Mexico: Gun battle over El Chapo legacy leaves 16 dead

CULIACAN (Mexico), June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fight for control of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s legacy spilled into the open on Thursday after a gun battle between rival Mexican gangs left 16 dead, authorities said. The 16 men, heavily armed and wearing bullet-proof vests, died in a six-hour…

Covid-19: Mexico tops 25,000 deaths and 200,000 cases

MEXICO CITY, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico has surpassed 25,000 COVID-19 deaths and 200,000 cases, the government said. Jose Luis Alomia, head of epidemiology at the health secretariat, said the country of 127 million had reached 25,060 deaths and 202,951 cases since reporting its first infection almost four months ago.…

Covid-19: US cases ‘may have topped 20 million’, says health officials

Texans queue for tests in their cars – more than 10% of tests came back positive over the past week  WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least 20 million people in the US may already have been infected with Covid-19, according to the latest estimate by health officials. The Centers for Disease…

Covid-19: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut imposes quarantine on people travelling from hot spot states

NEW YORK, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three US states — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — have asked people travelling from states where Covid-19 cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. New Jersey’s Phil Murphy said people in the three states had been “through hell and…

Covid-19: US Treasury ‘mistakenly’ sent $1.4bn of pandemic aid to dead people

The US Treasury department did not check death records before mailing out stimulus cheques WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury mistakenly sent more than $1.4bn of its pandemic rescue funds to dead people, government inspectors have found. The finding was one of several “challenges” uncovered in the official…

Somalia army ‘incapable’ of ousting al-Shabaab – US State Department

al-Shabaab troops WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES)– Somalia’s national army is “incapable” of driving out militant group al-Shabaab from its strongholds, the US State Department said.The country is still “heavily dependent” on foreign support in almost all major security functions throughout the country, the State Department said in its Country Reports…

US to press for action in EU talks on China

WASHINGTON, June 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State MikePompeo said he would open a dialogue with the European Unionon China and voiced hope it would lead to tougher action. Pompeo said he had accepted a proposal for a dedicated channel onChina policy with the 27-nation bloc as recommended by…

Update: Mexico earthquake death toll rises to 10

The earthquake sent people fleeing their homes and workplaces MEXICO CITY, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southern Mexico has risen to ten, the federal government said. The 7.4-magnitude quake, which was followed by more than 1,500 aftershocks, was felt in Mexico City,…

Covid-19: Brazil starts testing Oxford coronavirus vaccine

SAO PAULO, June 25 (BBB-AGENCIES) — Researchers in Brazil began administering an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University to volunteers, the Federal University of Sao Paulo said. The vaccine, developed together with pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca, is one of the most promising of the dozens that researchers worldwide are racing…

US unrest: Pres Trump warns against attacking monuments as National Guard troops mobilized

WASHINGTON, June 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump warned protestors against attacking statues of prominent figures as the Pentagon mobilized 400 National Guard troops to protect monuments in the US capital. “Now they are looking at Jesus Christ, they are looking at George Washington, they are looking at Abraham Lincoln,…
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