Lavrov, Pompeo Discuss Preparations For UNSC Permanent Members Summit

MOSCOW, July 14 (NNN-TASS) – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, and U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo held a phone conversation on Monday, discussing preparations for a summit among the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The two…

Covid-19: WHO reports record daily increase of 230,000 cases globally

GENEVA, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday (July 12), with the total rising by 230,370 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were in the United States, Brazil, India and South Africa, according to a daily report. The previous WHO…

Covid-19: Mexico death toll surges to fourth-highest, surpassing Italy – govt

MEXICO CITY, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico on Sunday became the country with the fourth highest death toll from COVID-19, ahead of Italy, according to Mexican health officials. “There are 299,750 confirmed cases of infection and 35,006 deaths in Mexico,” health officials said on the presidency’s Twitter account. Italy currently…

Argentina passes 100,000 COVID-19 cases

BUENOS AIRES, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina has registered more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases, its Ministry of Health said, despite the Buenos Aires area — the country’s coronavirus hot spot — being under extended shutdown. The country now has recorded 1,845 deaths from the pandemic with 100,153 positive cases and…

Covid-19: Bolivian economy minister becomes fourth cabinet member with virus

LA PAZ, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s economy minister said that he tested positive for COVID-19, making him the fourth cabinet member with the virus, in addition to the country’s interim president who is in quarantine. Economy Minister Oscar Ortiz joins the ranks of the ministers of health and mining,…

Major fire breaks out on US Navy ship in California

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosion on a United States Navy ship moored at a base in California set off a major fire on Sunday injuring 21 people, officials and local media said. The USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault vessel, was in port in San Diego for…

Covid-19: US records another 60,000 new cases in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday recorded 59,747 new cases over the last 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The number of cases in the US has rocketed in recent weeks, hitting a record…

Russian jets intercept US spy plane over Sea of Japan

MOSCOW, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian fighter jets chased away an RC-135 reconnaissance plane belonging to the US Air Force over the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. Russian airspace control detected an air target over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan flying…

US shooting: Two officers investigating domestic disturbance killed, suspect commit suicide

Police officers console one another as they gather outside the McAllen Medical Center HOUSTON, July 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two police officers were killed in the city of McAllen in southern Texas while responding to a domestic disturbance call and the suspect shot himself dead, local authorities said. The officers were…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Sumatra

HONGKONG, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0, jolted northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 00:58:46 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.1447 degrees north latitude, and 94.201 degrees east longitude.– NNN-XINHUA
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