GENEVA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new coronavirus outbreak in hard-hit Brazil has plateaued, the World Health Organization said, urging the country to seize the opportunity to drive down transmission. “The rise in Brazil is no longer exponential, it has plateaued,” WHO health emergencies chief Michael Ryan told a virtual…

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pentagon chief Mark Esper effectively banned the display of the Confederate flag at all US military facilities, where the banner — seen by many as racist — is frequently displayed in barracks and common areas. In a message to all US military officials, the Defense…

Pres Trump wore a face mask in public for the first time July 11 WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump said he won’t issue an order at the national level mandating the use of masks, even as the United States continued to break its single-day coronavirus case…

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The dominant risk to the US economic recovery is a resurgence of COVID-19 cases that would force renewed business shutdowns, the International Monetary Fund warned Friday. The US government will need to do more in coming months to provide support to households and boost demand,…

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three in five Americans now disapprove of their president’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, a new poll released Friday showed, one day after the nation shattered the previous record as over 70,000 cases were reported in a single day. The 60-percent disapproval rating, shown in…

Federal agents have been called in by President Trump amid ongoing demonstrations PORTLAND (Oregon, US), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oregon Governor Kate Brown has accused federal agents in unmarked cars who apparently detained protesters in Portland of a “blatant abuse of power”. Federal officers, deployed by US President Donald Trump, have…