’s Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo died Tuesday of complications stemming from Covid-19, the country’s president said. “Carlos Holmes Trujillo died at dawn today, after complications in hishealth while he was battling Covid-19,” President Ivan Duque said in a video posted on Twitter. Duque…

Covid-19: First case of variant from Brazil confirmed in US

Covid-19 testing in Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its first known appearance in the United States, in a person who had recently returned to Minnesota after travelling to that country, state health officials announced. The virus known as…

Mexican president ‘well and strong’ with COVID-19

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador MEXICO CITY, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is doing well and working from the presidential palace, his interior minister said. “We can say with all sincerity and frankness that the president is well and strong, coordinating matters,” said Olga Sanchez,…

China overtakes US as largest recipient of foreign direct investment: UN

China’s gross domestic product grew 2.3 per cent in 2020 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has overtaken the United States as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment, which rose by 4 per cent to reach 163 billion dollars in 2020, according to a UN report.By contrast, that…

Covid-19: Mexico’s coronavirus death toll passes 150,000

MEXICO CITY, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s coronavirus death toll has surpassed 150,000, the government said, days after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced he had Covid-19. The health ministry reported 659 more deaths in its daily update, taking the total to 150,273, behind only the United States, Brazil and…

Covid-19: Moderna says vaccine effective against UK, South Africa variants

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US biotechnology firm Moderna said lab studies showed its Covid-19 vaccine remains effective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa. But the positive news was tempered by the finding that there was a sixfold reduction in the level…

Covid-19: World lost equivalent of 255 mn jobs in 2020, says UN

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations said, with the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion lost. In a fresh study, the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) found that a full 8.8 percent of…

US suspends sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis rebel dealings to boost aid

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden’s administration froze US sanctions on dealing with Yemen’s Houthi rebels for one month as it reviews a terrorist designation that aid groups warn will aggravate a humanitarian crisis. The Treasury Department in a notice said that all transactions with the group will…

Covid-19: Rich and poor vaccine divide worsening, warns WHO

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations is worsening by the day, the World Health Organization warned, insisting the failure to distribute doses fairly could cost the global economy trillions of dollars. The WHO said it needed $26 billion this year for its…

Brazil: 19 dead, dozens hurt in bus crash

BRASILIA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus overturned in southern Brazil in the early hours of Monday, killing 19 people and injuring dozens, officials said. The bus was nearing the end of a 3,000-kilometer journey from Ananindeua in northern Brazil to Balneario Camboriu in the south with 53 passengers and…
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