Venezuela seeks extradition of 4 citizens allegedly involved in attempted coup

CARACAS, Sept 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela is to request the extradition of four citizens recently captured in Colombia who have been accused of involvement in a coup attempt, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab said. “We have asked the competent courts of Venezuela, and we will do the same through…

US happy to help in China-India border dispute: Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is ready to help resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas, President Donald Trump said. Trump told reporters the situation was “very nasty,” adding that the two countries were “going at it much more strongly…

US unrest: Jacob Blake pleads not guilty to charges prior to Kenosha shooting

Jacob Blake appears virtually in a court proceeding related to charges filed prior to the shooting KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man whose shooting by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reignited nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, pleaded not guilty on Friday to…

Covid-19: US deaths projected to more than double to 410,000 by January

An ambulance crew transports a patient to Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hayward, California SEATTLE (Washington), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410,000 by the end of the year, more than double the current death toll, and deaths could soar to 3,000 per day in…

Covid-19: Indigenous Brazilians launch tracing app

The 90-year-old iconic chief Raoni Metuktire, one of the most famous defenders of the Amazon rainforest PAULO, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indigenous and environmentalorganizations in Brazil launched an app on Friday aimed at alertingindigenous communities to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in theirlands. “The application maps and periodically updates…

US: California braces for record-setting heatwave, more fires

LOS ANGELES, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California is bracing for record-breaking temperatures and dangerous fire weather conditions this Labor Day weekend, with the National Weather Service urging people to limit outdoor activity and to stay hydrated. “Saturday and Sunday will be about 20 to 30 degrees above normal across the…

Covid-19: Children study in back of truck in virus-hit Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An improvised school in Mexico’scapital is helping underprivileged children keep studying during the pandemic with classes in the street, a blacksmith’s shop and even the back of an old truck. The project is aimed at students struggling to keep up with a distance-learning program…

Bolivia contacts ICC over ex-president Morales ‘crimes’

LA PAZ, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s government announced on Friday it has contacted the International Criminal Court to denounce former president Evo Morales for “crimes against humanity” over last month’s mass roadblock movement. The government accused Morales of “terrorism and genocide” over the 12-day campaign that saw hospitals complain…

Covid-10: Ecuador saves over 56,000 jobs during pandemic, says president

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Ecuador to protest against the government’s economic response to the coronavirus outbreak QUITO, Sept 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Ecuadorian government was able to save more than 56,000 jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to a Humanitarian Aid Law that was put…

US presidential election: First ballots issued in North Carolina

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — More than half-million absentee ballots, the first ballots of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, have left elections offices en route to voters who have requested them across the southern state of North Carolina, a spokesman for the North Carolina Board of Elections said. Over 643,000…
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