Covid-19: Havana imposes curfew over surge in cases while schools reopen elsewhere in Cuba

A police officer organizes a line of people waiting to buy food amid concerns about the spread of COVID-19, in Havana HAVANA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pupils returned to school throughout much of Cuba on Tuesday after more than five months, although not in Havana where restrictions including a curfew…

Pres Trump still wants US to get piece of any TikTok sale

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump repeated his demand for a piece of the action from any sale of TikTok’s US operations for forcing such a deal. TikTok has been at the center of a diplomatic storm between Washington and Beijing, and Trump gave Americans a deadline…

Covid-19: Swiss group Roche to launch 15-minute test

GENEVA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche announced it would launch at the end of September a test that detects the novel coronavirus within 15 minutes. They said the test identifies the SARS-CoV-2 virus that has caused the global pandemic that has so far killed more than 851,000…

Covid-19: UN summit to discuss post-pandemic global governance

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Niger, the current president of the UN Security Council, said it will organize a Sept 24 videoconference between heads of state to discuss the future of global governance following the coronavirus pandemic. The summit will debate “post-Covid-19 global governance in relation to the maintenance…

US: Tropical storms Nana, Omar form in Atlantic on same day

MIAMI, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical storms Nana and Omar formed Tuesday as the Atlantic hurricane season nears its peak, meteorologists said, with Nana expected to turn into a hurricane and hit Central America. Currently swirling in the Caribbean, Nana will pass near the coast ofHonduras on Wednesday before intensifying…

US unrest: Pres Trump in Kenosha calls anti-racism protests ‘domestic terror’

KENOSHA (Wisconsin, United States), Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump took his tough law and order message to Kenosha, the latest US cityroiled by the police shooting of a black man, as he branded recent anti-racism protests acts of “domestic terror” by violent mobs. Trump has been hoping for…

Canada: PM Trudeau condemns toppling of statue of first prime minister

MONTREAL, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the weekend toppling of a statue of Canada’s first prime minister in Montreal by anti-racism activists, saying a focus on improving society today, and not historical wrongs, will best advance the fight for equality. John A. Macdonald was prime minister…

US unrest: Protests after Los Angeles police kill black man following altercation

LOS ANGELES, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters hit the streets ofLos Angeles on Tuesday, after police officers shot and killed a black manduring a violent confrontation. The man, identified as 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee, was riding his bicycleMonday in a south Los Angeles neighborhood when deputies tried to stop him for…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro pardons opposition lawmakers, ahead of December elections

CARACAS, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pardoned more than 100 lawmakers and associates of opposition leader Juan Guaido “in the interests of promoting national reconciliation,” the government said. Guaido’s assistant Roberto Marrero and lawmakers Gilber Caro and Renzo Prieto were among the names read out by Communications…

US unrest: Pres Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes, says they were acting in self-defence

 WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —US President Donald Trump has defended supporters of his for their alleged roles in recent deadly street clashes. He suggested a teen accused of killing two in Wisconsin last week and Trump fans involved in clashes in Oregon on Saturday were acting in self-defence. Trump pointed out…
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