Covid-19: Top disease researcher Fauci warns of 100,000 US cases per day

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases WASHINGTON, July 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US disease researcher Dr Anthony Fauci has told the US Senate that he “would not be surprised” if new virus cases in the US reach 100,000 per day. “Clearly we are not…

US ends sensitive defense exports to Hong Kong: Sec of State Pompeo

WASHINGTON, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was ending the export of sensitive military items to Hong Kong, no longer treating the financial hub separately from China. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States was taking the measure due to China’s push forward with a…

US unrest: Judge sets George Floyd murder trial for next year

MINNEAPOLIS, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– A Minneapolis judge set the trial date for four ex-police officers charged in the murder of African American George Floyd for March 8, 2021, making clear he did not want the sensitive case to become a media circus with the presidential election looming. As the…

Pres Maduro gives EU ambassador 72 hours to leave Venezuela

CARACAS, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro gave the head of the European Union mission in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country after the bloc announced sanctions against 11 Venezuelan officials. “Who are they to try to impose themselves with threats?” said Maduro. “We…

Covid-19: After six months, worst ‘yet to come’ – WHO

GENEVA, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic is “not even close to being over”, the WHO warned, as the global death toll passed half a million and cases surged in Latin America and the United States. In another grim milestone, the number of infections recorded worldwide topped 10 million,…

UN Chief Condemns Terrorist Attack On Pakistan Stock Exchange In Karachi

UNITED NATIONS, June 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned Monday’s terrorist attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), in the southern port city of Karachi, his spokesman said. Guterres conveyed his deep condolences to the families of the victims and the people and government of Pakistan. He reiterated…

US shootings: 1-year-old killed in Chicago drive-by shooting; two died in California

CHICAGO, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A one-year-old boy was killed and his mother wounded in a Chicago drive-by shooting that has stunned authorities accustomed to rampant gun violence in America’s third-largest city. The 22-year-old mother was driving home on Saturday afternoon when the attacker pulled up next to her car…

US unrest: Four men charged for trying to pull down statue outside White House

WASHINGTON, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four men have been charged for attempting to remove a statue of former President Andrew Jackson from outside the White House as part of anti-racism protests in the United States. President Donald Trump, who is trying to position himself as a standard-bearer for “law and…

Covid-19: US death toll at 288 in 24-hours, infections remain high – Johns Hopkins tally

WASHINGTON, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States added 288 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed, with the infection rate remaining high as the country struggles to control a new surge of the disease. The world’s largest economy is the hardest-hit country by the pandemic,…

Covid-19: WHO announces new worldwide daily record

GENEVA, June 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced another daily record in the number of new confirmed coronavirus cases across the world – topping over 189,000 in a single 24-hour period. The tally Sunday from the UN health agency eclipses the previous record a week earlier…
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