Covid-19: US sees daily record of nearly 80,000 new cases

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A record of nearly 80,000 new Covid-19 infections over the course of a day were reported in the United States on Friday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University. Between 8:30 pm Thursday and the same time Friday, 79,963 infections were recorded, bringing the total…

US slaps new sanctions on Iran groups for election interference

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States slapped new sanctions on five Iranian entities for what it called “brazen attempts” to interfere with the US election. Stepping up pressure after US intelligence pointed the finger at both Iran and Russia, the Treasury Department accused the Iranian groups of seeking…

Covid-19: US gives full approval to antiviral remdesivir

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for patients hospitalized with Covid-19, after conditional authorization was given in May. Gilead said the drug, sold under the brand name Veklury, was the only specific treatment for…

Palestinians Condemn Normalisation Agreement Between Sudan, Israel

by Saud Abu Ramadan RAMALLAH/GAZA, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Palestinians are outraged over the declaration of a normalisation agreement between Israel and Sudan, under U.S. sponsorship. The Palestinian Presidency affirmed in a statement, its condemnation and rejection of Sudan’s decision to normalise relations with Israel which seizes the land of…

Tilting Venezuela oil tanker threatens ‘environmental catastrophe’

CARACAS, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Trinidad and Tobago said that adamaged oil tanker off the island’s coast was “stable” after oppositionpoliticians in neighboring Venezuela warned of a potential “environmentalcatastrophe.” The damaged tanker, which is in the waters separating Venezuela andTrinidad and Tobago and is owned by Venezuelan state oil company…

Turkey Tests Russian S-400 Anti-Missile System

ISTANBUL, Oct 24 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, confirmed that, the Turkish army had been testing the Russian S-400 anti-missile defence systems. “It is true about the tests. They have been done and will continue,” Erdogan told reporters, after Friday prayers in Istanbul. Turkey’s purchase of the S-400…

Britain signs deal with Japan, its first major trade agreement post-Brexit

TOKYO, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain today signed a trade agreement with Japan, its first major post-Brexit trade deal just as negotiations on its pact with the European Union are still ongoing. AFP reported that the pact, which was agreed after just a few months of talks over the summer, would…

Trump, Biden clash over approach to COVID-19 at debate

W WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (NNN-ANADOLU) — In their second and final debate of the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden clashed over the novel coronavirus less than two weeks before elections.   During the event at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, Trump once again defended his approach…

A fair platform needed for Malaysia, US to address agri-commodity export issues

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (KPPK) believes that a fair platform is needed for the United States (US) and Malaysia to negotiate to address the allegations and claims that can adversely affect trade activities between both countries. Its Minister, Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman…

Three-man US-Russian crew returns to Earth from ISS

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner ALMATY (KAZAKHSTAN), Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts touched down on the Kazakhstan steppe on Thursday, completing a 196-day mission that began with the first launch under lockdown conditions. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy…
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