Update: Central America braces for strengthening Hurricane Eta

Honduran Air Force members load supplies on planes, to be taken to residents of Puerto Lempira municipality in preparation for the arrival of the upcoming Hurricane Eta MANAGUA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eta strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane as it barrelled towards the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, the…

Covid-19: Argentina expects 10 million doses of Russian vaccine

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina is expecting 10 million doses of Russia’s main experimental COVID-19 vaccine between December and January, the government said, as infections continue to climb in the South American country. The vaccine, known as Sputnik V, is given in two doses and could begin arriving…

US presidential election: Business leaders urge calm, brace for mayhem

People pass panels of wood used for boarding up businesses, in expectation for potential violence SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US business leaders are calling for calm following Tuesday’s election even as they brace for potential trouble on the streets and inside their companies in case of a disputed…

Strong support at UN for International Criminal Court, against US sanctions

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy-two countries at the United Nations offered strong support for the International Criminal Court as two of its officials face sanctions from Washington. Since the court’s creation, Washington has refused to recognize the authority of the ICC, a special multilateral court set up to…

Covid-19: US hits record-high 80,000 average daily cases

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a record-high 80,000 average daily increase of COVID-19 cases in the country, a new record of average daily cases since the onset of the pandemic. The seven-day average daily cases and deaths have been on…

US presidential election: Biden leads in polls but battlegrounds tight

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democrat Joe Biden leads in the national polls and most of the battleground states going into Election Day but President Donald Trump is insisting they’re wrong and he’ll repeat his upset victory of 2016. Biden, the 77-year-old former vice president, has enjoyed a solid lead…

Covid-19: Europe imposes new curbs as exasperation, anger grows

BERLIN, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany led a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in Europe that have triggered anger andfrustration across the continent. The virus has infected more than 46 million people worldwide, with closeto 1.2 million deaths, and the acute outbreaks in Europe and America sparking further alarm about…

Nicaragua issues hurricane warning as Eta intensifies

MANAGUA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaraguan authorities issued a hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Eta gathered force over the Caribbean and was expected to make landfall in a few days as a Category One hurricane. Eta is likely to intensify to hurricane strength by the time it reaches Nicaragua’s northeastern…

US presidential election: Campaign enters final day with nation on edge

Poll workers in Detroit began processing ballots. The 2020 election is on track to set new records for turnout on the strength of a tidal wave of early voting WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US presidential campaign enters its final day Monday with a last-minute scramble for votes by…

Covid-19: White House and country’s top virus doctor clash ahead of election

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One of America’s top government scientists, Anthony Fauci, has issued an urgent plea for a change in US policy on the coronavirus, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Trump administration in the final days of a hard-fought election campaign. Fauci, in an interview in the…
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