Covid-19: Chinese vaccine starts final tests in Brazil

BRASILIA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses of what officials hope will be a game-changer in the global pandemic. The vaccine, developed by private Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech, became…

Covid-19: Hundreds of infected bodies recovered from Bolivian streets, homes

LA PAZ, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivian police said they recovered more than 400 bodies from streets and homes over a five-day period, with 85 percent of the dead believed to have had coronavirus. A total of 191 bodies were recovered in the Cochabamba metropolitan area alone from July 15-20,…

US black kids die at higher rates than white ones after surgery: study

WASHINGTON, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African-American children in the United States have a 3.5 times greater risk of dying from an operation than white kids, according to a study based on tens of thousands of children. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio focused exclusively on children who were relatively…

Nine soldiers confirmed dead in Colombia helicopter crash: army

BOGOTA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Colombian army said nine soldiers were killed and six wounded after a military helicopter went down Tuesday in the country’s southeast during an operation against guerrillas. The Black Hawk helicopter went down with 17 people aboard on a stretch of the Inirida River, in…

Covid-19: Mexico’s death toll passes 40,000 – official

MEXICO CITY, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico on Tuesday passed 40,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus pandemic as the country, which has the fourth-highest COVID-19 death toll in the world, struggles to contain the disease. A daily technical report recorded a total of 40,400 deaths from the virus, after adding…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developmentsin the coronavirus crisis: . EU SEALS GIANT RESCUE DEAL: European Union leaders agree on a 750-billion-euro ($858-billion) rescue plan for the bloc’s economies, battered into recession by the coronavirus pandemic. The deal emerged from a marathon four-day and…

Peru’s COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 13,000

LIMA, July 19 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peru’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 13,187, after 189 more patients died of the disease in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. Also in the 24-hour period, tests detected 4,090 new cases of infection. The healthcare system has, to date, processed some…

BRICS Bank Lends One Billion USD Loan To Brazil To Mitigate COVID-19 Impact

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The New Development Bank (NDB) will lend Brazil one billion U.S. dollars, to neutralise the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing total loans to Brazil to four billion dollars, the institution said on Monday. The funds will be given to the…

Japan’s Death Toll From COVID-19 Tops 1,000, Tokyo Steps Up Nightspot Antiviral Measures

TOKYO, July 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japan confirmed 419 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, with 168 new cases reported in Tokyo, and the nation’s death toll from the virus crossed 1,000, including cases related to a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama in Feb. Japan’s cumulative number of COVID-19 cases now stands…

Egyptian, U.S. Presidents Discuss Latest Developments In War-Torn Libya

CAIRO, July 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, discussed during a phone conversation on Monday, recent developments in war-torn Libya. During the phone call, Sisi stressed Egypt’s strategic stance towards the Libyan issue, which aims at “preserving the country’s national institutions and preventing…
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