Copa America: Rio to allow some spectators at football final

A view of the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rio de Janeiro officials will limit attendance at the Copa America football final between Brazil and Argentina at the Maracana on Saturday to 6,500 spectators, or 10 per cent of the famed stadium’s…

Covid-19: Masking no longer required for vaccinated US students

    WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Students and teachers vaccinated against Covid-19 will not need to wear masks in US classrooms when school resumes in the fall, health authorities said.    The new guidance follows the recent federal approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 shot for Americans aged 12 to 15, with…

Haiti asks US, UN to send troops to stabilize country: minister

PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti has asked Washington and the UN to send troops to help secure its ports, airport and other strategic sites after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a government minister said. After Moise was killed Wednesday “we thought that the mercenaries could destroy some infrastructure…

US, France expand special forces cooperation

         WASHINGTON, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US and French defense chiefs signed a new “roadmap” for cooperation between their special operations forces Friday as both seek to build international efforts to counter non-state threats like Al-Qaeda and the Daesh group. French Defense Minister Florence Parly signed the pact…

Copa America: Diaz stunner downs Peru to give Colombia 3rd place

         BRASÍLIA, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Luis Diaz scored a sensational winner with virtually the last kick of the match as Colombia beat Peru 3-2 in Brasilia on Friday to finish third in the Copa America. The goal was the 24-year-old Porto forward’s second of the match and came…

Covid-19: Tunisia reports record daily deaths

TUNIS, July 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisia reported record daily coronavirus deaths on Friday with 189 new fatalities, bringing the death toll from the virus to 16,050. New infections in the North African country rose by 8,506 to 481,735, according to the latest figures released by the Health Ministry. The total…

Covid-19: Cuba approves emergency use of homemade vaccine Abdala

A sticker of the Cuban coronavirus vaccine Abdala on the windshield of a car in Havana HAVANA, July 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Cuban Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices on Friday gave emergency use authorization to Abdala, one of five vaccines against COVID-19 being developed by…

Death toll rises to 78 in U.S. Florida building collapse

SURFSIDE (Florida, US), July 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The confirmed death toll in the partial collapse of a 12-story residential building in Surfside, southeastern U.S. state Florida, has risen to 78 after the remains of 14 more victims were found overnight in the rubble, authorities said. There are 62 people who…

California confirms first human West Nile Virus death of 2021

LOS ANGELES, July 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first mosquito-borne West Nile Virus (WNV) death in California in 2021 was confirmed in San Luis Obispo County this week, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said Friday. Dr. Tomas J. Aragon, director of the CDPH and state public health officer, said…

Russian, US ambassadors see Syria deal as important moment for their countries’ relations

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield UNITED NATIONS, July 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Russian and U.S. ambassadors at the United Nations on Friday saw the adoption by the Security Council of a resolution on Syria as an important moment for their countries’ relations. The Security Council unanimously adopted…