Covid-19: Fears of second wave prompt flu push at US pharmacies, drugmakers

Drugmakers are ramping up to meet the demand WASHINGTON, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) –US pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus infections.CVS Health…

Three U.S. Soldiers Wounded In Ambush Attack In Eastern Syria

DAMASCUS, May 27 (NNN-SANA) – Three U.S. soldiers were wounded on Tuesday, when their convoy was attacked by unknown militants, in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour. The targeted U.S. convoy was accompanied by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), five of whom were also wounded in the attack, that…

US accuses Russia of sending jets to help its ‘mercenaries’ in Libya

National Accord troops in Tripoli paraded a captured Russian Pantsir air defence system WASHINGTON, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries there. There was no immediate response from the Russian Defence Ministry to the US Africa command…

Covid-19: Two ministers test positive in Chile

Police member check two passers-by at Plaza de Armas square, in Santiago SANTIAGO, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile registered a new high for Coronavirus cases on Monday, with nearly 5,000 infections in 24 hours, including two ministers in President Sebastian Pinera’s government. Health authorities announced 4,895 new infections in the South American…

Brazil police raid Rio governor’s residences amid COVID-19 probe

Rio de Janeiro’s Governor Wilson Witzel RIO DE JANEIRO, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian federal police on Tuesday raided the residences of Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel as part of a COVID-19 corruption probe, targeting one of President Jair Bolsonaro’s political foes as the pandemic sweeps the nation. A…

Iran’s Parliamentary Body Condemns Israel’s Land Theft Policies

TEHRAN, May 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Permanent Secretariat of the International Conference on Supporting Palestinian Intifada (Uprising), at the Iranian Parliament, strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s plan to annex major parts of the occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank. The Zionists are wrong to think that they can annex…

Netanyahu To Push Ahead With Annexation Of Occupied West Bank In July

JERUSALEM, May 27 (NNN-MENA) – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said, he intends to push ahead with plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, in a move that could end the possibility of a two-state solution. Netanyahu said, Israel had a “historic opportunity” to redraw the Middle East…

Pentagon Contractor’s Report On COVID-19 Origins Is “Bogus”, U.S. Media Says

WASHINGTON, May 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – A U.S. military contractor’s report that the novel coronavirus was released from the Wuhan Institute of Virology is “filled with information that’s just plain wrong,” said The Daily Beast, in a recent report. “There’s a critical flaw in the report,” an article published by the…

Nine Killed, 27 Wounded In Chicago Memorial Day Weekend Shootings

CHICAGO, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nine people have been shot and killed in Chicago, over the Memorial Day weekend, the deadliest one since 2015, Chicago Tribune reported, Monday. The dead are among at least 36 people shot from Friday afternoon to Monday morning, according to the newspaper. With a day…

Trump Marks Memorial Day With Visits To National Cemetery, Monument

WASHINGTON, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Monday, visited a national military cemetery and a historic fort, to mark Memorial Day, as the country’s COVID-19 death toll approaches 100,000. “Tens of thousands of service members and national guardsmen are on the front lines of our war against…
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