Lebanon’s Palestinian Refugees Protest Against U.S. Mideast Peace Plan

BEIRUT, July 2 (NNN-NNA) – Palestinian refugees in Lebanon demonstrated yesterday, against the U.S. Middle East peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century,” online newspaper, Elnashra, reported. “This deal aims to eliminate the Palestinian cause and prevent Palestinians from returning to their homeland,” the refugees said, during protests…

Colombian Senate approves trade agreement with the United Kingdom

BOGOTA, July 1 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — A bilateral trade agreement between Colombia and the United Kingdom has passed in Colombia’s plenary senate session and now passes to the Andean nation’s lower house for approval. The legislation seeks to maintain uninterrupted trade access, terms and conditions between Colombia and the UK that…

US unrest: Mississippi governor signs bill removing Confederate symbol from flag

JACKSON (Mississippi, US), July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The governor of the southern US state of Mississippi signed a bill Tuesday removing the Confederate battle standard from the state flag, after nationwide protests drew renewed attention to symbols of the United States’ racist past. “This is not a political moment, it…

Pres Trump approves cutting 9,500 troops in Germany: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump has approved a plan to slash the US military presence in Germany by 9,500 troops, the Defense Department said. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the move, which has sparked concerns in Berlin and in the NATO alliance, is to redeploy the troops…

Covid-19: US fatalities on rise with more than 1,000 deaths in 24 hours causing Pres Trump “more angry with China”

WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 1,199 fatalities from the coronavirus over the past 24 hours, as the country’s death toll began to climb again, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed. The number of daily deaths had not exceeded 1,000 since June 10. The country has suffered…

Covid-19: Latin America, Caribbean may see virus deaths quadruple, says experts

New graves are seen at the Xico cemetery, as the COVID-19 outbreak continues, in Valle de Chalco, in the State of Mexico WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pan American Health Organization warned that the coronavirus death toll in Latin America and the Caribbean could top 400,000 by October without…

Venezuela to hold parliamentary elections in December: official

CARACAS, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela will hold elections in December to renew the National Assembly, the only institution in opposition hands, the electoral authority announced Tuesday. Candidates will contest an expanded number of seats, from 167 to 267, said Indira Alfonzo, the president of the recently appointed National Electoral…

Brazil education minister resigns over CV ‘lies’

BRASILIA, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s education minister resigned Tuesday only five days after he was appointed, amid accusations that he lied over his academic record. Carlos Alberto Decotelli was the first black person to be appointed to the government of President Jair Bolsonaro. Decotelli handed in his resignation to…

US to focus on skills over university degrees after Pres Trump order

US president Donald Trump WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Applicants for United States federal government jobs will now be vetted based on their skills rather than if they have a relevant college degree after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing his agencies to change their hiring practices. At…

Covid-19: Top disease researcher Fauci warns of 100,000 US cases per day

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US disease researcher Dr Anthony Fauci has told the US Senate that he “would not be surprised” if new virus cases in the US reach 100,000 per day. “Clearly we are not…
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