CES 2022 Kicked Off In Las Vegas Amid COVID-19 Surge

by Xinhua writers Tan Jingjing, Huang Heng, Gao Shan LAS VEGAS, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), kicked off in the U.S. city of Las Vegas on Wednesday, amid another surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world’s premier tech show, scheduled from Jan 5 till today,…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

  PARIS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are the latest developments in the ..coronavirus crisis:   . INDIA: Election rallies are cancelled in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, over a sudden surge driven by the Omicron variant, with infections nearly tripling in two days.   . ITALY: Italy is making vaccination compulsory…

Luxembourg ends diplomatic mission in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Jan 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Luxembourg has announced the withdrawal of its embassy in Managua while diplomatic ties with Nicaragua will be handled by the Embassy in Washington, DC as of Feb 1. Charge d’Affaires Joe Geisbusch will end his mission Jan. 30. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the…

River bathers killed, injured by piranhas in Paraguay

ASUNCION, Jan 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Two people were reported to have died as a result from attacks by piranhas -a species of carnivorous fish with a strong presence in fresh water courses in South America.- and many others were injured in various incidents along the Paraguay and Paraná rivers. According…

Argentine Patagonia hit by devastating fire covering over 80,000 hectares

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — About 80,000 hectares of Argentine Patagonia came under fire during the weekend and the smoke has even reached the city of La Plata, a little over 1,000 kilometers northeast of the epicenter in the Puerto Madryn region, in the province of Chubut. Some 226…

Covid-19: US private hiring surged to 807,000 in December – ADP

  WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hiring in the United States surged in December, with private companies adding 807,000 workers, particularly in the service sector, payroll services firm ADP reported.    It was a big upswing from the 505,000 gain in November and nearly double the increase economists had been expecting,…

Covid-19: Cuba tightens border controls as infections rebound

HAVANA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba tightened border controls as the Caribbean island nation moved to tamp down a growing wave of coronavirus infections while keeping doors open for its economically vital tourism industry. The country will now require both a negative PCR within 72 hours and proof of vaccination…

Covid-19: Brazil green-lights vaccines for children age 5-11

BRASILIA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian health authorities authorized Covid-19 vaccines for children age five to 11 on Wednesday, as South America’s most populous country faces a rapid increase in cases due to holiday gatherings and the arrival of the Omicron variant.    The final green light by Brazil’s Ministry…

UN condemns attack against its Lebanon peacekeepers

 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations slammed as “unacceptable” an overnight attack against peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.    The peacekeepers — members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) — were attacked late Tuesday night by “unknown perpetrators,” he said.   …

UK BLM protesters acquitted over pulling down of slave trader statue

Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in Bristol, England LONDON, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Three men and a woman were cleared of causing criminal damage for helping to pull down a statue of a 17th century slave trade…
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