Mexico Registers 7,257 New COVID-19 Cases, 736 Deaths

MEXICO CITY, July 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mexico registered 7,257 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 736 new deaths, bringing the nationwide caseload to 331,298 and death toll to 38,310, the Mexican Health Ministry reported. As the testing capacity grows, the government estimates the real number of infections is likely higher than…

UN Chief Calls For New Social Contract And New Global Deal To Address Inequality

UNITED NATIONS, July 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Saturday, called for a New Social Contract and a New Global Deal to address inequality across the world. COVID-19 is a human tragedy. But it has also created a generational opportunity to build back a more equitable and sustainable…

At least 23 bodies found in mass grave in Mexico

GUADALAJARA (Mexico), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of at least 23 people have been found in a hidden grave close to a police base on the outskirts of the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, local authorities said Friday. “The people deployed to the site have found 23 bodies, as…

Covid-19: Saudi hosts G20 talks on recovery, debt crisis

RIYADH, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks Saturday aimed at spurring global economic recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession amid growing calls to widen debt relief for crisis-hit poor countries. The virtual talks, hosted by Saudi Arabia, come as the surging pandemic…

Covid-19: Brazil outbreak has ‘plateaued’, says WHO

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…

US racism: Pentagon nixes Confederate flag at US military facilities

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…

Covid-19: Argentina extends quarantine to Aug 2

Volunteers serve free food to residents inside the Fraga slum during a government-ordered lockdown BUENOS AIRES, July 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Argentine government announced that it has extended the national quarantine aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 to Aug 2. “Between July 18 and August 2, we will be…

Covid-19: Pres Trump not to issue national mask mandate

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…

EU condemns US sanctions policy

BRUSSELS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s diplomatic chief attacked the US over its use of economic sanctions, after Washington opened the way to measures over Russia’s controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, said Washington’s secondary sanctions on those doing business…

Covid-19 resurgence poses biggest risk to US economy – IMF

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,…
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