Covid-19: US reports record daily increase of 134,383 cases

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United States reported 134,383 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, a record daily increase since the onset of the pandemic in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. The figure refreshed the previous nationwide record of 117,988 cases set on…

US: Pres-elect Biden presses ahead with transition, names chief of staff

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden pressed ahead with his transition despite Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge defeat, naming a seasoned Democratic operative as chief of staff in his first public White House personnel choice. Biden tapped longtime aide Ron Klain, who previously served as his first…

EU slaps tariffs on US ketchup, rum and tractors in aircraft dispute

BRUSSELS, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union impose tit-for-tat tariffs on US products worth 4 billion dollars (3.37 billion euros) in the long-running battle surrounding aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. A recent World Trade Organization ruling permitted the EU to impose tariffs, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said.…

Mexican journalist gunned down while covering a news story, 3rd in a month

Vazquez suffered a perforated lung and underwent surgery but did not survive SALAMANCA (Mexico), Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican journalist was gunned down while covering a news story in the city of Salamanca on Monday and died in hospital several hours later, his publishers confirmed.Israel Vazquez worked for the…

Bolivia’s ex-president Evo Morales returns from exile

Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales LA PAZ, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales returned from exile in Argentina on Monday, shortly after his ally Luis Arce was sworn in as Bolivia’s president.“I was sure I would return but not so soon,” Morales was quoted as saying by…

US warns of further China sanctions over Hong Kong moves

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States warned of further sanctions against China, which it said “flagrantly violated” Hong Kong’s autonomy after the ousting of four pro-democracy lawmakers. “Beijing’s recent actions disqualifying pro-democracy legislators from Hong Kong’s Legislative Council leave no doubt that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has…

Veterans Day: On day meant for unity, Trump and Biden honor veterans separately

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attended on Wednesday separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day, as what should have been a moment of national unity was marred by the Republican’s refusal to acknowledge election defeat. On a rainy, gray day in Washington, the…

US presidential election: Trump refusal to concede ‘an embarrassment’, says Pres-elect Biden

 WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede defeat in last week’s White House election is “an embarrassment”. But the US president-elect – who has been making contact with foreign leaders – insisted nothing would stop the transfer of power. Trump meanwhile tweeted he would…

Covid-19: Cuba reopens Havana airport after 8-month virus closure

HAVANA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Havana’s airport will resume commercial flights from Sunday, nearly eight months after authorities shut Cuba’s main international gateway to shield the island nation from the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s global public health crisis has dealt a tough blow to the communist country’s sclerotic economy, which…

Covid-19: Pres Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic ‘like fags’

BRASÍLIA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Jair Bolsonaro drew criticism for telling Brazilians not to deal with Covid-19 like “a country of fags,” the far-right leader’s latest controversial outburst on the pandemic. Bolsonaro, who has consistently downplayed the virus even as it has killed 163,000 people in Brazil — the…
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