US presidential election: Polls start to close in tense election

Voters fill out and cast their ballots at the Cross Insurance Center polling location where the entire city votes on November 3, 2020 in Bangor, Maine WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Polls in US battleground states began to close Tuesday, inching the contest between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden…

Terrorism threat level in Britain raised to ‘severe’

LONDON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s terrorism threat level has been raised to ‘severe’ as a precaution following attacks in France and Austria, interior minister Priti Patel said.The change, which means an attack is now seen as highly likely, comes the day after a gunman in Vienna identified as a…

French probe into Beirut blast remains ‘inconclusive’

A French expert report is expected to arrive within the next week or so BEIRUT, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s lead investigator in the Aug 4 Beirut explosion that killed more than 200 people has been informed that French experts have so far reached no conclusion on the cause of…

Covid-19: Spain’s health minister rejects second round-the-clock curfew

Spain has already tightened rules on social contacts and imposed night-time curfews in many regions MADRID, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa rejected calls for a return to a strict round-the-clock curfew, like the one seen earlier this year, saying it would not be a necessary step…

US presidential election: The oldest presidential candidates in US history

President Trump and Joe Biden WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At 70 years old in January 2017, Donald Trump became the oldest president to be inaugurated in the history of the United States. If Joe Biden wins on Nov 3, he would break this record: Biden would turn 78 before…

Death toll after earthquake in Turkey increases to 95: emergencies department

ANKARA, Nov 4 (NNN-TASS) — The death toll after the earthquake in Izmir Province in Western Turkey increased to 95, Turkey’s department of emergencies says. “95 individuals died as a result of the earthquake. 847 from 994 injured individuals were discharged [from hospitals],” the department reports. About 147 individuals remain…

Update: At least one Daesh sympathiser behind Vienna attack, Austrian minister says

Police officers aim their weapons on the corner of a street after exchanges of gunfire in Vienna VIENNA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Attacks across central Vienna, in which gunmen killed at least five people and injured several others, were carried out by at least one Daesh sympathiser, Austrian Interior Minister…

Panama: Hundreds of Migrants arrive despite pandemic

PANAMA CITY, Nov 3 (NNN-TELESUR) — Over 1,016 migrants have arrived in Panama on their way to the US during the last two months despite the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities reported. The Vice Minister of Public Security of Panama, Ivor Pitti, explained that most of them are stranded in Colombia’s border. Still,…

Colombian demobilized ex guerrillas demand an end to killings of members

BOGOTA, Nov 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Hundreds of demobilized former members of the FARC rebel group marched in Colombia’s capital Bogota to demand more security, implementation of a 2016 peace deal, and an end to the killings of former combatants. Waving both white and Colombian flags, former members of the Revolutionary…

Covid-19: Brazilians march in Sao Paulo against the Chinese vaccine and mandatory immunization

Brazilians march in Sao Paulo against the Chinese vaccine and mandatory SAO PAULO, Nov 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — More than 300 Brazilians gathered on São Paulo’s main commercial thoroughfare on Sunday to protest state Governor João Doria’s support for mandatory COVID-19 immunization and testing the potential vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac.…