Covid-19: Mexico, Uruguay reports record daily increase of cases
A mural of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo wearing a face mask is pictured as the coronavirus disease outbreak surges in…
Brazil police arrest 11 in animal trafficking ring
Some of the animals are endangered species captured in the Amazon rainforest, including macaws, toucans, monkeys and reptiles such as…
UN Security Council renews authorizations for anti-piracy measures off Somalia
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to renew the authorizations for…
Update: Death toll from Brazil’s bus accident rises to 17
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — A passenger bus plunged off a 15-meter-high bridge on Friday in a town…
Four killed in large blast in western England; not terror-related, says police
LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Four people were killed following a large explosion at a waste water treatment works in…
US: Some 25,000 residents flee wildfire in southern California; 2 firemen injured
LOS ANGELES, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 25,000 residents have been evacuated due to a wind-driven wildfire occurring near Irvine…
Covid-19: Fauci accepts Biden’s offer to be his chief medical adviser
Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Anthony Fauci,…
US to withdraw majority of forces from Somalia by early 2021
The Pentagon WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Pentagon said that President Donald Trump had ordered to pull the majority…
Brexit: UK, EU trade talks put on hold due to “significant divergences”
European Union (EU) chief negotiator Michel Barnier (C) LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — After one week of intense trade negotiations…
Covid-19: US sets new record of 225,000 cases in one day
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For the second day in a row, the United States on Friday notched a record…