Hurricane Hanna makes landfall in Texas

HOUSTON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Hanna, the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall in the U.S. state of Texas, on Saturday afternoon, with rain surge and maximum winds of 90 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC). Hanna morphed from a tropical storm into…

Seven Wounded In Shooting In Central California

LOS ANGELES, July 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven people were wounded early Saturday morning, in a shooting in central California, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol reported first that, its units were on a traffic stop, near the area of 4400 Woodward Avenue, in the city of Manteca, when they heard…

Brazil’s COVID-19 Deaths Top 86,000

SAO PAULO, July 26 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Brazil registered 1,211 new COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 86,449, the Ministry of Health announced. Meanwhile, 51,147 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the nationwide count to 2,394,513, the ministry said. The state of Sao Paulo, the…

California Reports Highest Daily Death Toll From COVID-19

LOS ANGELES, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – California, the new centre of COVID-19 in the United States, reported its highest daily rise in deaths on Friday, one day after the state saw a grim new peak in its daily death toll. There were 159 COVID-19-related deaths in the previous 24 hours,…

Syrian Ambassador Says U.S. “Harassment” Against Iranian Passenger Plane “Terrorist Act”

TEHRAN, July 26 (NNN-IRNA) – The Syrian ambassador to Tehran, said Saturday, that, the “harassment” against the Iranian passenger plane in Syrian sky by the U.S. was a “terrorist act,” Tehran Times daily reported. “Harassment against the Iranian passenger plane of Mahan airline, by U.S. fighter jets in Syria’s sky,…

UK Newspaper Denounces Arrest Of Journalists In U.S.

LONDON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – British newspaper, The Independent, denounced the attack or arrest of journalists in the United States, while covering the recent demonstrations. According to a report by the British newspaper on its website, a mounting crackdown on reporters by authorities has been seen in recent weeks, as…

U.S. Aggressive Attitude Towards China Threatens World Peace: Scholars

LONDON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – International scholars said, aggressive statements and actions by the U.S. towards China, poses a threat to world peace, and a potential new cold war on China is against the interests of humanity. The comments came during a virtual meeting on international campaign against a new…

Covid-19: WHO reports record daily increase in global cases, up over 284,000

A health worker collects a swab sample from a child in Kolkata, India GENEVA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and…

Singaporean pleads guilty in US to working for Chinese intelligence

Yeo Jun Wei, also called Dickson Yeo, pled guilty in federal court in Washington DC to one count of acting within the United States as an illegal foreign agent WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Singaporean pleaded guilty Friday to using his political consultancy in the United States as a front…

Brazil’s iconic chief Raoni leaves hospital Saturday

BRASÍLIA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s best-known indigenous leader, chief Raoni Metuktire, is set to be released from hospital Saturday after a health scare, officials said. “We can confirm he will be released Saturday,” a spokeswoman from the Dois Pinheiros Hospital in the central-western city of Sinop said on Friday.…
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