US says considering new taxes on $3.1 bn in European products

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is considering levying taxes on an additional $3.1 billion in European imports amid a dispute over subsidies to planemaker Airbus. A document released Tuesday from the US Trade Representative (USTR) listed products from France, Germany, Spain or Britain, ranging from olives to…

Russia plans to take first tourist on space walk in 2023

MOSCOW, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Energia space corporation said it will take the first tourist on a space walk in 2023, under the terms of a new contract with a US partner. Energia has inked a contract with Space Adventures, which promises to take two space tourists to the…

US restricts visas to Chinese officials over Hong Kong

WASHINGTON, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was restricting visas to a number of Chinese officials forinfringing on the autonomy of Hong Kong. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would restrictvisas for unspecified current and former officials linked of theChinese Communist Party “who were…

Covid-19: Up to 8% of US population has been infected with virus – officials

WASHINGTON, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Between five and eight percent of the total US population has experienced infection with the new coronavirus, a top health body said as it warned pregnant women were at higher risk of getting severe COVID-19. The estimate for infections by the Centers for Disease Control…

Covid-19: Global toll at 1100 GMT Friday

PARIS, June 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killedat least 487,274 people since emerging in China last December,according to a tally from official sources. At least 9,604,040 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in 196countries and territories. Of these, at least 4,770,300 are consideredrecovered. The tallies, using data collected…

Covid-19: Panama sacks health minister as coronavirus cases soar

Rosario Turner PANAMA CITY, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama President Laurentino Cortizo fired his health minister and two other cabinet members over two corruption scandals, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread in the country. Cortizo promoted Deputy Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre in place of the sacked Rosario Turner,…

Update: Europe faces COVID-19 upsurge as cases soar in Americas

A sign that reads, ‘Mandatory to wear a mask on all the site’, is seen at the entrance of the Eiffel Tower PARIS, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe is facing an upsurge in coronavirus cases, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday, as the disease continued its rampage through the Americas.…

US Senate approves sanctions Bill over Hong Kong

China was condemned in a bill passed by the United States Senate for breaking its obligation under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate unanimously approved a Bill that would lay out sanctions on Chinese officials who undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy as Beijing pushes…

Mexico: Gun battle over El Chapo legacy leaves 16 dead

CULIACAN (Mexico), June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fight for control of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s legacy spilled into the open on Thursday after a gun battle between rival Mexican gangs left 16 dead, authorities said. The 16 men, heavily armed and wearing bullet-proof vests, died in a six-hour…

Covid-19: Mexico tops 25,000 deaths and 200,000 cases

MEXICO CITY, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico has surpassed 25,000 COVID-19 deaths and 200,000 cases, the government said. Jose Luis Alomia, head of epidemiology at the health secretariat, said the country of 127 million had reached 25,060 deaths and 202,951 cases since reporting its first infection almost four months ago.…
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