US unrest: Federal agents ‘abuse power’ in Portland protester arrests

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…

Covid-19 latest global developments

PARIS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . EU’S ‘MOMENT OF TRUTH’: Deeply divided European Union leaders begin their first face-to-face summit for months to thrash out the terms of a planned 750-billion-euro ($855 billion) post-coronavirus economic rescue plan, in what…

OPEC+ eases record oil cuts as economy recovers from coronavirus pandemic

OPEC+ eases record oil cuts as economy recovers from pandemic VIENNA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC and allies such as Russia agreed on Wednesday to ease record oil supply curbs from August as the global economy slowly recovers from the coronavirus pandemic but said a second wave of the virus…

US hits Guyana with visa sanctions, calls President to ‘step aside’ over election dispute

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has moved to implement visa sanctions on members of the Guyanese government and other officials it describes as attempting to undermine the democratic process in the country. The move follows further attempts to stall the declaration of the Opposition PPP-C as the…

US ‘open to lifting’ South Sudan arms embargo; to seize mansion owned by former Gambian president in Washington

Armed groups in the country have been blamed for frustrating peace deals WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is willing to consider lifting an arms embargo and targeted sanctions against Sudan Sudan if a number of conditions are met, its outgoing ambassador Thomas Hushek has said.The conditions include a…

US urges ISraeli PM Netanyahu to keep alive chance of Palestinian state

WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep alive the prospect of a Palestinian state as he considers West Bank annexation, a senior official said. Netanyahu’s government had set July 1 as the date when it could begin formally taking over…

Covid-19: Brazil surpasses 2 million cases: official

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil topped two million coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to official data that put the number of deaths at more than 76,000. Figures published by the health ministry showed there were more than 45,000 new cases over the last 24 hours, and an…

Covid-19: US travel restrictions with Canada, Mexico extended through Aug 20

Empty road at the US port of entry into Blaine of Washington State is seen at Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing in Surrey, Canada WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — US non-essential travel restrictions across its borders with Canada and Mexico will be extended for another month due to the COVID-19, US…

Covid-19: US breaks record with over 77,000 cases in one day – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, July 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States reported a record high of more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 3,560,364, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the death toll rose by 974, taking the…

Covid-19: Russian spies target vaccine research, says western security services

Coronavirus test kit LONDON, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian spies are targeting organisations trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine in the UK, US and Canada, security services have warned. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said the hackers “almost certainly” operated as “part of Russian intelligence services”. It did…
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