Honduras seizes 900kg of cocaine in joint op with Colombia

Honduras is working with Colombia and the US to prevent Gracias a Dios from becoming a cocaine trafficking launchpad TEGUCIGALPA, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Honduras said it had seized 900 kilos of cocaine in a joint operation with Colombia. Military and police authorities intercepted a fishing boat on Sunday in the…

Covid-19: Peru says more than 900 girls, women feared dead since pandemic began

LIMA, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A staggering more than 900 girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since the COVID-19 confinement began, authorities said. The Andean nation home to 33 million people long has had a horrific domestic violence problem. But COVID-19, which has compounded home confinement combined…

US, Australia open talks focused on China

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Australia opened top-level talks in which they are expected to seek a common front amid soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper welcomed to Washington their Australian counterparts, Marise Payne and…

Update: Trump’s approval for COVID-19 handling drops to new low – poll

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — US President Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has further disappointed the public, recording a new low in a recent poll, with an overwhelming majority of those surveyed believing the country is headed in the wrong direction. Trump’s approval rating for his handling of…

US unrest: Police and anti-racism demonstrators clash at marches in several cities

Police used pepper spray against protesters in Seattle  SEATTLE, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in the US city of Seattle clashed with crowds marching in support of anti-racism protests, in one of the most tense of several rallies held across the country on Saturday. Officers used stun grenades and pepper…

Update: Iraqi Army’s Helicopter Damaged By Rocket Attack Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, July 28 (NNN-NINA) – An Iraqi army’s helicopter was damaged by an attack of three Katyusha rockets, last night, on a military base, housing U.S. forces, near Iraq’s capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said. The three rockets, which landed on al-Taji Camp, some 20 km north of Baghdad, were…

Covid-19: Pres Trump bets on vaccine for political shot in arm; promises to unlease “American scientific genius” to defeat virus

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump vowed to defeat the coronavirus by “unleashing American scientific genius” as he toured a COVID-19 vaccine facility in the swing state of North Carolina on Monday. Trump appears to have pinned his hopes on the swift emergence of a successful vaccine…

Covid-19: US adds 57,000 cases in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Monday recorded 57,039 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported in its real-time tally. The US is the hardest-hit country in terms of both death toll and total caseload, which stood at 4,286,663 as of 8:30 pm (0030…

Covid-19: Global virus deaths pass 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs

PARIS, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officials around the world reintroduced a raft of restrictions Monday — from beach closures to quarantine measures — to try to tamp down coronavirus hotspots as the official global death toll passed 650,000. European countries trying to repair the economic damage caused by the earlier…

Covid-19: Republicans introduce $1tn pandemic recovery plan; Democrats said ‘too little, too late’ proposes $3tn plan

WASHINGTON, July 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Republicans have proposed spending an additional $1tn to address the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes $100bn for schools and issuing stimulus payments of up to $1,200 to most Americans. Under the plan, the payment would replace a $600 boost to…
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