Covid-19: Coronavirus researcher shot dead in US murder-suicide

Bing Liu was an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine PITTSBURGH (Pennsylvania, US), May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An ethnic Chinese scientist working on the novel coronavirus in the United States has been shot dead in what police said was a murder-suicide over an “intimate partner”. Bing…

Covid-19: White House military aide tests positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A White House military aide reportedly part of a unit working closely alongside President Donald Trump — has tested positive for coronavirus, but Trump has not been infected, a spokesman said.“We were recently notified by the White House Medical Unit that a member of the…

Venezuela to present its case to international bodies, says Maduro

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Venezuela will present to the United Nations Security Council the case of the attempt by certain groups to carry out a plot against the South American country, and will also present the evidence before the International Criminal Court (ICC), said President Nicolás Maduro. At an international press conference in…

Pres Maduro says captured Americans to be tried in Venezuela

The two captured Americans CARACAS, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela will try two Americans allegedly captured during a failed raid by mercenaries, President Nicolas Maduro said as the US vowed to “use every tool available” to bring them home. Venezuela announced on Monday that it had arrested the pair on…

Covid-19: Brazil hits new daily record for cases, deaths

A woman wearing a protective face mask prays outside a church BRASILIA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil, one of the world’s emerging coronavirus hot spots, registered a record number of cases and deaths on Wednesday, prompting the health minister to flag the possibility of strict lockdowns in particularly hard-hit areas.…

Covid-19: Cuba receives donation from Chinese Communist Party

 Cubans living in South Africa welcome Cuban doctors who arrived to help combat the spread of coronavirus HAVANA, May 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba received a donation of medical supplies from the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee amid the Caribbean nation’s efforts to fight the COVID-19…

US Sec of State Pompeo, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov discuss arms control over phone

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a phone conversation on Wednesday, discussing issues of arms control and COVID-19, the US State Department said in a…

Covid-19: UN makes new appeal to fund virus response

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations has appealed for a further $4.7bn in funding to “protect millions of lives and stem the spread of coronavirus in fragile countries”. It follows the $2bn requested when the UN launched its global humanitarian response plan in March, of which around…

Covid-19: Nearly 1 in 5 US children left hungry since virus crisis – study

WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly a fifth of young children in the United States are not getting enough to eat since the coronavirus pandemic erupted, according to research out Wednesday highlighting the broader health impact of the crisis. The Brookings Institution report said a survey found that 17.4 percent…

US military killed 132 civilians globally in 2019: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One hundred thirty-two civilians were killed last year in US global military operations, the army said, a number far lower than those published by NGOs. The Department of Defense “assesses that there were approximately 132 civilians killed and approximately 91 civilians injured during 2019 as…
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