Covid-19: US nears grim milestone of 200,000 deaths
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the United States was approaching over…
Botswana says toxins in water killed hundreds of elephants
A combination photo shows dead elephants in Okavango Delta, Botswana GABORONE, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Toxins in water produced by…
Covid-19: Spain asks for army’s help in battling surge
MADRID, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madrid’s regional government chief requested the army’s help in fighting the coronavirus surge in the Spanish…
US announces ‘UN’ sanctions on Iran, Venezuela’s Pres Maduro
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was imposing sanctions on Iran’s…
Belarus opposition appeal to EU fails to unblock sanctions
Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union foreign ministers failed to agree sanctions against Belarusian…
New York police officer of Tibetan ethnicity charged with spying for China
Tensions between the United States and China have soared since US President Donald Trump took office NEW YORK, Sept 22…
California firefighters race to subdue flames before heat and winds return
LOS ANGELES, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five weeks after California erupted in deadly wildfires supercharged by record heat and howling winds, crews…
Canada police say six ricin-laced letters sent to US, including White House
A resident watches police activity from her balcony in a condo building in Longueuil LONGUEUIL (Quebec, Canada), Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: Normality could return in summer 2021 if vaccine succeeds – UK health minister
Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock LONDON: Britain could return to pre-lockdown normal by next summer if a vaccine succeeds and is…
Covid-19: Over 60 wealthy nations join WHO’s vaccine plan
GENEVA, Sept 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries’ access…