Trump’s legal team obtains court order to watch vote counting in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — United States President Donald Trump’s legal team obtained a court order allowing his campaign representatives immediate access to the vote-counting process in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters outside of the Pennsylvania Convention Centre on Thursday. “We plan on entering that…

Post-election protests erupt across US

Unrest in US cities. Photo courtesy of Anadolu News Agency. By Beyza Binnur Dönmez   ANKARA, Nov 6 (NNN-ANADOLU) — American cities witnessed post-election unrest late Wednesday as the winner of the presidential race between US President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden remains undecided, reported Anadolu news agency. In…

Exports of palm oil to US not facing any problems – Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s exports of palm oil products to the United States generally do not encounter any problems except for the trade restrictions imposed on palm oil from FGV Holdings Bhd from Oct 1, 2020, said Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali. “Hence, for now the restrictions imposed…

773 People Sheltered As Tropical Storm Eta Wreaks Havoc In Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Nov 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Heavy rains brought by Hurricane Eta, now downgraded to a tropical storm, have driven 773 people to shelters and caused serious damage to infrastructure, Costa Rica’s National Emergency Commission (CNE) said yesterday. According to the CNE, residents in high-risk areas were evacuated to…

Mexico Reports 5,225 More COVID-19 Cases

MEXICO CITY, Nov 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Mexico reported 5,225 COVID-19 cases with 635 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said. The country has so far reported a total of 943,630 cases, with 93,228 deaths, said the ministry. Due to the pandemic, Mexico, the second largest economy…

US Presidential Election: Biden wins Michigan, leads with 264 vs Trump’s 214 electoral votes

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While counting in several states continue to determine the winner of the highly tensed US Presidential election, Democratic candidate Joe Biden won another crucial state, Michigan, raising his electoral votes to 264 versus President Donald Trump’s 214 count. CNN reported that with Michigan’s 16 electoral…

Victory in sight for Trump, but Biden signals confidence

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (NNN-EFE) — Democratic challenger Joe Biden led Republican incumbent Donald Trump 237-213 in Electoral College votes based on media projections of the outcomes in most of the 50 states in the US presidential election, but the president was ahead in Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania,…

Peru’s congress approves motion for an impeachment to remove president Vizcarra

LIMA, Nov 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s Congress approved a motion to initiate a process to remove President Martín Vizcarra from office over corruption allegations, a month and a half after he survived a prior impeachment trial. Lawmakers approved the measure in a 60-40 vote with 18 abstentions. Vizcarra is set…

US shooting: 4 killed, 1 wounded in shooting in Nevada

LOS ANGELES, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Four people were dead and one was wounded in a shooting involving police on Tuesday morning in Henderson, a city in the U.S. state of Nevada. According to local newspaper Las Vegas Review-Journal, police received a 911 call about 11 a.m. local time (1900…

President Lopez Obrador urges review of US drug cooperation in Mexico

Mexico’s then Defense Minister General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda  MEXICO CITY, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said his government would review cooperation over drug policy with the United States and how its agencies operate in Mexico after the recent US arrest of a top military official. Lopez…
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