Iran Threatens To React “Severely” If Arms Embargo Extended

TEHRAN, May 3 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian government, on Saturday, threatened that, in case the arms embargo against Iran is extended, it will trigger a “harsh” response from the country. Ali Rabiee, spokesman for Iranian administration, decried U.S. push for extending the UN Security Council’s arms embargo against Iran, saying,…

“No Scientific Backing” For Claims COVID-19 Could Have Escaped From Wuhan Lab: Scientists

WASHINGTON, May 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – There is “no scientific backing” for the two claims, floated recently by some U.S. politicians and media outlets that, COVID-19 could be human-made and have escaped from a laboratory, scientists said. “The origin of the novel coronavirus is a legitimate area of scientific inquiry, in…

COVID-19 Deaths In U.S. Top 65,000

NEW YORK, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 65,000 on Saturday morning, reaching 65,244, as of 12:00 a.m. (1600 GMT), according to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE), at Johns Hopkins University. A total of 1,106,373 cases have been reported…

Chile police arrest dozens at Santiago May Day protest

Riot police arrest demonstrators in Santiago SANTIAGO, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean police on Friday arrested dozens of people, including press photographers, when they broke up a May Day demonstration in the capital Santiago. Demonstrators had gathered in the city’s Plaza Italia in defiance of a government prohibition on public…

Covid-19: Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro opens 2nd field hospital for patients

A new field hospital at the Riocentro convention center  RIO DE JANEIRO, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro opened on Friday its second field hospital to serve patients infected with COVID-19, as the pandemic has put a strain on the city’s public hospital network. It…

Covid-19: Ecuadorian president urges workers, employers to come to agreements to avoid layoffs amid pandemic

QUITO, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno asked employers and employees to come to agreements to avoid layoffs in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strongly impacted the economy. “These are difficult times for Ecuador and the world. That is why it is important, especially now,…

Covid-19: IMF renews $10.8 bn credit line for Colombia as recession looms

WASHINGTON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF renewed a nearly $11 billion credit line for Colombia as a backstop amid the growing economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Colombia has had a Flexible Credit Line (FCL) since May 2009, and the IMF board has renewed it every two years, providing…

Canada says five missing in navy chopper crash in Mediterranean Sea believed dead

OTTAWA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The five missing crew members of a Canadian navy helicopter that crashed during a NATO operation this week into the Mediterranean Sea are presumed dead, officials said. The search and rescue mission undertaken on Wednesday has now officially been transformed into a recovery effort, the…

U.S. Claims On Venezuela’s Trade Ties With Iran “Baseless”: Iranian Spokesman

TEHRAN, May 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry, dismissed U.S. allegation against trade ties between Tehran and Caracas as “baseless.” Such claims aim at creating obstacles in the way of the South American country’s plans, to restore its oil sector amid U.S. sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, was…

Covid-19: US death toll climbs by 1,883 in 24 hours as Pres Trump continues point finger at China’s lab

WASHINGTON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus death toll in the United States climbed by 1,883 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Friday, bringing the total number of fatalities to nearly 65,000. The Baltimore-based university had recorded more than 1.1 million cases in the…
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