Covid-19: Brazil’s death toll nears 80,000
BRASILIA, July 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll raced towards 80,000 on Sunday, after 716 deaths in the past…
Two dead as Dutch army helicopter crashes in Caribbean
THE HAGUE, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people died when a Dutch army helicopter crashed into the sea soon after…
Covid-19: Mauritius says it spent $265 million on virus wage assistance
People wait in line to enter a supermarket in Grand Baie, Mauritius PORT LOUIS, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Mauritian Treasury…
Russian fleet tracks US destroyer in Black Sea
MOSCOW, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Russian Black Sea Fleet has begun to track the US guided-missile destroyer Porter, which entered the Black Sea on…
Brazil’s indigenous chief Raoni in ‘stable’ condition, depressed after wife of 60 years died
BRASILIA, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest’s best-known defenders, is “stable” after receiving…
Covid-19: Peru passes 13,000 deaths
LIMA, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru on Sunday passed 13,000 coronavirus deaths, the health ministry said, a day before the…
Covid-19: Pres Macron threatens walk-out during clashes with Dutch and Austrian compatriots at EU coronavirus summit
BRUSSELS, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tempers flared as the deadlocked EU coronavirus summit rolled over from Sunday into Monday, with…
Covid-19: Mexican president mourns 39,000 virus dead
MEXICO CITY, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican president Manuel Lopez Obrador vowed to improve health standards in the nation, which…
First Italy trial over ‘migrant pushback’ to Libya
ROME, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The captain of an Italian-flagged ship is to be tried for allegedly forcing migrants back…
Covid-19: US records 63,872 new cases in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, July 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Sunday recorded 63,872 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours,…