Major fire breaks out on US Navy ship in California

LOS ANGELES, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosion on a United States Navy ship moored at a base in California set off a major fire on Sunday injuring 21 people, officials and local media said. The USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault vessel, was in port in San Diego for…

Covid-19: US records another 60,000 new cases in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, July 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday recorded 59,747 new cases over the last 24-hour period, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The number of cases in the US has rocketed in recent weeks, hitting a record…

Russian jets intercept US spy plane over Sea of Japan

MOSCOW, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Russian fighter jets chased away an RC-135 reconnaissance plane belonging to the US Air Force over the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. Russian airspace control detected an air target over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan flying…

US shooting: Two officers investigating domestic disturbance killed, suspect commit suicide

Police officers console one another as they gather outside the McAllen Medical Center HOUSTON, July 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two police officers were killed in the city of McAllen in southern Texas while responding to a domestic disturbance call and the suspect shot himself dead, local authorities said. The officers were…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Sumatra

HONGKONG, July 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0, jolted northern Sumatra, Indonesia, at 00:58:46 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.1447 degrees north latitude, and 94.201 degrees east longitude.– NNN-XINHUA

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…
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