Covid-19: US private payrolls dive by a record 20.2 million

US private employers laid off a record 20.236 million workers in April WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US private employers laid off a record 20.236 million workers in April as mandatory business closures in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak savaged the economy, setting up the overall labor market for…

5.3-Magnitude Quake Hits Luzon, Philippines: USGS

NEW YORK, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3, jolted Luzon of the Philippines, at 19:18:11 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 86.86 km, was initially determined to be at 14.0476 degrees north latitude, and 120.525 degrees east…

Palestine To Take Measures Against Israel, U.S. Over Annexation Plan: Abbas

RAMALLAH, May 9 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, warned, on Friday, that measures will be taken against Israel and the United States, if Israeli plan of annexing West Bank is implemented. Abbas’ warning was made in a meeting he chaired at his office, in the city of Ramallah, for…

Spotlight: U.S. Unemployment Surges To Depression-Era Level, Analysts Say It Will Only Get Worse

WASHINGTON, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – New data showed that U.S. employers cut a staggering 20.5 million jobs in Apr, erasing a decade of job gains since the global financial crisis and pushing the unemployment rate to a record 14.7 percent. While this marks the highest level of unemployment since the…

Chinese Envoy Calls For Multi-lateralism On Anniversary Of End Of WWII In Europe

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy called for multi-lateralism on the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. “Multi-lateralism is a collective choice made by humanity, at the cost of a world war. Thanks to multi-lateralism, mankind has enjoyed 75 years of peace…

Covid-19: Peru’s agriculture minister tests positive

LIMA, May 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peruvian Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Jorge Montenegro has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the ministry reported. “Yesterday, May 6, 2020, the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Jorge Montenegro, received a positive result for the test that was carried out for COVID-19,”…

US pulling Patriot missile batteries from Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US is pulling out four of its powerful Patriot missile systems from Saudi Arabia, after determining the threat from Iran that sparked an arms buildup in the region last year had waned, a Defense Department official said. Two of the anti-missile batteries deployed following…

US Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran war powers

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan measure that would have limited his power to attack Iran. Lawmakers voted 49-44 to support the resolution that passed Congress earlier this year, short of the two-thirds majority necessary to override the…

Brazil to deploy army to fight Amazon deforestation, wildfires

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro authorized the army to fight Amazon wildfires and deforestation, amid warnings the world’s biggest rainforest is disappearing even faster than during record devastation last year. The far-right leader has faced criticism on the world stage for record-breaking wildfires in…

Covid-19: Thousands of migrants stranded worldwide by pandemic – UN

GENEVA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Many thousands of migrants have been left stranded by the coronavirus pandemic, unable to move due to lockdowns and border closures around the globe, the United Nations said. The UN’s International Organization for Migration said in southeast Asia,east Africa and Latin America, many were attempting…
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