Brazil: Pantanal, world’s largest wetland, burns from above and below

The fires are the worst in 15 years and the flames threaten the region’s biodiversity. POCONÉ (Brazil), Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world’s largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil’s Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out…

Covid-19: Brazil deaths rise above 120,000

BRASILIA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by COVID-19 on Saturday, with no end in sight to the crisis. The country of 212 million people has now registered 120,262 deaths…

US: Pres Trump tours Louisiana city hit by Hurricane Laura, says state ‘rebuilds fast’

U.S. President Donald Trump visiting areas damaged by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana LAKE CHARLES (Louisiana, US), Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas hit by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and in Texas receiving briefings on emergency operations and relief efforts. “One thing I know about…

US unrest: Prosecutors seek tough sentences for George Floyd cops

The death of George Floyd has sparked months of protests against racial injustice across the US and the world MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prosecutors are seeking stiffer-than-usual sentences for four former US police officers charged over the killing of George Floyd, arguing that they showed “particular cruelty”…

US unrest: Anti-racism protesters rally in Kenosha, watched by National Guard reinforcements

A woman reacts at a vigil, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 1,000 people joined a mile-long march in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Saturday, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice, No Peace” as National Guard…

Covid-19: Brazil court removes Rio governor over corruption

Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s High Court of Justice removed Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel from office Friday, as police raided his official residence in a probe into accusations he stole emergency funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The raids…

Covid-19: Four at Republican GOP convention in city of Charlotte test positive for coronavirus

Four people involved with the Republican National Convention tested positive for covid-19 WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two attendees of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Charlotte in the U.S. state of North Carolina, as well as two individuals supporting the event, have tested positive for coronavirus, Mecklenburg County has…

Fourteen killed in wake of Hurricane Laura in US

LAKE CHARLES (United States), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 14 people were killed after Hurricane Laura slammed into the southern US states of Louisiana and Texas, authorities and local media said. Louisiana’s Governor John Bel Edwards confirmed at least 10 people had died in his state, half from using…

East Asia Summit Economic Ministers Discuss Post-COVID-19 Growth

HANOI, Aug 29 (NNN-VNA) – Economic ministers stressed the importance of further strengthening regional economic cooperation and accelerating post-COVID economic growth at the eighth East Asia Summit (EAS) meeting. The meeting was held last night via video conference and attended by economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian…

US unrest: George Floyd family urge ‘March On Washington’ protesters to ‘be his legacy’

 WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The sister of George Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked months of racial turmoil across the US, has urged civil rights protesters to “be his legacy” as thousands gathered for a rally in Washington DC. “My brother cannot be a voice today,” said Bridgett Floyd. “We…
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