Mexico president condemns rehab centre attack that left 24 dead

 The rehab center where the massacre took place Wednesday MEXICO CITY, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador condemned an attack on a drug rehabilitation centre that left 24 people dead. Authorities said gunmen entered the centre in the city of Irapuato in the central Guanajuato state on Wednesday,…

Venezuela, EU agree to promote diplomatic contact at highest level

CARACAS, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela and the European Union (EU) have agreed to promote their diplomatic contact “at the highest level,” Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza said. The two parties issued a joint communique after Arreaza spoke by phone with the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and…

US: China military exercises will ‘further destabilize’ South China Sea

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US said it was “concerned” about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, noting the maneuvers will “further destabilize” the region. “The Department of Defense is concerned about the People’s Republic of China (PRC) decision to conduct military exercises…

Covid-19: US marks 53,069 cases in 24 hours – a new one-day record

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US notched more than 53,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Thursday, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, a new one-day record as infections surge around the country. The Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed 53,069 more cases as of 8:30 pm (0030 Friday GMT),…

US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June

US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US economy created jobs at a record pace in June as firms took on more staff after the coronavirus downturn. Payrolls surged 4.8 million, the most since the Labor Department began keeping records in 1939,…

Cuba partially reopens borders to international tourists

HAVANA, July 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba partially reopened its borders to international tourists in keeping with measures adopted by the government as part of the country’s post-pandemic recovery plan. On March 31, the Caribbean nation announced the suspension of international flights and asked international boats to withdraw from its territorial…

US Sec of State Pompeo urges Turkey not to convert Hagia Sophia into mosque

Hagia Sophia or Ayasofya, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that was a Byzantine cathedral before being converted into a mosque which is currently a museum WASHINGTON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan not to convert the Hagia Sophia into a…

US unrest: Pres Trump administration sends out teams to guard monuments on July 4 weekend

Boston officials have voted to remove ‘The Emancipation Group’ statue depicting Abraham Lincoln and an enslaved Black man from a city square WASHINGTON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s administration has put special law enforcement teams in place to protect monuments it believes could be vandalised by protesters over…

More than 100 Colombian soldiers implicated in sex abuse of minors, army says

Demonstrators wearing face masks protest in front of a military battalion, against the reported rape of an Embera Chami indigenous girl by soldiers BOGOTA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 118 members of the Colombian army have been investigated since 2016 for alleged involvement in sexual abuse against minors, the…

Uruguay’s foreign minister Talvi resigns

MONTEVIDEO, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Talvi, who shot to international prominence when he oversaw the repatriation of foreign passengers from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship, has announced his resignation on Wednesday. Talvi’s move had been expected after he announced his intention last month to devote more time…
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