Brazil wildfires surge again in 2020, a decade-high

BRASILIA, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of wildfires in Brazil increased 12.7 percent last year to a decade-high, according to official figures likely to add to pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro’s government over the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. There were a total of 222,798 wildfires across Brazil in…

Covid-19: US officials reject Pres Trump claims on ‘exaggerated’ toll, defend vaccine rollout

WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US officials rejected outgoing Pres Donald Trump’s claim that the national Covid-19 death toll of more than 350,000 has been exaggerated, but defended the stumbling campaign to vaccinate millions of Americans. Some 4.2 million people in the US have received initial doses of the two-dose…

US shooting: Pastor dead, others wounded in Texas church – governor

DALLAS (Texas, US), Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shooting Sunday morning in a church in northeastern Texas left one person dead and others wounded, officials said. Texas Governor Greg Abbott confirmed in a statement that a suspect had been apprehended after the shooting in the Starrville Methodist Church in the…

Covid-19: Canada surges from 500,000 to 600,000 cases in two weeks

MONTREAL, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada surpassed the grim milestone of 600,000 coronavirus cases Sunday, two weeks after passing half a million, underscoring the pandemic’s persistence in the country during the end-of-year holiday period. On Sunday afternoon, Canada recorded 601,314 Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic and 15,860…

US: Outgoing Pres Trump request to ‘find’ votes for him to overturn Biden win sparks political uproar

WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The release by US media of a stunning audio tape in which President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn his election defeat there to Democrat Joe Biden sent shockwaves across Washington. The tape, a rebel push by scores…

Covid-19: Lockdowns, curfews, alcohol bans as nations fight resurgent virus

PARIS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Countries across the world tightenedrestrictions on their populations to fight a resurgence in thecoronavirus, as the European Union offered to help drug companies expandvaccine production to improve distribution “bottlenecks”. From local curfews, to alcohol bans and complete lockdowns, governmentsare trying to tackle a surge in…

Iraqi Leaders Call For Withdrawal Of Foreign Forces From Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iraqi leaders, yesterday called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq, on the first anniversary of a U.S. drone strike that killed two senior commanders of Shiite militias. During a rally of thousands of supporters of Hashd Shaabi forces, at al-Tahrir Square in downtown…

US: Search suspended for boat headed to Florida with 20 people on board

MIAMI, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Coast Guard suspended its search Friday for a boat with about 20 people on board that was three days overdue to arrive in Florida after leaving the Bahamas earlier this week. The Coast Guard and others searched more than 17,000 square miles for…

Honduras: 18 killed during New Year’s Eve celebrations

TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Honduran police said 18 people were killed in several violent incidents during New Year’s Eve celebrations. According to Deputy Inspector of the National Police Rigoberto Rodriguez, the figure was lower than 2019, when 24 homicides were reported. The official also said that in 2020,…

US: Congress slaps Pres Trump by overriding veto of defense bill

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Congress on Friday dealt Pres Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the Senate voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of a sweeping defense bill — the first time lawmakers have done so during his presidency. By a…
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