WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US notched more than 53,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Thursday, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed, a new one-day record as infections surge around the country. The Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed 53,069 more cases as of 8:30 pm (0030 Friday GMT),…

US firms create record 4.8 million jobs in June WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US economy created jobs at a record pace in June as firms took on more staff after the coronavirus downturn. Payrolls surged 4.8 million, the most since the Labor Department began keeping records in 1939,…

HAVANA, July 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba partially reopened its borders to international tourists in keeping with measures adopted by the government as part of the country’s post-pandemic recovery plan. On March 31, the Caribbean nation announced the suspension of international flights and asked international boats to withdraw from its territorial…

Boston officials have voted to remove ‘The Emancipation Group’ statue depicting Abraham Lincoln and an enslaved Black man from a city square WASHINGTON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s administration has put special law enforcement teams in place to protect monuments it believes could be vandalised by protesters over…

Demonstrators wearing face masks protest in front of a military battalion, against the reported rape of an Embera Chami indigenous girl by soldiers BOGOTA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 118 members of the Colombian army have been investigated since 2016 for alleged involvement in sexual abuse against minors, the…

MONTEVIDEO, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Talvi, who shot to international prominence when he oversaw the repatriation of foreign passengers from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship, has announced his resignation on Wednesday. Talvi’s move had been expected after he announced his intention last month to devote more time…

A part of the Amazon rainforest burns near a highway in Brazil’s Para state last September BRASILIA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  Amazon forest fires in Brazil increased by 19.5 per cent in June compared to the same month last year, making it the worst June in 13 years, authorities said.…

NEW YORK, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York City lawmakers have approved a disputed budget that purports to slash $1 billion from the NYPD’s annual budget as calls by anti-racism protesters to defund law enforcement sweep the United States. “Defund the police” has become a rallying cry of the Black…