Covid-19: More than 10 million cases in Latin America, Caribbean

PARIS, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean. A total of 10,001,833 cases have now been recorded, of whom 366,637 people have died and 8,537,563 are considered to be cured. According to official figures, the…

Covid-19: India reports 73,272 new cases, 926 fresh fatalities

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (NNN-PTI) — India reported 73,272 new coronaviruscases, taking the overall caseload to 6,979,423, while 5,988,822 people haverecuperated so far, pushing the recovery rate to 85.81 percent, according tothe Union Health Ministry data updated Saturday. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 107,416 with 926 peoplesuccumbing…

Militants attack kills 7 Afghan policemen in northern Kunduz province

KUNDUZ (Afghanistan), Oct 10 (NNN-Xinhua) – Seven policemen were killed and four others went missing as the Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in Khan Abad district of the northern Kunduz province on Saturday, a local official Qudratullah Safi said. In HERAT, two travellers were killed and 10 others injured…

Peru: Poverty could reach the highest level in a decade

LIMA, Oct 10 (NNN-TELESUR) — Poverty in Peru could increase by 30 percent in 2020, the Minister of Development and Social Inclusion Patricia Donayre reported. “We cannot know that exact number yet, but it is estimated that there is an increase in poverty, until the end of the year, of…

Cuba urges Non-Aligned Countries to fight arbitrary sanctions

HAVANA, Oct 10 (NNN-TELESUR0 — Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Minister Bruno Rodriguez asked the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to fight the U.S. arbitrary sanctions that limit the development of the nations. “Instead of more resources being allocated to sustainable development, the world witnesses a continuous modernization of nuclear weapons and an increase…

UN Security Council welcomes peace accord between Sudanese gov’t, armed groups

The peace agreement allows the Sudanese rebels to keep hold of their guns for ‘self-protection’ until Sudan’s constitution is changed UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Security Council welcomed the recent signing of the Juba Peace Agreement by the government of Sudan, the Sudan Revolutionary Front, and the Sudan…

Uganda, DR Congo, South Sudan agree to jointly develop road infrastructure to boost trade

KAMPALA, Oct 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have reached an agreement to jointly develop road infrastructure to boost trade, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said. Museveni, during celebrations marking Uganda’s 58th Independence Day anniversary, said the three countries have agreed to construct and develop…

At least 6 dead after explosion following shootout in western Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Oct 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least six people died and two were injured after an explosion and a resulting fire occurred at a farm following a shootout in the municipality of Tonala in Jalisco, Mexico, the local prosecutor’s office reported. Authorities believe the incident may have been caused…

Cuba, Kenya working together on return of kidnapped doctors: Cuban president

HAVANA, Oct 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel announced that he had spoken by phone with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta about two Cuban doctors kidnapped in Kenya last year. He said both sides reconfirmed their willingness to work together towards the safe return of the kidnapped health professionals. “I…

Pres Trump has approved revised COVID-19 relief package: White House official

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump has approved a revised COVID-19 relief package in the negotiations with congressional Democrats, White House’s National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said. “The president has just recently met with Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Treasury…