11 Killed In SE Brazil Bus, Truck Collision

RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – At least 11 people were killed and another 17 injured, when a bus collided head on with a truck in southeast Brazil’s Minas Gerais state on Sunday. According to the Federal Highway Police, the accident took place around dawn, along a highway…

Attempted Prison Break In Colombia Leaves 23 Inmates Dead

BOGOTA, Mar 23 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – An attempted prison break in Colombia’s capital, Bogota, left 23 inmates dead and 83 others injured, of whom 32 are hospitalised, Justice Minister, Margarita Cabello, said. “Today is a very painful day for the country. I have to report that, last night, there was…

Over 300 Arrested For Violating Curfew In Sri Lanka, Iran Saw 1,685 Deaths

BEIJING, Mar 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The world is now in battle against the common threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disease caused by a previously unknown coronavirus that has spread to over 180 countries and regions around the world. The following are the latest updates on the contagious illness. COLOMBO…

Four Soldiers, 24 Militants Killed In N. Afghan Clashes

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Mar 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four Afghan soldiers and 24 militants were killed and 27 people wounded, in predawn Taliban attacks in northern Kunduz province on Sunday (today), the provincial government spokesman said. “The clashes broke out after militants stormed security checkpoints in surrounding areas of Imam Sahib, Arch…

Commentary: U.S. Government Sets Bad Example In Global Anti-Virus Fight

BEIJING, Mar 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – By shifting blame, bashing and smearing China, the U.S. government is setting a bad example, in the global fight against COVID-19, in an increasingly dangerous way. It seems that the U.S. government is less concerned with focusing on domestic epidemic prevention and control, and more…

Air Canada Laying Off More Than 5,100 Attendants Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

OTTAWA, Mar 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Air Canada is laying off more than 5,000 flight attendants, as the country’s largest airline cuts routes and parks planes, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wesley Lesosky, who heads the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, said that, the Canadian carrier…

Brazil Steps Up Measures As COVID-19 Cases Up 45 Percent In One Day

RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 21 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil increased by 45 percent in one day, reaching 904 including 11 deaths, the Health Ministry announced. Sao Paulo state becomes the most infected state in Brazil, with 396 confirmed cases, including two deaths. Rio…

Hezbollah Denies Being Involved In Deal To Release Israeli Agent From Lebanon’s Prison

BEIRUT, Mar 21 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said, the resistance has nothing to do with the decision issued by the military court in Lebanon, to acquit Amer Fakhoury, former head of an Israeli-linked prison. Nasrallah made the remarks in a broadcast on al-Manar local TV channel. Lebanon’s…

Iran’s President Calls For Removal Of U.S. Sanctions Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

TEHRAN, Mar 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, urged the American people, to press the U.S. government, to lift sanctions against Iran, as the country is fighting against COVID-19, according to Iran’s presidential website. “U.S. sanctions targeted major sectors of Iran’s financial and economic system, which has inflicted hundreds…

Actor Daniel Dae Kim tests positive for COVID-19

WASHINGTON, March 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Actor Daniel Dae Kim and Monaco’s Prince Albert II have become the latest public figures to disclose they were diagnosed with coronavirus, joining a list that also includes Tom Hanks and Idris Elba, reported American news agency United Press International (UPI). Kim, 51, said in a…
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