Hurricane Zeta hits Mexico’s Caribbean coast

CANCUN (Mexico), Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Zeta slammed into Mexico’s Caribbean coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rains to the Yucatan Peninsula, where authorities warned residents and tourists to shelter indoors. The hurricane, the second to hit the area this month, made landfall late Monday just north of the…

Zeta gathers hurricane force before hitting SE Mexico

Clouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Zeta began lashing Mexico’s Caribbean coast resorts of Playa del Carmen and Cozumel with high winds and rain Monday evening as it headed toward the Yucatan Peninsula and then a possible…

Covid-19: Wave of new cases crashes across US and Europe as winter looms

Inhabitants go back home in Bayonne, southwestern France, prior to a nighttime curfew imposed WASHINGTON/LONDON, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, Russia, France and many other countries are setting records for coronavirus infections as a tidal wave of cases washes over parts of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing some countries…

EU preparing countermeasures in aviation subsidies dispute with US

BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) is preparing countermeasures against the United States after the World Trade Organization (WTO) has confirmed the EU’s retaliation rights in reaction to illegal subsidies granted to the US aircraft maker Boeing, the European Commission said. The announcement was made after the…

Covid-19: Argentina’s death toll tops 29,000 as Colombia reports 194 more deaths

BUENOS AIRES/BOGOTA, Oct 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina reported 406 more deaths from COVID-19, pushing the country’s COVID-19 death tally to 29,301, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry also reported 11,712 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide tally to 1,102,301, with 909,586 recoveries. Argentina registered its first COVID-19 case…

US wildfires: Raging wildfires injure two firefighters in California, force massive evacuations

 Wildfire flames near Calistoga, California LOS ANGELES, Oct 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Fast-moving wildfires have left two US firefighters critically injured and forced tens of thousands of residents in Orange County in Southern California to evacuate amid high winds on Monday. One blaze, dubbed “the Silverado Fire,” which started Friday morning…

Covid-19: Air pollution linked to 15 percent of coronavirus deaths – study

PARIS, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to 15 percent of Covid-19 deaths globally, according to research published that highlights the health risks posed by greenhouse gas emissions. Previous research has showed how air pollution from exhaust fumes and factories takes two years off…

Covid-19: US witnesses most critical weekend as daily cases hit over 80,000

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported over 80,000 of daily COVID-19 cases over the past weekend, suggesting critical resurgence of the pandemic nationwide. Daily confirmed case count topped 83,851 and 82,929 over the weekend, the CDC updated on Saturday and…

Covid-19: Giving up on virus control as suggested by top US official ‘dangerous’, says WHO chief

GENEVA, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization chief warned that abandoning efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, as suggested by a top US official, was “dangerous”, urging countries not to “give up”. “We must not give up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing. He acknowledged that after…

Bolivia: Terrorism charges against ex-pres Evo Morales overridden

LA PAZ, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — La Paz’s Departmental Court of Justice (TDJ) President Jorge Quino announced that the accusation and apprehension orders issued against former Bolivian president Evo Morales are overridden. The judicial authorities declared valid a request for freedom filed by Morales’ defense, considering that the ex-president’s fundamental…
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