Covid-19: Nurse deaths in the thousands – federation

GENEVA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than a thousand nurses are known to have died worldwide due to Covid-19, the International Council of Nurses said, adding that the true figure was likely far higher. The ICN branded the situation “catastrophic” and lambasted governments for not doing enough to protect front-line…

Developed world has more faith in Putin than Trump: survey

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-TASS) — Residents of developed countries trust Russian President Vladimir Putin more than his American counterpart Donald Trump, a Pew Research Center poll covering 13,200 people from 13 countries revealed. According to the research published Tuesday, 23% of respondents treat Putin with trust. The trust rating of…

Update: Sally drenches US Southeast after hitting Gulf Coast as hurricane

PENSACOLA (US), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Sallydowned trees, flooded streets and homes and knocked out power, reportedly killing one person, as the former hurricane pounded the US southeast with torrential rain. Sally made landfall overnight near Gulf Shores, Alabama along the borderwith Florida as a Category 2 hurricane.…

US charges citizen with providing support to Daesh

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prosecutors in Washington havecharged a US citizen for joining the Daesh group in Syria,according to a statement from the Justice Department. The charges allege that Lirim Sylejmani conspired to provide and providedmaterial support to Daesh, which the United States has classified as a terrorist organization,…

US plans to enforce UN sanctions on Iran with its own action

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it plans to impose sanctions on those who violate a UN arms embargo on Iran, which Washington says will now stay in place instead of expiring in October as agreed under a 2015 nuclear deal.  US Special Representative…

Covid-19: UK nears 4,000 new daily cases, highest since May

Patient Hitesh Patel talks to doctor Jasmine Gan on a COVID-19 recovery ward at Wexham Park Hospital LONDON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom recorded nearly 4,000 new daily cases of COVID-19, government data showed, with the total number of daily cases at its highest level since May 8.…

Covid-19: Rich nations have cornered half of future vaccine supply – Oxfam

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of wealthy nations representing 13 per cent of the global population have already bought up more than half of the promised doses of future COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report by Oxfam. The non-governmental organisation analysed deals struck by pharmaceuticals and vaccine producers…

Covid-19: French cases spike again, ICU figure at 3-month high

PARIS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of French people treated in intensive care units for covid-19 rose for the 20th straight day to a three-month high of 803, while the number of new daily cases was the third highest on record. French health authorities reported 9,784 new infections, just…

US: Pres Trump raises questions about TikTok-Oracle deal if ByteDance ties remain

 Donald Trump has questioned the proposed TikTok-Oracle deal, saying he doesn’t like it ‘conceptually’ WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump raised questions about plans by China’s ByteDance to keep a majority stake in the US operations of popular social media platform TikTok after six Republican lawmakers urged…

US wildfires: Fires continue to rage in West Coast as smoke reaches Europe

Devastating wildfires that have ravaged the US West Coast spread across the country and even reached Europe LOS ANGELES, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California faces more devastation from wildfires that have ravaged the West Coast with strong winds and dry heat expected to whip up flames from dozens of blazes…