LONDON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – International scholars said, aggressive statements and actions by the U.S. towards China, poses a threat to world peace, and a potential new cold war on China is against the interests of humanity. The comments came during a virtual meeting on international campaign against a new…
Covid-19: WHO reports record daily increase in global cases, up over 284,000
A health worker collects a swab sample from a child in Kolkata, India GENEVA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 284,196 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States, Brazil, India and…
Singaporean pleads guilty in US to working for Chinese intelligence
Yeo Jun Wei, also called Dickson Yeo, pled guilty in federal court in Washington DC to one count of acting within the United States as an illegal foreign agent WASHINGTON, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Singaporean pleaded guilty Friday to using his political consultancy in the United States as a front…
Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims, backing US
SYDNEY, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row. In a statement filed on Thursday, Australia said there was “no legal basis” to…
Covid-19: South Korea reports 113 more cases, 14,092 in total
SEOUL, July 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Korea reported 113 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,092. The daily caseload jumped above 100 in 115 days since April 1 due to a surge in imported cases…
‘Brazil’s most famous cobra’ sparks trafficking probe, draws fans
BRASILIA, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cobra that bit a veterinary student in Brazil, putting him in a coma, has turned into a celebrity by sparking an investigation into an alleged exotic animal trafficking ring. The monocled cobra, which is native to Asia, bit 22-year-old Pedro Krambeck Lehmkuhl on July…
Vietnam records new COVID-19 case, 1st in community in 100 days
HANOI, July 25 (NNN-VNA) — Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 case in the community on Saturday after going through nearly 100 days without any local cases. The latest case, which brought the total in the country to 416 as of Saturday morning, is a 57-year-old man from central Da Nang…
US-China ties fray as Beijing’s Houston and Washington’s Chengdu consulates, are closed
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US-China relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff as Beijing ordered a US consulate to shut in retaliation for the closure of its Houston mission — accused of being a hub for espionage and intellectual property theft. Chinese officials were seen loading large sacks of…
Covid-19: India sees record 49,000 new cases, drug shortages in places
A health worker uses his mobile phone to record details of residents during a check-up campaign for COVID-19 in Mumbai MUMBAI, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases even as…
Covid-19: Latest global developments
PARIS, July 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: . US REPUBLICAN CONVENTION OFF: US President Donald Trump announces he is scrapping next month’s Republican convention in Florida which was expected to nominate him as the party’s candidate against Democrat Joe Biden for…
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