Covid-19: 20 journalists killed by coronavirus in Peru

LIMA, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 20 journalists have died from thecoronavirus outbreak in Peru, most of them infected while reporting on thepandemic, often with little protection, the country’s journalists’ unionreported. Peru is Latin America’s second worst-hit country after Brazil with more than 170,000 cases and 4,600 deaths. “As…

US Pres Trump can’t change G7 format: EU

BRUSSELS, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s chief diplomat warned President Donald Trump he did not have the power to change the formatof G7 summit, after the US leader said he wanted to invite several othercountries, including Russia. Russia was expelled from the club of the world’s leading industrial nationsin…

Tropical Storm Amanda death toll rises to 26 in Central America

SAN SALVADOR, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from Tropical Storm Amanda in Central America rose to 26 even as a new storm was forming in the Gulf of Mexico. El Salvador and neighboring Guatemala and Honduras were lashed by torrential rains and high winds after Amanda swept in…

US unrest: ‘I’m best for black community since Lincoln’, says Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pres Donald Trump has said again that he has done more for the US black community than any president with “the possible exception of another Republican President, the late, great, Abraham Lincoln”. Trump took a swipe at Joe Biden, the Democrat presidential hopeful for the…

US unrest: More large protests in US over George Floyd death, but violence falls

One of the biggest protests joined by Floyd’s relatives took place in his hometown of Houston, Texas WASHINGTON, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated, mainly peacefully, across the United States for an eighth night following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody. One…

US unrest: Pope urges reconciliation, condemns racism and street violence

Pope Francis VATICAN CITY, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis called for national reconciliation in the United States, saying that while racism is intolerable, the street violence that has broken out is “self-destructive and self-defeating”. Francis broke his silence on the tensions in the United States, which has seen eight…

US unrest: ‘No justice, no peace’ – Tens of thousands in London protest death of Floyd

Demonstrators have come out in cities around the world in solidarity with Floyd LONDON, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Tens of thousands of people chanting “no justice, no peace, no racist police” marched through central London on Wednesday to protest against racism after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Floyd, an unarmed…

US unrest: Gambia demands probe after US police shoot dead diplomat’s son

Protests over police brutality against black people have rocked the US BANJUL/ATLANTA, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Gambia has demanded a “credible” investigation after the son of a diplomat was shot dead by US police. Thirty-nine-year-old Momodou Lamin Sisay was shot after a car chase in Georgia on Friday morning,…

Strong earthquake hits Chile

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A strong earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale hit Chile about 3.35 this afternoon. According to a statement from the Malaysian Meteorological Department of Malaysia, the epicentre of the quake was at 23.2955 degrees south latitude and 68.4217 degrees west longitude and about 226 km east of…

Iran Urges Europe To Stand Against U.S. Sanctions

TEHRAN, June 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, on Tuesday, urged the European Union to stand against U.S. “illegal” sanctions against the Islamic republic, Press TV reported. Washington violated international regulations by increasing sanctions against Iran, he said. “Under the ongoing circumstances, the European Union, particularly Finland, should carry…
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