Covid-19: Brazilian House approves emergency income for citizens in need
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to provide a minimum…
Covid-19: World powers vow united front as death toll mounts
RIYADH, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World leaders promised US$5 trillion to stave off global economic collapse from the coronavirus pandemic that…
Xi tells Trump China and US must ‘unite to fight virus’
BEIJING, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and the United States should “unite to fight” the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has…
Venezuela blasts US Maduro indictment as ‘coup’
CARACAS/WASHINGTON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s foreign minister accused Washington of a coup attempt Thursday after the US Justice Department…
Update: Pres Trump proposes dividing US by risk levels as it tops world in coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump, keen for an early lifting of economically costly social distancing measures against…
Covid-19: US offers US$58 billion aid to airlines as governments seek to avert bankruptcies
Governments stepped up efforts to help airlines hammered by a virus-induced travel slump WASHINGTON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Governments stepped…
Covid-19: US surpasses China with most coronavirus cases worldwide
US now has over 80,000 positive covid-19 patients WASHINGTON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US now has more confirmed cases…
Covid-19 pushes 3.3 mn to claim US jobless benefits
WASHINGTON, March 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The economic shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic sparked an explosion of Americans filing for…
Covid-19: Brazilian state governors call for minimum income amid pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazilian state governors called on the federal government to adopt minimum income for…
COVID-19: Pentagon orders halt to all overseas movement for US forces for up to 60 days
U.S. soldiers at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq WASHINGTON, March 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Defence Secretary Mark Esper has…