US admits to ‘intercepting’ Iranian passenger plane; passengers injured as plane take precautionary measures

Iranian passenger plane in Syrian airspace WASHINGTON/TEHRAN, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Central Command has claimed responsibility for engaging with an Iranian passenger plane in Syrian airspace. Iranian officials have threatened to take legal and political action over the incident. US Central Command on Thursday confirmed that one of…

US Pres Trump tells Pres Putin hopes to avoid US-Russia-China arms race

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he hopes to avoid an “expensive” US arms race with Russia and China, the White House said. Washington and Moscow are preparing negotiations on a successor to the New START treaty capping their countries’ nuclear…

Trump could lose reelection in 100 days – and the US is on edge

WASHINGTON, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Donald Trump has 100 days from Sunday to save his presidency, while America tries to avoid a collective nervous breakdown ahead of one of the most divisive, tension-filled elections in US history. Coronavirus is ravaging the economy, adding steadily to a death toll already over…

Covid-19: Brazil study finds no hydroxychloroquine benefit

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A study published Thursday on the use of hydroxychloroquine in Brazil to treat COVID-19 found the drug ineffective, the latest blow to President Jair Bolsonaro’s push for its widespread use. The clinical trial, conducted at 55 hospitals across Brazil and published in the…

US Senate passes $740.5 bn defense bill that would rename bases

WASHINGTON, July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate passed a $740.5 billion bill setting Pentagon priorities, but which President Trump has threatened to veto over a provision that removes Confederate names from military bases. The Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for critical defense spending passed by a…

China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu

BEIJING, July 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – China said Friday it had revoked the license for the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, in retaliation for the closure of China’s Houston consulate earlier this week. The tit-for-tat move is a “legitimate and necessary response to the unreasonable measures by…

US arrests 3 Chinese researchers for failing to disclose links to China’s military

WASHINGTON, July 24 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — The US federal authorities have arrested three Chinese researchers for failing to disclose their links to China’s military, and a fourth individual is a fugitive harboured at the consulate in San Francisco, reported Sputnik news agency, quoting the Justice Department in a press release on Thursday. “Four…

WHO chief dismisses Pompeo’s comments as “untrue and unacceptable

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus GENEVA, July 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo’s latest comments on the relations between the UN health body and China is “untrue and unacceptable, without any foundation.” Speaking at a routine briefing,…

Covid-19: Pres Trump cancels Republican convention in Florida as US virus soars

WASHINGTON,  July 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —President Donald Trump has cancelled the Republican party convention in Florida, citing the pandemic, as US coronavirus cases passed four million. “It’s not the right time for that,” he said, adding that he would still give a convention speech in a different form. The sheriff in Jacksonville…

Covid-19: Solidarity, reliable supply chain critical in fighting coronavirus – South African minister

PRETORIA, July 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of working with other countries, building resilient and diversified supply chains, said South African Trade Minister Ebrahim Patel. At the 10th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting, Patel said that solidarity is critical in fighting the virus. As the pandemic is still raging on, “we…
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