Chile: Indigenous Mapuche woman picked to lead architects of Chile’s new constitution

Constitutional assembly president Elisa Loncon speaks as assembly members gather for the first session to draft a new constitution SANTIAGO, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Delegates chose a woman from Chile’s majority indigenous Mapuche people to lead them in drafting the country’s new constitution – a dramatic turnaround for a group that…

Pope Francis doing well after intestinal surgery, Vatican says

The pope entered the hospital early on Sunday afternoon VATICAN CITY, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis is doing well following intestinal surgery, the Vatican said after the 84-year-old pontiff was hospitalised for the first time since his election in 2013. Spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement that the…

Covid-19: Russia cases soar again as Delta strain sparks global resurgence

Bangladesh is under lockdown battling a dire new surge of the Delta variant of the coronavirus MOSCOW, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia on Sunday counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record death tolls as the highly contagious Delta variant propels a global resurgence of the pandemic.…

Florida condo collapse: Explosives set off, bringing down rest of condominium

The damaged remaining structure at the Champlain Towers South condo building collapses in a controlled demolition SURFSIDE (Florida, US), July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demolition crews set off explosives late on Sunday to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condominium building, a key step to resuming…

OPEC+ members meet again to try to settle differences

   LONDON, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After failing last week, the 23 members of the OPEC+ group of oil producers will try again Monday to reach agreement on how much crude to put on the market.   Since May, the group has raised oil output little by little, after slashing…

Covid-19: Brazil, Chile, Argentina reports more infections, deaths

A physiotherapist adjusts an oxygen mask on a patient with coronavirus disease BRASILIA, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazil registered 27,783 new COVID-19 cases and 830 new deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Brazil’s national death toll now stands at 524,417 while the new infections…

Covid-19: UK reports another 24,248 coronavirus cases

People queue outside a walk-in vaccination clinic in London LONDON, July 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Britain has reported another 24,248 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,903,434, according to official figures released Sunday. The country also recorded another 15…

Tropical storm Elsa hits eastern Cuba

Damage in Sandy Bay, St Vincent and the Grenadines, after the passing of Tropical Storm Elsa HAVANA, July 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Heavy rains and winds began to hit the eastern provinces of Cuba on Sunday as tropical storm Elsa approached. The Institute of Meteorology (Insmet) reported that the province of…

Covid-19: Cuba sets new record for daily cases

HAVANA, July 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba on Sunday broke another record for daily cases of COVID-19, with 3,519 new infections and 14 deaths, the Ministry of Public Health reported. The ministry’s director of hygiene and epidemiology Francisco Duran said that with these figures, the number of total cases rose to…

Covid-19: Tunisia reports 6,184 cases, 438,945 in total

An empty street in Tunis TUNIS, July 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisian Health Ministry reported 6,184 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally in the North African country to 438,945. The death toll from the virus rose by 82 to 15,261 in Tunisia, while the total number of recoveries reached 360,645, the…