US unrest: Pres Trump and Democratic presidential rival Biden clash over street violence in Portland protests

 PORTLAND (Oregon, US), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) —US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have clashed over the violence that has erupted at protests in Portland, Oregon. Trump blamed the Democrat mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, for allowing the “death and destruction of his city”. But Biden said the president…

Hurricane Laura: Thousands without power, water in US amid storm clean-up

At least 14 people were killed by the storm – 10 in Louisiana, four in Texas. LAKE CHARLES (Louisiana, US), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in coastal areas of Louisiana in the US face the prospect of weeks without power or water as the clean-up begins following the devastating impact…

Covid-19: Global cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record

PARIS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic. A million additional cases have been detected globally roughly every four days since mid-July with India on Sunday setting the record…

Rocket Lands In Green Zone In Iraq’s Capital

BAGHDAD, Aug 30 (NNN-NINA) – A Katyusha rocket on Saturday evening, landed inside the heavily fortified Green Zone, in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, causing no human casualties, the Iraqi military said. The rocket was fired from an area near the Qanat al-Jaish waterway, or Army Canal, in eastern Baghdad, and landed…

Covid-19: Argentina reports record number of new cases but relaxes lockdown

People enjoy the day at the shore of the Rio de la Plata river, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina registered its highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases on Friday as the government partially relaxed nationwide lockdown measures to allow outdoor…

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…
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