US records 1,225 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded 1,225 coronavirus deaths on Friday, bringing its total to 102,798 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The country has officially logged 1,745,606 overall cases of the virus, far more than any other nation,…

Covid-19: Brazil death toll hits 27,878, surpassing hard-hit Spain

BRASILIA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil on Friday reached 27,878 coronavirus deaths, official figures showed, surpassing the toll of hard-hit Spain and making it the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities. The epicenter of the South American coronavirus outbreak, Brazil saw 1,124 deaths in 24 hours, the Ministry of…

Covid-19: US ventilators ‘have not arrived in Nigeria’ – minister

Nigeria’s underfunded public health facilities are mostly used by the poor ABUJA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s information minister has said the country is yet to receive ventilators promised by US President Donald Trump in April. Lai Mohammed has denied Trump’s remarks made last week that he had sent 1,000…

Covid-19: Voodoo leaders in Haiti concoct secret remedy

A Voodoo ceremony in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Voodoo leaders in the Caribbean nation of Haiti announced they have taught their fellow priests (houngans) and priestesses (mambos) how to concoct a secret remedy to treat COVID-19. They also said they have set aside sacred initiation chambers in their…

US: Ex-officer charged with murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis

George Floyd, black man was killed by the police in the US MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota, US), May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Minneapolis police officer has been arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter following the death of an unarmed black man in custody.Derek Chauvin was shown in footage kneeling on…

Covid-19: Pres Trump says US ‘terminating’ relationship with WHO

WASHINGTON, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said Friday he was severing US ties with the World Health Organization, which he says failed to do enough to combat the initial spread of the novel coronavirus.Trump first suspended funding to the UN agency a month ago, accusing it of mismanaging…

Africa Union chief condemns Minneapolis ‘murder’ of African-American

Video of the incident in Minneapolis was posted on social media ADDIS ABABA, May 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, has condemned the killing of a unarmed black man in the US city of Minneapolis, calling it “murder”.George Floyd, 46, died in…

Chinese UN Envoy Urges U.S., Britain To Immediately Stop Interfering In Hong Kong Affairs

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zhang Jun, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, urged the United States and the United Kingdom (UK), to immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, immediately stop practices of hegemony and power politics, and mind their own business, rather than provoking tensions and…

Russia slams ‘dangerous’ US foreign policy moves

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. MOSCOW, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said the United States was acting in a dangerous and unpredictable way, after Washington withdrew from a key military treaty and moved to ramp up pressure on Iran. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the comments after Washington announced…

UN rights chief urges US to take “serious action” to stop police killings of African Americans

GENEVA, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the killing by US police of an unarmed, handcuffed Black man whose death was captured on video and led to violent protests in the state of Minneapolis. “This is the latest in a long line of killings…
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