Hurricane Iota, maximum category 5 strength, makes landfall in Nicaragua

BILWI (Nicaragua), Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iota made landfall on Nicaragua’s northern Caribbean coast as a maximum Category 5 hurricane, accompanied by catastrophic winds, rain and storm surge, a top meteorological official said. “This powerful hurricane Iota is already on the front line, it’s already on land. At the moment,…

Covid-19: Venezuela to buy 10 million doses of Russian vaccine

CARACAS, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that his government has agreed to buy 10 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against Covid-19. The vaccines will come in the first quarter of 2021, Maduro said at an event in Caracas broadcast on government television, adding that…

Covid-19: US adds 1 million cases in less than a week

 WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US surpassed 11 million coronavirus cases Sunday, adding one million new cases in less than a week, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The dizzying rise came as cities and states across the United States were implementing new restrictions to try to…

US election: Pres Trump retracts apparent admission of defeat

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump appeared accidentally to admit his election defeat in a tweet on Sunday morning — before reversing course to claim he won, and once again push unsubstantiated claims of mass fraud in the vote. Trump has refused to concede the Nov 3 US…

Covid-19: Moderna says vaccine 94.5% effective

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moderna announced its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was shown to be 94.5 percent effective according to early results from a clinical trial with more than 30,000 participants. “This positive interim analysis from our Phase 3 study has given us the first clinical validation that our…

Merino Resigns As President Of Peru Amid Widespread Protests

LIMA, Nov 16 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peruvian President, Manuel Merino, presented his resignation yesterday, amid protests that broke out across the country, after he assumed the presidency last Tuesday, following the removal of former President, Martin Vizcarra. “I want to inform the entire country that I presented my irrevocable resignation to…

Brazilian President Votes In Rio De Janeiro For Municipal Elections

SAO PAULO, Nov 16 (NNN-CMA) – Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, cast his vote yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, in the country’s municipal elections, the first elections held during his administration. Bolsonaro voted at a school in the Vila Militar neighbourhood in western Rio de Janeiro, wearing a face mask, required…

Mexico’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass One Million, Death Toll Close To 100,000

MEXICO CITY, Nov 16 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Mexico reported 5,860 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 1,003,253, the health ministry said. Meanwhile, 635 more deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 98,259, which ranks fourth worldwide, following the United States, Brazil and…

NASA, SpaceX Send Four Astronauts To International Space Station Aboard Falcon 9

FLORIDA, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – NASA and SpaceX, a few minutes ago launched four astronauts on a flight to send them to the International Space Station. This is NASA’s first mission, where they are sending astronauts on a full-fledged mission aboard a privately owned spacecraft. The spacecraft takes an Air…

10 Tonnes Of Marijuana Seized In Northern Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – More than 10 tonnes of marijuana were seized yesterday, by the Argentinean National Gendarmerie (GNA), in the northern province of Misiones, said the Ministry of Security. With the help of sniffer dogs, the drugs were seized in a joint operation, carried out by…
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