Covid-19: US VP Pence not in quarantine – spokesman

WASHINGTON, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Vice President Mike Pence is not in quarantine and has tested negative to COVID-19, his spokesman said, after a close aide was confirmed to have been infected. Pence would go to work at the White House on Monday, spokesman Devin O’Malley said in a…

Covid-19: Cuomo demands twice weekly care home covid-19 tests

 NEW YOK, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Workers at care homes in New York state must be tested for coronavirus twice a week under new rules laid out by governor Andrew Cuomo. Care facilities that fail to meet requirements intended to stem infections will lose their operating licenses, he said. The mandate come…

Covid-19: Countries set to lift lockdown measures as world’s cases surpass 4 million

PARIS, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of Coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about a second wave of infections. Governments around the world are trying to stop the spread of the disease while scrambling for ways to relieve…

Hospitals treating COVID-19 in Mexican capital quickly filling up

MEXICO CITY, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus patients were being turned away from hospitals in the Mexican capital as both public and private medical facilities quickly fill up and the number of new infections continues to rise. Of the 64 public hospitals in the capital’s sprawling metro area designated to…

Rare syndrome tied to COVID-19 kills three children in New York, Cuomo says

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo NEW YORK, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said. Both Cuomo and his counterpart in the neighbouring state of New Jersey also spoke on Saturday…

Argentina misses deadline on international debt agreement

BUENOS AIRES, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina missed a Friday deadline to reach an agreement with international creditors to restructure its massive debt, but negotiations will continue, its minister for the economy said. The two sides have been deadlocked over Argentina’s $65 billion debt, with the three main bondholder groups…

Covid-19 has unleashed “tsunami of hate and xenophobia” across the world – UN chief

UN SECRETARY GENERAL ANTÓNIO GUTERRES UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The coronavirus pandemic has brought on a “tsunami of hate and xenophobia” internationally, according to the United Nations secretary general. Antonio Guterres said anti-foreigner sentiment has been on the rise as Covid-19 has spread around the globe. “We must act now…

Covid-19: Death toll passes 275,000 worldwide

PARIS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 275,000 people worldwide since it began in China late last year, with more than 85 percent of fatalities in Europe and the United States. In total, 275,018 deaths have been reported from 3,955,631 confirmed cases. Europe is the…

Iraqi PM: Iraq Will Not Become Ground For “Settling Accounts” By U.S., Iran

BAGHDAD, May 10 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, ruled out Iraq as the ground for “settling accounts” by the U.S. and its rival, Iran. Al-Kadhimi made the remarks, after separately receiving the U.S. and Iranian ambassadors to Iraq, during which he expressed his country’s keenness to cooperate with…

Covid-19: IMF more negative on global economic projections

ROME, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that previous estimates for the world economy to contract by three percent this year were too optimistic. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, during a video-linked conference in Florence, said that worsening indicators in some countries could…
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