Covid-19: US cases hit new plateau as Delta variant rises
WASHINGTON, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After declining fast for two months, the rate of Covid infections in the United States…
Ethiopia declares unilateral Tigray ceasefire as rebels enter regional capital; government forces flee
MEKELE (Tigray, Ethiopia), June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s federal government on Monday declared a “unilateral ceasefire” in its war-torn…
Covid-19: Fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown
BRISBANE (Australia), June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brisbane on Tuesday became the fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown, as…
Covid-19: South Africa tops 60,000 deaths
PRETORIA, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa, the worst virus-hit country in the continent, crossed the threshold of 60,000 coronavirus…
Pro-Iran militias fire shells at US base in east Syria: monitor
DAMASCUS, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pro-Iranian militias fired several shells at a US base in eastern Syria’s Al-Omar oil field…
Update: Eleven dead in Florida building collapse, 151 unaccounted for
SURFSIDE (Florida, US), June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two bodies have been recovered from the debris of a Florida apartment building…
Pres Biden assures Israeli president the United States will not permit Iran to develop nuclear weapons
WASHINGTON, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden reassured Israel’s president, ahead of a visit by new Prime Minister Naftali…
US building collapse: Florida death toll climbs to nine as rescuers race to find survivors
SURFSIDE (Florida, US), June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll after the collapse of a Florida apartment tower has risen…
US shooting: Bystander injured in New York’s Times Square
NEW YORK, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shooting in New York’s bustling Times Square injured a 21-year-old bystander, police said,…
Covid-19: Bangladesh imposes strict restrictions on movement from July 1
DHAKA, June 29 (NNN-BSS) — The Bangladeshi government has taken decision to enforce a seven-day countrywide strict restrictions from July…