Covid-19: Brazil’s tally surpasses 6 million

BRASILIA, Nov 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 38,397 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 6,020,164, the Ministry of Health said. Meanwhile, 552 more deaths from the virus were reported by the ministry, taking the death toll to 168,613. Brazil registered an increase in…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump’s eldest son tests positive for coronavirus

Donald Trump Jr has tested positive for coronavirus WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Donald Trump Jr, US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, has tested positive for the coronavirus. “Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result,” a spokesperson…

Iran Urges France, Germany, UK To Implement JCPOA Commitments

TEHRAN, Nov 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, urged France, Germany and Britain, the three European signatories to the Iranian 2015 nuclear deal, to implement their commitments to protecting Iran’s nuclear rights, enshrined under the pact. France, Germany and Britain, also known as E3, with reference to the nuclear deal,…

US shooting: Eight hurt in shooting at mall, gunman still at large

WAUWATOSA (Wisconsin, US), Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight people were injured in a shooting at a US mall in Wisconsin on Friday according to police, who said they were still hunting for the shooter. The FBI and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s office tweeted that theirofficers were on the scene at…

Covid-19: Brazilian Senate passes 755 mln USD aid package for public transit

BRASILIA, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil’s Senate approved a bill to provide 4 billion reals (about 755 million U.S. dollars) to aid the struggling public transportation sector, which has seen ridership plummet in the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will go to cities with more than 200,000 inhabitants to prevent hikes in fares and…

Covid-19: Senior Pentagon official infected after meeting Lithuanian defence minister, who was also tested positive

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A senior US defense official tested positive for Covid-19 after meeting last week in Washington withLithuania’s defense chief, who later also tested positive for the virus, thePentagon said. Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said that the Pentagon was informed Thursday that Lithuanian Minister of Defence Raimundas Karoblis,…

UN Chief Urges G20 Leaders To Act, Cooperate Before They Meet Online

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday called on leaders of the Group of 20 (G20), to act and cooperate to collectively cope with common threats and challenges, before meeting with them online over the weekend. Guterres told reporters at the UN headquarters in New…

APEC launches Putrajaya Vision 2040

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) today launched the Putrajaya Vision 2040, an aspiration for the present and the future economic growth in next 20 years. The fresh vision replaces the Bogor Goals that was announced in 1994 when the APEC leaders met in Bogor, Indonesia, and…

Covid-19: Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccine data is ‘solid’ as WHO advises against remdesivir for coronavirus treatment

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States’ top infectiousdisease official said Thursday that two coronavirus vaccines being testedwere “solid,” and that the speed at which they were developed has notcompromised safety or integrity. Anthony Fauci spoke at a rare briefing from the White House virus taskforce to reassure some…

Update: Central American states count cost of Iota amid search for bodies

BILWI (Nicaragua), Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescue workers dug throughmounds of thick mud in the grim search for bodies as Central American countries began to count the cost of Hurricane Iota, which left at least 44 people dead amid a wave of destruction. Initial estimates by the United Nations Children’s…
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