Covid-19: US, Canada and Mexico borders to stay closed until Dec 21

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The border closure between the United States and its two neighbors, Canada and Mexico, will be extended until Dec 21 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the US secretary of homelandsecurity announced Thursday. “In order to continue to prevent the spread of COVID, the US, Mexico,…

US Pres Trump to take part in virtual APEC summit Friday

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump will take part on Friday in the virtual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, a senior US official said. The APEC forum, hosted this year by Malaysia but held online because of the Covid-19 pandemic, brings together 21 Pacific Rim countries, accounting…

Covid-19: US reports 2,200 deaths, 200,000 new cases in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US registered more than 2,200 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally on Thursday, a record high since May as the pandemic surges across the country. The number of cases at 8:30pm (0030 GMT Friday) was…

US election: Pres-elect Biden denounces ‘irresponsible’ Trump fight to reverse election

WILMINGTON (Delawae, US), Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden accused Donald Trump of brazenly damaging democracy, as theincumbent’s campaign to reverse his election loss through fraud claims wasdealt another blow with a recount in Georgia. Trump was behind “incredibly damaging messages being sent to the rest ofthe world…

Covid-18: California orders nightly curfew on gatherings, non-essential activities

LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California’s governor ordered a curfew placed on all indoor social gatherings and non-essential activities outside the home across most of the state in a major escalation of measures to curb an alarming surge in coronavirus infections.The limited stay-at-home restrictions will go into effect from…

Global crude market finds support mainly from China demand

China is the world’s largest importer of crude LONDON, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China, the global oil market’s lifeline this year, has stepped up purchases from exporters like Russia, the United States and Angola in recent weeks, while buyers elsewhere pare orders as coronavirus infections surge and fresh lockdowns are…

Chile police chief resigns after cops shoot two teenagers during protests

President Sebastian Pinera SANTIAGO, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile’s police chief resigned after officers shot two minors in an incident that sparked outrage across a country already alarmed at heavy-handed security force tactics during months of social protests.President Sebastian Pinera said in a statement he had accepted the Thursday resignation…

Covid-19: US death toll passes 250,000 as Europe anti-restrictions protest turns violent

NEW YORK, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US coronavirus deaths passed a quarter of a million people as New York announced it would close schools to battle a rise in infections and anti-restriction protests in Europe turnedviolent. America has now registered 250,426 fatalities, according to a running tallyby Johns Hopkins University,…

US: Judge stops White House from immediately expelling unaccompanied minors

WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US judge ruled that outgoing Pres Donald Trump’s administration could not immediately expel immigrant minors who arrive alone at the border, a policy the White House said was necessary due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Judge Emmet Sullivan of the federal district court in Washington…

Hurricane Iota leaves 38 dead after tearing through Central America

SAN SALVADOR, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iota’s death toll rose to 38 after the year’s biggest Atlantic storm unleashed mudslides, tore apart buildings and left thousands homeless across Central America, revisiting areas devastated by another hurricane just two weeks ago. Iota plowed through the coast packing furious winds of 155…
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