Americas

Covid-19: WHO worried for health systems over threat from twin Omicron-Delta ‘tsunami’

   GENEVA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A “tsunami” of Omicron and Delta Covid-19 cases will pile pressure on health systems…

COVID-19 Outbreaks Disrupt Operations Of Two U.S. Navy Warships

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Separate COVID-19 outbreaks occurred on board two U.S. Navy warships over the last week, infecting…

Canada’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.05 Million Amid Raging Omicron Variant

OTTAWA, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Canada reported 22,219 new COVID-19 cases yesterday noon, raising the cumulative whole to 2,057,489 cases,…

Four Killed After Small Plane Crashes In California

LOS ANGELES, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four people were killed after a small plane crashed Monday evening, in the western…

U.S. Sets Grim New Record For Daily COVID-19 Cases Amid Omicron Surge

WASHINGTON, Dec 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The lightning spread of the Omicron variant in the U.S. has driven daily COVID-19 new…

Iranian FM Says Vienna Talks On “Good Path”

TEHRAN, Dec 29 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign minister said yesterday that, the talks in Vienna, Austria, on the restoration…

Europe, U.S. Brace For Surging COVID-19 Infections, Travel Chaos During Holiday Season

by Xinhua writer Guo Yage BEIJING, Dec 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – For most Europeans and Americans, the annual Christmas season is…

Argentina Registers 20,263 New Daily COVID-19 Cases, 31 More Deaths

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 28 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentina reported 20,263 new cases of COVID-19 and 31 more deaths related to the…

Death Toll Rises To 20 From Heavy Rains In Brazil

BRASILIA, Dec 28 (NNN-CMA) – The death toll from heavy rains lashing the north-eastern Brazilian state of Bahia, rose to…

U.S. Farming, Profits From “Modern-Day Slavery”: The Guardian

LONDON, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Findings from a multi-year investigation, have exposed a longstanding issue of “modern-day slavery” in the…