Local council elections: Brazil doctors run for office as country battles COVID-19

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 14 (NNN-TELESUR) — As Brazilians are only days away from nationwide municipal elections, Dr Gustavo Treistman weaves through stalls at a busy street market in Grajaú, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro’s north zone. Dr Treistman is a 33-year-old emergency room doctor running for the city…

Mali: French forces take out leading militant in Mali

PARIS, Nov 14 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — French troops have killed a senior leader of al Qaeda’s North Africa wing during an operation in northeastern Mali, Defence Minister Florence Parly announced hailing “a major success in the fight against terrorism”. France’s Barkhane force “neutralised” Bah ag Moussa on Tuesday in an operation…

Covid-19: US reports record-high daily cases of nearly 200,000

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United States reported an all-time high of nearly 200,000 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, setting a new record for the fifth time in a week, showed data updated Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The latest daily case count of…

Bolivia’s La Paz allows venues to host alcohol-free, socially-distanced events

LA PAZ, Nov 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — The mayor’s office of the city of La Paz, the seat of the Bolivian government, announced that venues could begin to host events as of Saturday, but without alcohol consumption and under strict health measures to curb the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The municipal…

Libya to hold national elections in December 2021: UN mission

TRIPOLI, Nov 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Representatives across the Libyan social and political spectrum have agreed to hold national elections in December next year, said the UN Mission in Libya. The 75 representatives reached this agreement at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, an inclusive intra-Libyan political dialogue platform, said Stephanie Williams,…

Britain’s ‘Yorkshire ripper’ serial killer dies of COVID-19

Peter Sutcliffe, known as “The Yorkshire Ripper,” on his wedding day, August 10, 1974. LONDON, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper for a five-year killing spree during which he stabbed and bludgeoned at least 13 women to death, has died after catching…

Covid-19: Ukraine’s cases hit new record

KIEV, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine registered a record 11,787 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, its health minister said on Friday, up from a high of 11,057 reported on Nov 12. Maksym Stepanov said the new cases had taken the total confirmed infections to 512,652, with 9,317 deaths.…

Covid-19: Italy reports record 40,902 daily cases, 550 deaths

ROME, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy has registered a record 40,902 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Friday, up from 37,978 on Thursday. The ministry also reported 550 COVID-related deaths, down from 636 the day before. Infections in Italy since the disease first…

Covid-19: Oregon, New Mexico order lockdowns as other US states resist

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The governors of Oregon and New Mexico ordered near-lockdowns Friday in the most aggressive response yet to the latest wave of coronavirus infections shattering records across the U.S., even as many of their counterparts in other states show little appetite for reimposing the hard-line restrictions…

EU backs tighter borders and online terror rules

BRUSSELS, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union ministers agreed to reinforce security at the bloc’s external borders and to impose tougher controls on violent extremism online. The governments met after the latest extremist attacks in France, Germany and Austria to review plans for a more coordinated EU anti-terrorism policy. “We…