Flurona (covid-19-influenza) cases detected in Peru; one patient dies

LIMA, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peruvian Health authorities have reported the detection of three infections and also one death of flurona, the new portmanteau disease resulting from the overlapping of COVID-19 with influenza. The three cases were one child, one adult and an elderly man with comorbidities, according to Public…

US racism: Life in jail for killers of Black American jogger

Travis McMichael, left, speaks with his attorney Bob Rubin, right, during the sentencing of his and his father Greg McMichael and neighbour, William “Roddie” Bryan in the Glynn County Courthouse, Brunswick BRUNSWICK (Georgia, US), Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three white men convicted of murdering African American jogger Ahmaud Arbery after…

Nine bodies found on road in violent Mexican state

VERACRUZ (Mexico), Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine bodies were found Friday on a road in eastern Mexico, officials said — the latest gruesome discovery in a country plagued by drug cartel-related violence.    The corpses were left on a highway in the municipality of Isla in the state of Veracruz,…

Covid-19: Omicron surge pushes US hospitalisations toward record high, 662,000 new cases

People wait in line to be tested for Covid-19 at Union Station in Los Angeles, California NEW YORK, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Covid-19 hospitalisations in the United States are poised to hit a new high, surpassing the record set in January of last year as the highly contagious Omicron variant…

Covid-19 update: World passes 300 million cases as Omicron breaks records

PARIS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The total number of COVID-19 cases registered worldwide passed 300 million on Friday, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread setting new infection records in dozens of countries over the last week. In the past seven days, 34 countries have recorded their highest number of weekly…

Wolf Volcano erupts in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands

Tallest Galapagos Volcano erupts, spewing lava QUITO, Jan 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Wolf Volcano, the tallest in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, located on Isabela Island, erupted early Friday morning, the country’s Geophysical Institute reported. According to a statement from the institute, the eruption began at 00:20 a.m. local time, generating a cloud…

Food prices hit 10-year high in 2021: UN FAO

ROME, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global food prices reached a 10-year high in 2021, rising by an average of 28 percent compared to the previous year, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization said.    The FAO’s Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities,…

Covid-19: World Bank approves $90 mn in pandemic aid for Iran

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank has approved $90 million in additional financing for Iran, to help fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokesperson said.    The Washington-based development lender’s board of directors approved the aid on Dec 21, a World Bank spokesperson said, which “will be utilized…

US accuses New York man of tracking opponents of Egypt’s Pres Sisi

US Justice Department said it took Pierre Girgis, 39, into custody on Thursday WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in the United States have arrested an Egyptian-American man from New York on allegations that he unlawfully worked at the behest of the Egyptian government to track the “political opponents” of…

Japan Imposes Quasi-Emergency Against COVID-19 In Three Prefectures

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, confirmed yesterday that, three Japanese prefectures with surging cases of COVID-19, related to virus outbreaks at U.S. bases, would be placed under a quasi-state of emergency. The entire southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, host to the vast majority of U.S. bases…
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