Covid-19: UN agency recommends health guidelines for airlines

MONTREAL, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mask wearing, temperature controls, disinfection of aircraft – the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Monday published a series of health recommendations for the pandemic-hit airline industry as it relaunches air travel. The protocol was drawn up by an international task force formed by the Montreal-based ICAO…

Workers return to Mexico’s border factories as auto sector reopens

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador CIUDAD JUAREZ (Mexico), June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of workers lined up before dawn to return to work at automotive factories along Mexico’s northern border on Monday, the first day that industries joined the country’s list of essential activities beginning to reopen.…

China threatens to ‘counter-attack’ US over Hong Kong curbs

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian BEIJING, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Beijing warned Washington of retaliation after President Donald Trump announced restrictions on Chinese students in the US in protest over a new national security legislation in Hong Kong.   “Any words and actions that harm the interests of China will be…

Covid-19: US awards new US$628 million contract to boost output of potential vaccine

The US government entered into US$628 million contract with drugmaker Emergent BioSolutions to boost manufacturing capacity for a potential Covid-19 vaccine WASHINGTON, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government on Monday entered into a US$628 million contract with drugmaker Emergent BioSolutions to boost manufacturing capacity for a potential COVID-19 vaccine.…

Storm Amanda leaves at least 18 dead in Central America

Storm Amanda left a trail of destruction and death as it passed through northern Central America SAN SALVADOR, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emergency workers were searching for seven people still missing as El Salvador and its Central American neighbours picked through the destruction after the first named Pacific storm of…

Covid-19: Spain has no daily virus deaths for 1st time in 3 months – ministry

MADRID, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain has recorded no coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours for the first time since the beginning of March, a senior health ministry spokesman said. “Today we have received no deaths with the date of death from yesterday,” Fernando Simon, head of the Coordination…

US unrest: George Floyd’s funeral to be held June 9 in Texas

WASHINGTON, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A funeral for George Floyd, the black man who died in US police custody after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck, will be held June 9 in Houston, the family’s lawyer said. “In Minneapolis, there will be a memorial here Thursday, at 1:00 to…

Canada’s PM Trudeau rejects inviting Russia to G7 summit

OTTAWA, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected Russia’s participation in a coming summit of the G7 nations, despite host US President Donald Trump wanting to invite Moscow. “Russia was excluded from the G7 after it invaded Crimea a number of years ago,” Trudeau told reporters. “Its…

US unrest: Pres Trump walks from White House to riot-damaged church

US President Donald Trump holds a Bible while visiting St John’s Church across from the White House after the area was cleared of protesters WASHINGTON, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump headed on foot to a historic church which was damaged during unrest after a protest against racism.…

Covid-19: US records 743 deaths in 24 hours as Mexico tops 10,000 deaths

WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, June 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Monday recorded 743 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, bringing its total to 105,099 since the global pandemic began. The country has officially logged 1,809,109 cases of COVID-19, the tracker set up by…