Covid-19: US cases hit record for third day, topping 127,000

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has set a thirdstraight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported. And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was1,149, the Baltimore-based university said. The outbreak has…

Storm Eta leaves 150 dead or missing in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 150 people have either died or remain unaccounted for in Guatemala due to mudslides caused by powerful storm Eta, which buried an entire village, President Alejandro Giammattei said. The toll is in addition to the approximately 20 people who died elsewherein Central America…

US presidential election: ‘President-elect Biden’ will have mandate to lead, says House speaker Pelosi

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was looking ahead to a Joe Biden presidency after vote counts in the key states of Pennsylvania and Georgia showed the former vice-president now ahead of President Trump. During her weekly press conference Friday morning, Pelosi referred…

Nigerian Okonjo-Iweala closer to becoming WTO chief, despite Trump blocking her

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is up against South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee GENEVA, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first female and African could be appointed as the chief of the World Trade Organization on Monday, Nov 9. US President Donald Trump has tried to block the former Nigerian finance minister from taking…

More stimulus needed to help US economy, says Fed’s Powell

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The trajectory of Covid-19 remains key to the US recovery and until it is eradicated, more emergency spending will be “essential” to support the economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said. But with America’s knife-edge election yet to be called, as state officials continue to…

US presidential election: Democratic candidate Biden on brink of victory in tense White House race

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead of President Donald Trump in the potentially decisive state of Pennsylvania on Friday, putting him on the brink of victory in an increasingly tense White House race. Pennsylvania, and its 20 electoral votes, would be enough to put the 77-year-old…

Biden takes lead in Pennsylvania, closer to Presidency

WASHINGTON,Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democratic candidate Joe Biden is taking lead in Pennsylvania with 49.4 percent of votes against President Donald Trump’s 49.3 percent in the state. Counting is still ongoing in the state. According to CNN, Biden is already leading in four states where counting is ongoing and that…

Update: Storm Eta takes a heavy toll as it tears across Central America

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scores of people, including 50 in Guatemala, have died as the remnants of Hurricane Eta unleashedfloods and triggered landslides on its deadly march across Central America. Eta struck the Caribbean coast of northern Nicaragua as a Category 4hurricane on Tuesday, tearing through impoverished coastal…

Western Digital to invest a further RM2.3 bln in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Western Digital, a leading digital storage equipment manufacturer, has decided to invest an additional RM2.3 billion to upgrade its facilities and boost its production capacity in Malaysia. “This was agreed on during a meeting between Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and group chairman of Western…

Covid-19: US daily cases hit new record, topping 120,000

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 120,000 coronavirus cases were reported in the US in the past 24 hours, smashing a daily record set the day before, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The country reported 123,085 new infections between 8:30 pm Wednesday and 8:30 pm Thursday…
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