Venezuela parliamentary elections set for Dec 6

CARACAS, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s National Electoral Council on Wednesday called parliamentary elections for Dec 6, with the opposition already vowing to boycott. The National Assembly parliament is the only government branch controlled by the opposition. But it has been left powerless since 2017 when the Supreme Court, which…

Covid-19: Brazil surpasses 60,000 deaths – official

BRASILIA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil topped 60,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus after recording more than 1,000 fatalities over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. The South American country has suffered the largest number of daily deaths globally for the last week, and is the second worst…

Gun attack leaves 24 dead in central Mexico

GUANAJUATO (Mexico), July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen attacked a drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico killing at least 24 people and leaving seven wounded on Wednesday, local authorities said. According to preliminary information, the attackers “entered the scene, forced (the victims) on to the ground and shot them,” said Pedro…

US F-16 crashes in South Carolina, killing pilot

WASHINGTON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft crashed during a training mission in South Carolina, killing the pilot, the Pentagon said. The plane went down about 11:30 pm Tuesday (0330 GMT Wednesday) at Shaw Air Force Base, about 160 kilometers north of Charleston, the base…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump says he’d have ‘no problem’ using mask in ‘tight’ quarters

WASHINGTON, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump, who has yet to be seen in public wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, said he would have “no problem” doing so, while reiterating his belief that the contagion will just “disappear.” “If I were in a tight situation…

US unrest: Oklahoma woman shot while trying to remove Nazi flag

Alexander Feaster is suspected of shooting the woman as she ran away OKLAHOMA CITY, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US woman has been shot while trying to remove a Nazi flag from someone’s front yard in the state of Oklahoma. Garfield County Sheriff’s office said the woman had been at…

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…
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