Chinese Envoy Calls For Multi-lateralism On Anniversary Of End Of WWII In Europe

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy called for multi-lateralism on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. “Multi-lateralism is a collective choice made by humanity, at the cost of a world war. Thanks to multi-lateralism, mankind has enjoyed 75 years of peace…

Covid-19: Peru’s agriculture minister tests positive

LIMA, May 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peruvian Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Jorge Montenegro has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the ministry reported. “Yesterday, May 6, 2020, the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Jorge Montenegro, received a positive result for the test that was carried out for COVID-19,”…

US pulling Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is pulling out four of its powerful Patriot missile systems from Saudi Arabia, after determining the threat from Iran that sparked an arms buildup in the region last year had waned, a Defense Department official said. Two of the anti-missile batteries deployed following…

US Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran war powers

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan measure that would have limited his power to attack Iran. Lawmakers voted 49-44 to support the resolution that passed Congress earlier this year, short of the two-thirds majority necessary to override the…

Brazil to deploy army to fight Amazon deforestation, wildfires

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro authorized the army to fight Amazon wildfires and deforestation, amid warnings the world’s biggest rainforest is disappearing even faster than during record devastation last year. The far-right leader has faced criticism on the world stage for record-breaking wildfires in…

Covid-19: Thousands of migrants stranded worldwide by pandemic – UN

GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Many thousands of migrants have been left stranded by the coronavirus pandemic, unable to move due to lockdowns and border closures around the globe, the United Nations said. The UN’s International Organization for Migration said in southeast Asia,east Africa and Latin America, many were attempting…

Covid-19: US April employment to see largest collapse in history

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With shops and factories closed nationwide due to COVID-19, nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade have been wiped out in a single month. That shocking job losses figure, along with a historic surge in the unemployment rate,…

China, US commit to implement trade deal despite virus row: official

BEIJING, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese and US trade representatives agreed to “create favourable conditions” for the phase one trade deal signed in January, Beijing officials said, despite recent tensions over the coronavirus pandemic. China’s Vice Premier Liu He, who had led Beijing’s negotiations, held a call on Friday morning…

North Korea lashes South for holding military drills as Kim praises China’s Xi

PYONGYANG, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea condemned the South for holding military drills, saying the situation was returning to before the diplomatic rapprochement of 2018, as leader Kim Jong Un — whose health was the subject of intense speculation in recent weeks — reached out to traditional ally Beijing.…

Covid-19: US deaths rise by 2,448 in 24 hours while Asia’s death toll passes 10,000

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 2,448 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 75,543, according to the latest real-time tally reported by Johns Hopkins University. The country — hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities — has…
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