Covid-19: Coffin-makers booming as Peru virus deaths soar

A worker prepares to paint a coffin at a factory in Lima’s Juan de Lurigancho district LIMA, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the coronavirus-hit economy of Peru stagnated over the past three months, Lima coffin-maker Genaro Cabrera has seen his sales quadruple. “I never imagined working to such an extreme,”…

Biggest drug seizure: Three arrested after £12m cannabis find in UK

Cannabis at display BELFAST, June 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three men have been arrested in the biggest drug seizure carried out by the National Crime Agency in Northern Ireland. An estimated 600kgs of herbal cannabis were seized when a lorry was stopped in Templepatrick in the early hours of Wednesday. The…

Covid-19: Over 127 journalists die from coronavirus globally – PEC

GENEVA, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 127 journalists have died of COVID-19 between March 1, and May 31, this year, around the world, according to a count by the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC).In a press release, the Geneva-based NGO said that among the 127 deaths, around two-thirds were on duty.“Media workers…

China eases flight curbs after United States targets its carriers

BEIJING, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China said it will ease coronavirus restrictions to allow more foreign carriers to fly to the mainland, shortly after Washington vowed to bar Chinese airlines from flying to the United States due to Beijing’s curbs on American airlines. Qualifying foreign carriers currently barred from operating flights to China will…

US unrest: UN rights chief highlights “deep-seated grievances” in protests

GENEVA, June 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The grievances at the heart of the protests that have erupted in hundreds of U.S. cities need to be heard and addressed, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said. “The voices calling for an end to the killings of unarmed African Americans…

Libya: Russian FM calls for early ceasefire at meeting with UN-backed GNA officials

A fighter loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government fires toward the forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar on the outskirts of Tripoli MOSCOW, June 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for an early cessation of hostilities at a meeting with Ahmed Maiteeq, deputy prime minister of Libya’s UN-rcognised Government…

Covid-19: WHO especially worried about Central and South America, says WHO chief

Venezuela: UN and partners support COVID-19 response efforts  GENEVA, June 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his organization is especially worried about Central and South America, where many countries are witnessing accelerating epidemics. He said during a virtual press conference that more than…

Covid-19: Brazil reports record 1,349 deaths as Mexico’s daily death toll exceeds 1,000 for first time

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil reported a record 1,349 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period Wednesday, the health ministry said, as the pandemic continued to take a grim toll on Latin America’s hardest-hit country. The figure brought the total death toll from the new coronavirus in Brazil…

Covid-19: Pres Trump still obese, but free of hydroxychloroquine side effects, says White House

WASHINGTON, June 420 (BSS/AFP) – President Donald Trump did not suffer side effects from his controversial taking of hydroxychloroquine and is in good health, despite remaining obese, the White House said, after he completed an annual medical check. The “president remains healthy,” his press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, told reporters. A…

US unrest: Charges filed against all four police officers in Floyd killing

MINNEAPOLIS, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prosecutors in Minnesota upgraded charges against the US police officer primarily implicated in thekilling of a handcuffed black man, and charged three other officers over thedeath, which has ignited nationwide protests. With a key demand met, demonstrators vowed to press on in the fight against…