Covid-19: Canada bans flights to Caribbean and Mexico

OTTAWA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new agreement with airlines to suspend travel to the Caribbean and Mexico due to Covid-19. The country’s main airlines, including Air Canada and WestJet, will end service immediately and organise return travel for those currently abroad. The government will also…

Britain to apply to join Asia-Pacific free trade bloc

  LONDON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it is to apply to join a massive 11-nation free-trade bloc of Asia-Pacific countries this week, not long after quitting the European Union’s single market. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will formally request Monday for Britain to join the Comprehensive and Progressive…

US warns of response after military detains Myanmar officials; UN condemns detention

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The United States urged Myanmar’s military to release detained officials, including de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and warned of a response from Washington. “The United States opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede Myanmar’s democratic transition, and will…

Covid-19: Brazil registers 27,756 cases, bringing total to over 9.2 million as Cuba sees surge

BRASILIA, Feb 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil has registered 27,756 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), for a total of 9,204,731, as well as another 559 deaths, bringing the death toll to 224,504, the Ministry of Health reported. Brazil is second in the world in number of deaths from the disease,…

Pres Biden seeks ambitious hike in US minimum wage

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan’s hefty price tag or sweeping scope. More striking was Biden’s inclusion of a measure to more than double thefederal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The…

Brazil Sees 1,279 New COVID-19 Deaths

SAO PAULO, Jan 31 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 1,279 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its death toll to 223,945, the Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, 58,462 new cases of COVID-19 were detected, bringing its nationwide tally to 9,176,975. The state of Sao Paulo, the most populated in…

U.S. COVID-19 Cases Surpass 26 Million — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 26 million yesterday, according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. U.S. COVID-19 case count rose to 26,012,880, with a total of 438,239 deaths, as of 2:22…

Covid-19: First vaccine administered in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A nurse on Friday became the first person in Bolivia to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, receiving a shot of Russia’s Sputnik V. Sandra Rios Villarte, 40, sat for her first dose at a public hospital inSanta Cruz, followed by dozens of other…

Covid-19: First Cuban health worker dies from virus

HAVANA, Jan 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba has lost its first health worker due to COVID-19 amid the government’s efforts to contain the sharpest rise in infections since the pandemic began, the country’s Ministry of Public Health reported. “A 49-year-old male doctor from Havana died of COVID-19,” said the ministry, reporting…

US first lady to help reunite migrant kids with parents

WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US first lady Jill Biden willparticipate in efforts by her husband’s administration to reunite familiessplit apart by former president Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, the White House said. In line with his campaign promises, President Joe Biden plans to announceon Tuesday “his launch of a…
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