Covid-19: The Colombian jail with 859 cases

The prison is located in Villavicencio, about 100km south-east of Bogotá BOGOTA, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The director of a prison in the Colombian city of Villavicencio says overcrowding is to blame for one of the country’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. More than 850 inmates and members of staff have been…

Covid-19: ‘Serious’ consequences if US reopens too fast, says top govt expert

Top US infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government’s top infectious disease expert warned Congress that ending lockdowns too quickly could bring severe consequences including new outbreaks of coronavirus just as the country tries to overcome the pandemic. Anthony Fauci told a Senate panel…

Venezuela: Two Guaido advisors resign accused by government of links to failed ‘invasion’

CARACAS, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two advisors to Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido resigned after being accused by the government of President Nicolas Maduro of links to a botched “invasion” by mercenaries. “The political strategist Juan Jose Rendon and deputy Sergio Vergara presented their resignations” to Guaido’s team, its press…

US official tells Iran to send plane for prisoner exchange

WASHINGTON, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Iran clashed Monday on the prospect of a prisoner swap, with a US official mockingly urging the adversary to send a plane to repatriate its citizens. An Iranian government spokesman said Sunday that Tehran had offered “some time ago” to exchange…

China exempts more US goods from tariffs as virus hits economy

BEIJING, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China on Tuesday released a list of 79 items from the United States that will be exempted from trade war tariffs, a day after the US ruled out renegotiating their earlier trade deal. The list of goods, posted online by the Customs Tariff Commission of…

Covid-19: New cases threaten world’s moves back to work

MOSCOW, May 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World powers including Russia andIndia pushed on with easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday,despite upsurges in infections in parts of the world and warnings of asecond wave epidemic. Chinese authorities, meanwhile, moved to test the entire 11-millionstrong population of the city of Wuhan, cradle of the…

Covid-19: From South Korea to Germany, fresh outbreaks as countries ease lockdowns

SEOUL, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Declining rates of coronavirus infections and falling daily COVID-19 death tolls have emboldened governments around the world to ease lockdown measures and reopen their economies. But in doing so, countries are also risking fresh outbreaks, with new cases emerging in South Korea, China, India, New Zealand and Germany in…

Iran Ready To Swap Prisoners With U.S. Without Preconditions

TEHRAN, May 11 (NNN-NNA) – Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, Iranian government spokesman, Ali Rabiei was quoted as saying, by Khabaronline news website on Sunday, adding, Washington has yet to respond to Iran’s call. “We are ready to exchange Iranian and American prisoners…

Covid-19: Latin America grapples with rising cases

A man helps another put on protective goggles and full safety gear in a training session in Guatemala MEXICO CITY, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Countries in Latin America continued to report increases in COVID-19 infections and deaths, indicating the epidemic has yet to hit its peak in the region. Brazil,…

Venezuela arrests 3 more suspects related to failed anti-government incursion

CARACAS, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela has arrested another three suspects allegedly involved in a failed armed incursion intended to topple President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month, a top military official said. The suspects were arrested in Tovar, a city in central Aragua state, in an operation to capture those…
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