US happy to help in China-India border dispute: Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is ready to help resolve the dispute between India and China over the mountain border running through the western Himalayas, President Donald Trump said. Trump told reporters the situation was “very nasty,” adding that the two countries were “going at it much more strongly…

US unrest: Jacob Blake pleads not guilty to charges prior to Kenosha shooting

Jacob Blake appears virtually in a court proceeding related to charges filed prior to the shooting KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old Black man whose shooting by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, reignited nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, pleaded not guilty on Friday to…

Covid-19: US deaths projected to more than double to 410,000 by January

An ambulance crew transports a patient to Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hayward, California SEATTLE (Washington), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410,000 by the end of the year, more than double the current death toll, and deaths could soar to 3,000 per day in…

Update: Stricken oil tanker pushed away from Sri Lankan coast

COLOMBO, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire-stricken oil tanker was pushedaway from Sri Lanka’s coast and into deeper waters on Saturday, rescuerssaid, after successfully containing the blaze during a 36-hour operation. The Panamanian-registered New Diamond carrying 270,000 tonnes of crude had drifted dangerously close to the eastern shores of Sri…

Mali: Military junta opens talks on transition to civilian rule

BAMAKO, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s military junta will hold meetingson Saturday to discuss its promised transition to civilian rule aftermounting pressure from neighbours to yield power in the weeks since itoverthrew the nation’s leader. The West African country has long been plagued by chronic instability, asimmering jihadist revolt, ethnic…

Covid-19: First batch of vaccine arrives in 3 Moscow clinics

MOSCOW, Sept 5 (NNN-TASS) — Moscow outpatient clinics No. 2, No.220, and No. 62 have received the first batch of a vaccine against thecoronavirus, Deputy Moscow Mayor Anastasia Rakova told reporters. “Today Moscow medical institutions received the first batch of a vaccineagainst the coronavirus for post-registration trials. Municipal outpatientclinics No.2,…

Covid-19: Indigenous Brazilians launch tracing app

The 90-year-old iconic chief Raoni Metuktire, one of the most famous defenders of the Amazon rainforest PAULO, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indigenous and environmentalorganizations in Brazil launched an app on Friday aimed at alertingindigenous communities to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in theirlands. “The application maps and periodically updates…

US: California braces for record-setting heatwave, more fires

LOS ANGELES, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California is bracing for record-breaking temperatures and dangerous fire weather conditions this Labor Day weekend, with the National Weather Service urging people to limit outdoor activity and to stay hydrated. “Saturday and Sunday will be about 20 to 30 degrees above normal across the…

Covid-19: Children study in back of truck in virus-hit Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An improvised school in Mexico’scapital is helping underprivileged children keep studying during the pandemic with classes in the street, a blacksmith’s shop and even the back of an old truck. The project is aimed at students struggling to keep up with a distance-learning program…

Bolivia contacts ICC over ex-president Morales ‘crimes’

LA PAZ, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s government announced on Friday it has contacted the International Criminal Court to denounce former president Evo Morales for “crimes against humanity” over last month’s mass roadblock movement. The government accused Morales of “terrorism and genocide” over the 12-day campaign that saw hospitals complain…