Covid-19: New US cases up 34% last week, set fresh records

A man receives the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic raged across the United States last week, as the country elected a new president, with the daily number of new infections hitting record highs for four straight days. More than 770,000 new cases were…

Covid-19: Brazil halts trials of Chinese vaccine

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s health regulator said it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine after an “adverse incident” involving a volunteer recipient, a blow for one of the most advanced vaccine candidates. The setback for CoronaVac, developed by Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech,…

Tropical storm Eta toll rises to at least 57 in hard-hit Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in Honduras from Tropical Storm Eta has more than doubled in 24 hours, with authorities Monday reporting 57 people had died as rescuers search for bodies. Honduras is one of the countries worst hit by the storm, which slammed into Central America…

Covid-19: World may be tired, but virus ‘not tired of us’ – WHO chief

GENEVA, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization’s chief called on everyone to keep fighting Covid-19, warning that while we may be sick of battling the pandemic, the virus is “not tired of us”. Speaking to WHO’s main annual assembly, which resumed Monday after being cut short in May,…

UN chief congratulates Biden, American people

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidency — and the American people for a “vibrant exercise of democracy.” Biden was projected as the winner of the bitterly contested Nov 3 election on Saturday by US media, though President Donald…

Pres Trump fires his defence secretary days after losing re-election bid

US Defence Secretary, Mark Esper WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has fired Mark Esper as the defence secretary and announced an acting replacement, making the announcement over Twitter.The step was not entirely unexpected and comes in the wake of Trump losing the presidential election, although he…

US unrest: Kenosha man charged with illegally buying gun for Kyle Rittenhouse

KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The man who purchased the gun Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly used in shootings that killed two in Kenosha earlier this year is now facing charges and court documents show the gun was bought in Ladysmith. Dominick Black, 19, is charged with two counts of intentionally…

US unrest: Sexual assault charge against Jacob Blake dropped after he accepts plea bargain

Prosecutors said they were left with no resort but to drop the charge KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old African-American man who was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer on Aug 23, has had a sex assault charge against him dropped…

Covid-19: US Pres-elect Biden unveils task force

US President-elect Joe Biden WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the scientists who will lead his administration’s task force team on the coronavirus pandemic, signalling his plans to prioritise Covid-19 from the outset.The task force will be led by three co-chairs: epidemiologist and former…

US election: China declines to acknowledge Biden victory, says result yet to be determined

US President-elect Joe Biden BEIJING, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China declined to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. While incumbent Donald Trump has yet to concede and has launched several legal challenges, many world…
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