Opposition candidate wins Dominican Republic presidential poll

SANTO DOMINGO, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Opposition candidate Luis Abinader swept to victory in the Dominican Republic’s presidential election, ending 16 years of unbroken rule by the Caribbean nation’s PLD party after voters braved a worsening coronavirus outbreak to cast their ballots. Abinader, the candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party…

US virus death toll passes 130,000: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States passed another grim coronavirus milestone Monday as the death toll from the virus climbed past 130,000, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The country also posted a worrying number of new daily infections, at 54,999 — a few thousand…

Fossil of giant 70m year-old fish found in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A giant 70 million year old fossil of a fish that lived amongst dinosaurs has been discovered in Argentine Patagonia, a team of researchers said. Argentine paleontologists “found the remains of a predator fish that was more than six meters long,” the researchers said…

Covid-19: Brazil’s Pres Bolsonaro takes virus test after showing symptoms

BRASILIA, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who has long minimized the risks posed by the coronavirus, said he had been tested after showing symptoms including a fever. Bolsonaro said that he underwent an X-ray of his lungs at a military hospital as a precaution, and that the…

Covid-19: Fauci says current state “really not good” as cases surge in US

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases WASHINGTON, July 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious-diseases expert, warned on Monday “the current state is really not good.” “We had been in a situation [where] we were averaging about 20,000 new cases a…

Covid-19: Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise recommendations

NEW YORK, July 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations. The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person…

DPRK Repeats Its Unwillingness For More Talks With U.S.

PYONGYANG, July 7 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is unwilling to talk face to face with the United States, and urged South Korea to stay away from meddling in Pyongyang’s affairs, a senior DPRK diplomat reaffirmed today. “Explicitly speaking once again, we have no intention to…

Israeli FM Says West Bank Annexation “Not On The Agenda”

JERUSALEM, July 7 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israeli Foreign Minister, Gabi Ashkenazi, said, the annexation of the occupied West Bank is currently not on the government’s agenda. “It is not on the agenda for today or tomorrow,” Ashkenazi told Kan Bet Radio, days after Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s target-date on July 1…

Mexican police arrest 3 over rehab centre attack that left 27 dead

MEXICO CITY, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican police have arrested three men over a bloody gun attack on a drug rehabilitation centre that left 27 people dead, the local prosecutor’s office said. Gunmen burst into the centre in the city of Irapuato in the central Guanajuato state last Wednesday, forcing victims “onto the…

Two planes collide over northwestern US lake, eight feared dead

Lake Coeur d’Alene BOISE (Idaho, US), July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight people are believed to be dead after two planes collided over Coeur d’Alene Lake in Idaho and then sank, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Ryan Higgins said. A call came in for two planes that had collided over the…
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