NASA, SpaceX Send Four Astronauts To International Space Station Aboard Falcon 9

FLORIDA, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – NASA and SpaceX, a few minutes ago launched four astronauts on a flight to send them to the International Space Station. This is NASA’s first mission, where they are sending astronauts on a full-fledged mission aboard a privately owned spacecraft. The spacecraft takes an Air…

10 Tonnes Of Marijuana Seized In Northern Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – More than 10 tonnes of marijuana were seized yesterday, by the Argentinean National Gendarmerie (GNA), in the northern province of Misiones, said the Ministry of Security. With the help of sniffer dogs, the drugs were seized in a joint operation, carried out by…

COVID-19 Death Toll In Brazil Tops 165,000 Ahead Of Municipal Elections

SAO PAULO, Nov 15 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll reached 165,658 yesterday, after 921 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, the Latin American country registered 38,307 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national count to 5,848,959. Millions of Brazilians will head…

Canada’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 290,000

OTTAWA, Nov 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada reported 3,041 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 290,596 cases, including 10,888 deaths, according to CTV. Ontario reported 1,581 new cases, marking another new record in daily-reported infections in the province. It is also the ninth day in a row that…

NY Governor Refutes U.S. President’s Vaccine Claim, Gears Up For More Severe Scenario

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, said that, COVID-19 vaccines are created by drug companies, not by U.S. president and the government, targeting President Donald Trump’s latest tweet saying that “the Trump Administration produced a great and safe VACCINE far ahead of schedule.” “The president…

Trump Calls On Congress To Pass COVID-19 Relief Bill As Cases Surge

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, yesterday called for Congress to pass a “big and focused” COVID-19 relief bill, as confirmed cases are surging across the country. “Congress must now do a Covid Relief Bill. Needs Democrats support. Make it big and focused. Get it done!” Trump…

US-owned Western Union to shut Cuba offices from Nov 23

HAVANA, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Western Union will close its Cuba operation on Nov 23, following new US sanctions that prevent it from working with Havana’s military financial firm, Fincimex, the Cuban company announced Friday. “Fincimex and Western Union have decided to suspend from 23 November the transfer of money…

President Maduro rejects EU sanctions renewal against Venezuela

CARACAS, Nov 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected the European Union (EU) Council’s decision to extend sanction against the country, noting the bloc is playing an “outrageous and sad role”. “The EU stuck to Donald Trump’s tail and automatically continues with its cruel, ruthless and failed policy against Venezuela (…)…

Violence against journalists in Mexico adds another victim

MEXICO CITY, Nov 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — Early Monday morning, Israel Vázquez, a crime reporter in the Mexican city of Salamanca, was gunned down after receiving a tip that led him to a plastic bag full of human remains left on a side street, an apparent plot to lure him to…

Local council elections: Brazil doctors run for office as country battles COVID-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — As Brazilians are only days away from nationwide municipal elections, Dr Gustavo Treistman weaves through stalls at a busy street market in Grajaú, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. Dr Treistman is a 33-year-old emergency room doctor running for the city…
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