Bolivian Senate President Tests Positive For COVID-19

LA PAZ, July 12 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – President of the Bolivian Senate, Monica Eva Copa, said that, she was infected with COVID-19. “I am informing Bolivia that my COVID-19 tests turned out to be positive. I am following the epidemiological protocols and will remain in isolation for the necessary time.…

COVID-19 Cases In Chile Climb To 312,029, With 6,881 Deaths

SANTIAGO, July 12 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile reported the number of COVID-19 cases in the country rose to 312,029, with 6,881 deaths. According to the Ministry of Health, 2,755 new cases and 100 more deaths from the virus were registered in the past 24 hours. The ministry also reported that…

Taliban Kill 23 Afghan Civilians In Past Seven Days: Gov’t

KABUL, July 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Taliban militants killed at least 23 civilians and wounded 45 others in Afghanistan, within the past seven days, office of the country’s National Security Council said on Saturday. The casualties were inflicted to civilians from July 4 to July 10, in 16 of the country’s…

Covid-19: Panama hospitals on verge of collapse as cases surge

PANAMA CITY, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hospitals in Panama are on the brink of collapse as coronavirus cases spike in the Central American country worst hit by the pandemic, where doctors are already exhausted. With a population of four million, Panama has gone from 200 cases a day to 1,100…

Covid-19: Brazil surpasses 70,000 deaths

BRASILIA, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil surpassed 70,000 coronavirus deaths on Friday, the health ministry said, though the number of daily fatalities appears to be stabilizing. The ministry said there had been 45,000 new infections and 1,200 deaths over the last 24 hours, taking the totals to 1.8 million cases…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro names evangelical pastor as education minister

BRASÍLIA, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday named an evangelical pastor as his fourth education minister in 18 months. Milton Ribeiro, 62, replaces Carlos Alberto Decotelli, who resigned on July 1 after admitting to having lied on his CV. Bolsonaro announced the new appointment on his…

Covid-19: California to release 8,000 prisoners to slow pandemic

Two women hold up a banner urging Gavin Newsom to free prisoners LOS ANGELES, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California will release up to 8,000 inmates early from state prisons to slow the spread of COVID-19 inside facilities, state authorities said. Several California prisons have suffered large coronavirus outbreaks and the…

Mexican president thanks Trump for not mentioning border wall at summit

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and U.S. President Donald Trump MEXICO CITY, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed gratitude to Donald Trump for avoiding in public the thorny subject of the US president’s promised border wall during a summit in Washington earlier this week. Lopez…

Covid-19: Bolivia leader ‘asymptomatic’ after testing positive – Doctor

LA PAZ, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s interim leader Jeanine Anez is self-isolating but is “asymtomatic” after testing positive for the coronavirus, her personal doctor said. The 53-year-old, a candidate the Sept 6 presidential elections, is isolating in the official residence in La Paz, Andrei Miranda told Bolivia’s Cadena A…

Covid-19: US welcomes WHO inquiry into coronavirus origins in China as Pres Trump continue attack on the Asian country

GENEVA/MIAMI, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States welcomes the World Health Organization’s W(HO) probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said. “We welcome the WHO’s investigation. We view the scientific investigation as a necessary step to having a…
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