Covid-19: US Pres Trump defends hydroxychloroquine again

 WASHINGTON, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —US President Donald Trump has again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, contradicting his own public health officials. He argued the malaria medication is only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he is the one who suggested it. His remarks come a day after…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . MORE THAN 654,000 DEATHS: The pandemic has killed more than 654,477 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, with more than 16.5 million people infected. The United States has the…

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…
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