Ecuador Doubles COVID-19 Cases To 22,719 After Processing Backlogged Tests

QUITO, Apr 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The number of cases of COVID-19 in Ecuador has doubled to 22,719, after results from thousands of backlogged tests were obtained, Interior Minister, Maria Paula Romo said. Romo explained that, to date, 56,513 tests had been administered for COVID-19, of which 22,719 came back…

Prisoners Rebel In Prison In Buenos Aires Over COVID-19 Fears

BUENOS AIRES, Apr 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Prisoners in a federal prison in the Villa Devoto district of Argentina, set fire to mattresses and threw stones, chairs, and metal parts, from the roof of the detention centre, onto the police on the ground, images on TN television showed. A banner…

China Urges U.S. Not To Go Against Int’l Community

BEIJING, Apr 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – China, on Friday, urged the United States not to go against the international community. The United States believes that, itself being the largest funder of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the WHO should follow its command, which is a typical hegemonic mentality, Chinese Foreign Ministry…

Turkey Confirms 3,122 New COVID-19 Cases, 104,912 In Total

ANKARA, Apr 25 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Health Minister, Fahrettin Koca, confirmed 3,122 new COVID-19 cases, and 109 more deaths. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkey increased to 104,912, while the death toll surged to 2,600, Koca tweeted. Turkey conducted 38,351 tests, for the COVID-19, in the last…

COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 19,000 In UK After Another 684 Patients Die

LONDON, Apr 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Another 684 people died in hospitals, as of Thursday afternoon, bringing the total number of COVID-19-related deaths to 19,506, the Department of Health and Social Care said Friday. As of Friday morning, 143,464 people have tested positive for COVID-19, marking a daily increase of 5,386,…

Spotlight: U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Top 50,000, Debates Heating Up Over Reopening Economy

WASHINGTON, Apr 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – More than 50,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States, while debates are heightening over reopening the country’s economy, severely battered by the virus. A total of 870,468 cases have been reported with the death toll reaching 50,031 as of 11 a.m. Friday…

UAE Announces Rise In COVID-19 Recoveries To 1,546

ABU DHABI, Apr 23 (NNN-WAM) – The UAE announced that, an additional 103 patients had recovered from the COVID-19, after receiving the necessary medical care, raising the total number of recoveries to 1,546. During the regular media briefing held in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Farida Al Hosani, official spokesperson of the…

5.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Apr 23 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5, on Thursday (today), struck Japan’s Nagano Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 1:44 p.m. local time, with its epicentre at a latitude of 36.2 degrees north, and a longitude of 137.7 degrees…

S.Korea To Launch Construction For Southern Section Of Inter-Korean Railway

SEOUL, Apr 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea decided to launch the construction of the southern section of the inter-Korean railway, along the east coast of the Korean Peninsula. The inter-Korean exchange and cooperation consultative committee was chaired by Unification Minister, Kim Yeon-chul, deciding to start the re-connection of a 110.9-km…

Gun Battle Kills Seven, Including Five Militants In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven fighters, including five militants and two security personnel, have been confirmed dead, as clash erupted in Darqad district of the northern Takhar province today, a spokesman for the army in the northern region, Abdul Hadi Jamal, said. The clash erupted after a group of…