Covid-19: Unemployment in Chile has reached a new record high of 13.1 percent

SANTIAGO, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unemployment in Chile has reached a new record high of 13.1 percent, the national statistics institute said. Unemployment rose by 5.6 percentage points in the rolling May-July quarter compared to the same period in 2019. The statistics institute said it was the highest figure since…

US Pres Trump pays ‘highest respect’ to resigning Japanese PM Abe

MANCHESTER (United States), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump paid his “highest respect” to Japanese Prime Minister ShinzoAbe and voiced concern over his “great friend” resigning for health reasons. “I want to pay my highest respect to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a verygreat friend of mine,” Trump told…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – MORE THAN 832,000 DEAD: The pandemic has killed at least 832,336 people worldwide since surfacing in China late last year. More than 24.5 million cases have been registered. The United States has recorded…

US COVID-19 deaths exceed 180,000; Iowa and Minnesota see spikes in new cases

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US deaths from the novel coronavirus topped 180,000 on Thursday (Aug 27) as Iowa and Minnesota reported record one-day increases in new infections. Nationally, metrics on new cases, deaths, hospitalisations and test positivity rates are all declining but there are emerging hotspots in the Midwest. Iowa…

Violent 24 hours in Rio de Janeiro, as shootouts plague city

A woman reacts next to the body of a person who was shot near Sao Carlos slums complex during a police operation after heavy confrontations between drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A family held hostage by drug traffickers. A violent police…

US slams Chinese missile launches in South China Sea

US urged China to reduce “militarisation and coercion” in the region WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Defense Department said that Chinese test launches of ballistic missiles in the South China Sea were threatening peace and security in the region. Confirming reports that Beijing’s forces launched as many as four…

US military presence needed in Asia, Philippines’ foreign minister says

US military forces and Filipino soldiers take part in the annual “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) war games MANILA, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States military presence in Asia is needed as rivalry between Washington and Beijing intensifies, the Philippines’ foreign minister said. The two powers are arguing over issues from trade…

Syria war: American troops hurt as Russian and US military vehicles collide

A clip of the incident was broadcast by Russian website Rusvesna.su DAMASCUS, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The Russian and US governments have blamed each other for a collision between Russian and US armoured vehicles in north-eastern Syria in which several US troops were injured. Video of the collision was broadcast by a…

Covid-19: Brazil paradise island reopens, with a catch – you must have had the virus

BRASILIA, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fernando de Noronha, a tropicalisland off Brazil known as one of the world’s most coveted traveldestinations, said it is reopening to visitors, with a catch: theyhave to have had Covid-19. The island, part of a pristine volcanic archipelago that limits tourism toseveral hundred arrivals per…

Update: US capital braces for mass anti-racism protest

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-racism protesters were planning to flood the streets of the US capital on Friday, after a white officer’s shooting of African American Jacob Blake rekindled outrage over police violence and sparked a boycott movement in the sports world. Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected…
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