US supports 1m American jobs in Indo Pacific in two years

HANOI, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States (US) Department ofCommerce has supported nearly one million American jobs and assistedover 12,000 US companies active in Indo pacific region since the first Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in July 2018. This was revealed during the third annual IPBF, took placevirtually in Hanoi…

Moderna Prepares Global Launch Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – American biotechnology company, Moderna, said yesterday, it is preparing for the launch of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate globally. “We are actively preparing for the launch of mRNA-1273, and we have signed a number of supply agreements with governments around the world,” said Moderna CEO, Stephane…

Hurricane Zeta Leaves Half Million Without Power In U.S. Louisiana

HOUSTON, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over half a million people were without power in the U.S. state of Louisiana, after Category 2 Hurricane Zeta made landfall Wednesday, along the Gulf Coast, authorities said. At the peak, about 531,000 people were without power in the state, Louisiana governor’s office, cited numbers…

APEC members united in strides to formulate vision statement, says SOM Chair

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, Oct 30 (NNN-BERNAMA) — APEC 2020 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) chair Hairil Yahri Yaacob believes all its 21-member economies are united in their strides to formulate a high-level vision statement next month. He asserted this at a virtual “APEC Economic Leaders’ Week Media Briefing” held in Singapore today in response to a…

Biden vows to strengthen alliance with S. Korea, push for N.K. denuclearisation

By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-YONHAP) — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged Friday to strengthen the alliance with South Korea, rather than “extorting Seoul with reckless threats to remove our troops,” and keep pressing toward North Korea’s denuclearization through “principled diplomacy.” Biden made the pledge in a…

COVID-19 Death Toll In Mexico Tops 90,000

MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The death toll from COVID-19 in Mexico reached 90,309 yesterday, with 495 more deaths over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said. The country has also registered 5,595 new infections, taking the national tally to 906,863. “More than 906,000 COVID-19 cases have…

New York Public Transportation In Dire Need Of Federal Bailout

NEW YORK, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public benefit corporation, responsible for public transportation in the U.S. state of New York, is in need of a bailout of 12 billion U.S. dollars from the federal government, due to decreased ridership during the eight-month-long pandemic, said…

Palestinian President Calls On UN To Hold Conference For Mideast Peace

RAMALLAH, Oct 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, called on UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to hold urgent consultations on convening an international peace conference. Abbas sent Guterres a letter, asking him to coordinate with the Quartet on the Middle East and the UN Security Council, to hold the conference.…

Chile Sees Fewer Than 100 Critical Cases Of COVID-19 In 12 Days

SANTIAGO, Oct 29 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chilean Health Minister, Enrique Paris, said yesterday that, the country has seen less than 100 critical cases of COVID-19, in the last 12 days. Out of the 745 patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) over that period, only 79 were considered critical, he…

Covid-19: Canada’s death toll surpasses 10,000 level

Customers dine at the outdoor area of a restaurant during a rainy day in Toronto OTTAWA, Oct 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Canada hit another grim milestone as the country’s death toll of COVID-19 reached 10,001, according to CTV. The milestone, which has only been reached by 20 other nations according to…
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