Covid-19: Cuba confirms first 3 cases

HAVANA, March 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Cuban Ministry of Public Health confirmed here that three Italian tourists have tested positive for COVID-19, the first confirmed cases reported in the country. In a brief note released on Cuban state television, the ministry said that out of four Italian tourists transferred on…

Covid-19: Oil prices fall around 6% after US Pres Trump virus address

WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices plunged about six percent Thursday after US President Donald Trump announced a 30-day ban on all travel from Europe to the United States over the coronavirus pandemic. West Texas Intermediate slipped 6.2 percent to $31 a barrel while Brent crude was off 5.8…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump announces steps to combat coronavirus’ economic fallout

WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump announced measures meant to shore up the economy reeling from the coronavirus outbreak, while simultaneously downplaying the situation. He also announced a travel ban for Europe for 30 days, that he indicated would include halting trade. While he touted the strong…

Covid-19: UN Security Council cuts schedule over coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will scale back its schedule for March as a precaution against the new-coronavirus pandemic, China said on Wednesday. China, which holds the presidency of the Security Council during March and is also the epicenter of the virus, wants to ensure…

Covid-19: El Salvador bans foreigners entering country over coronavirus fears

SAN SALVADOR, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — El Salvador will ban entry to all foreigners for a period of 21 days in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Central American country’s president announced.President Nayib Bukele said on state television that immigration authorities would prohibit entry “of any…

US Congress votes to restrain Pres Trump on Iran

Both chambers of the US Congress on Wednesday gave final approval to a resolution to restrain President Donald Trump from attacking Iran. The vote comes after months of soaring tensions WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Congress on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bid to restrain President…

Covid-19: Pres Trump says US restricting all travel from Europe over coronavirus

WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US will restrict all travel from Europe with the exception of the UK starting later this week in an effort to curtail the spread of the new coronavirus, President Donald Trump announced.Addressing the nation from the Oval Office, Trump said the restrictions, which will…

Covid-19: US scales down military exercises in Africa due to Coronavirus

WASHINGTON, March 12 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — One of the US military’s largest exercises in Africa has been significantly scaled down due to the threat of the coronavirus. The massive, US-led African Lion exercises in Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal were supposed to involve 9,300 troops from eight nations. The troops would use…

FBI in Sudan to help probe assassination attempt

KHARTOUM, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrived in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to help with enquiries into a failed assassination attempt against the prime minister.Abdalla Hamdok’s convoy was attacked with explosives and gunfire on Monday.It is not yet clear who…

Two U.S., One British Nationals Killed In Rocket Attack On Military Base Near Iraqi Capital

BAGHDAD, Mar 12 (NNN-NINA) – Local media reported two U.S. soldiers and a British national were killed, and some 12 people wounded, in a rocket barrage, on a military base in the north of the capital, Baghdad. A U.S. official confirmed that two U.S. soldiers and a British were killed…
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