Covid-19: Austria bans the unvaccinated from cafes as cases surge

People enjoy an evening drink at Bermuda Triangle in Vienna, Austria VIENNA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Austria said it is barring those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 from cafes, restaurants and hairdressers as infections approach the record set a year ago and the government struggles to convince holdouts to get…

Brazil to reschedule auction for unsold 5G spectrum, minister say

Brazilian Communications Minister Fabio Faria BRASILIA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian Communications Minister Fabio Faria said that the government may schedule a new 5G spectrum auction to sell batches that did not attract interest, mainly in the 26 GHZ frequency. Brazil telecom regulator Anatel concluded an auction on Friday with…

Argentina’s Peronists face painful defeat in midterms, polls show

President Alberto Fernandez BUENOS AIRES, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s Peronists are likely to suffer a major blow in midterm legislative elections, polls ahead of the Nov 14 vote show, which could erase the ruling party’s Senate majority as well as its strong position in the lower Chamber of Deputies. The…

Covid-19: US administers 428 million doses of vaccines – CDC

By Reuters|Nov. 5, 2021, at 4:39 p.m.SaveMore U.S. Administers 428 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines – CDCMore WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has administered 428,006,540 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 531,287,645 doses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Those…

Hospitalised Czech president expects to name opposition head as PM

Czech President Milos Zeman PRAGUE, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hospitalised Czech President Milos Zeman expects to appoint opposition leader Petr Fiala as prime minister, he said in his first public remarks since the central European country’s parliamentary election last month. Zeman, who was rushed to hospital on Oct 10 with…

US has seen proof of life for some kidnapped missionaries in Haiti, official says

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government has seen proof that at least some members of the group of American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti last month are alive, according to a senior Biden administration official. The official, who declined to be named, did not give further details. US officials…

Covid-19: Britain allows early booking of booster shots to speed up roll out

LONDON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s health ministry on Saturday said it would open up bookings for booster shots a month before people were eligible to receive the jabs to help speed up the roll out ahead of the challenging winter months. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is relying on booster…

Covid-19: US employers add 531,000 jobs in October as hiring rebounds

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — US employers added 531,000 jobs in October, with unemployment rate dropping to 4.6 percent, indicating a hiring rebound as the Delta wave weakened, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday. The latest data followed upwardly revised job gains of 312,000 in September, and upwardly revised job…

DR Congo reports 11 Ebola cases: WHO

BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Eleven cases of Ebola virus disease have so far been confirmed by health officials in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more than five months after the end of a previous Ebola outbreak in the same province,…

Migrant caravan overwhelms Mexican National Guard, resumes march to US border

A migrant carries a child while taking part in a caravan bound for Mexico City, in Huehuetan, Chiapas state, in southeastern Mexico MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — A migrant caravan traveling on foot through southern Mexico to the US border on Thursday overwhelmed the Mexican National Guard trying to…