Covid-19: WHO registers record high of over 505,000 new cases in one day

GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-TASS) — The number of the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection worldwide has approached 44.9 mln, rising over 24 hours by more than 505,000, which is a new record high of incidence in one day. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO)…

Covid-19: First international, Chinese expert meeting on virus origin – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually, with their Chinese counterparts in order to investigate the animal origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The WHO has for months been working to send a team of international experts,…

Canada: Free speech has limits, should not hurt other communities, Prime Minister Trudeau says

OTTAWA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended free speech on Friday, but added that it was “not without limits” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities. “We will always defend freedom of expression,” Trudeau said in response to a question about the right to…

Covid-19: Pandemic drives Brazil jobless rate to record 14.4%

BRASILIA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s jobless rate hit a record 14.4 percent in the June to August period as the coronavirus pandemic pounded Latin America’s largest economy, the government reported. This is the highest level of unemployment recorded in Brazil since the government started measuring joblessness by three-month periods…

Covid-19: Latin America, Caribbean surpass 400,000 deaths

A worker produces hand sanitizer in Brazilo MONTEVIDEO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latin America and the Caribbean, the region with the most cases of Covid-19, surpassed 400,000 deaths from the virus on Friday, according to official figures. Shortly before 0200 GMT, the region had reported 400,524 deaths from the virus…

El Salvador: Nine dead, 35 missing in mudslide

SAN SALVADOR, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine people were killed and 35 were missing after heavy rain in El Salvador triggered a devastating mudslide near the capital San Salvador, officials said. “It is a tragedy,” said Interior Minister Mario Duran, adding that nine bodies had been recovered from the path…

Covid-19: More than 5,000 UN cases recorded amid new outbreak at HQ

The world is still fighting for a vaccine forCOVID-19 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There have been more than 5,000 coronavirus cases at the United Nations since the start of the pandemic, the world body announced, amid an outbreak at its headquarters in New York.At least 5,325 infections and…

Nigeria to push back on US rejection of WTO candidate

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance ABUJA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria will lobby for its candidate to head the World Trade Organization, the country’s foreign ministry said in reaction to her last-minute rejection by Washington that threw the regulator’s leadership selection process into confusion. The United States…

Mexico’s ex-defense chief’s arrest hits US-Mexican ties

MEXICO CITY, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States’s shock arrestearlier this month of a former Mexican defense minister on drug traffickingcharges has triggered a diplomatic row that experts say could jeopardize the countries’ cooperation in fighting powerful cartels. The indictment of General Salvador Cienfuegos, a key figure in ex-presidentEnrique…

US presidential elections: After gun massacre, voters in El Paso divided over Pres Trump rhetoric

EL PASO (Texas, US), Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In El Paso, Texas, largenumbers of voters have been casting early ballots in the US election withmany saying that a racist shooting spree last year is at the forefront oftheir minds. A Walmart store in the town was the scene of a…
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