Covid-19: Firefighter sick leave spikes as NY vaccine mandate kicks in

The numbers New York firefighters requesting sick leave has surged in recent days NEW YORK, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of New York firefighters requesting sick leave has surged in recent days in what officials said was a protest against the city’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, though they added that…

Covid-19: Uruguay reopens to vaccinated foreigners

MONTEVIDEO, Nov 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uruguay reopened its borders to foreigners who have been fully vaccinated and can provide a negative COVID-19 PCR test, 20 months after barring entry due to the pandemic. “We are telling the world that Uruguay can receive tourists with all health guarantees,” Deputy Minister of…

US shooting: At least 7 killed, 22 injured in Houston-area in crime-filled Halloween weekend

HOUSTON (Texas, US), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It was a violent weekend across the Houston area that left at least seven people dead and 22 others wounded in more than a dozen separate incidents. The violence started Friday night when three men were shot in northwest Houston. There was some…

COP26: US Pres Biden apologises for predecessor Trump exit from climate accord

Journalists take notes as they listen to US President Joe Biden present his national statement at the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland GLASGOW, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden apologised to world leaders for his predecessor Donald Trump’s withdrawal from a global climate accord and…

COP26: More than 100 global leaders pledge to end deforestation by 2030

Deforestation has accelerated in the Amazon in recent years GLASGOW, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 100 global leaders pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, underpinned by US$19 billion in public and private funds to invest in protecting and restoring forests.…

Covid-19: US gives 1.5 million more vaccine doses to Taiwan

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is delivering an additional 1.5 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan, a senior US administration official said, increasing to 4 million the total number of shots donated by Washington to the self-ruled island, which is under increasing pressure from China.…

China, Russia revive push to lift UN sanctions on North Korea

UNITED NATIONS,Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and Russia are pushing the UN Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korea by reviving a 2019 attempt to remove a ban on Pyongyang’s exports of statues, seafood and textiles and expanding it to include lifting a refined petroleum imports cap. In a reworked…

In Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers search for alien life and “dark energy”

The black box set to revolutionize the search for life beyond Earth ATACAMA DESERT (Chile), Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In Chile’s dry Atacama Desert, astronomers scan the clear night sky for the existence of life on other planets and study the so-called “dark energy,” a mysterious cosmic force which would…

French Pres Macron says Australian PM lied to him over subs spat; Morrison says not true

  ROME, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Australia’s prime minister outright lied to him over a cancelled submarine deal, deepening an already fraught diplomatic crisis.    “I don’t think. I know,” Macron said when asked by Australian media if Scott Morrison was untruthful in their private dealings.   …

Covid-19: White House press secretary tests positive; self-quarantine for 10 days

 WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she has tested positive for Covid-19, after deciding not to travel to Europe with US President Joe Biden when members of her family contracted the virus.   Psaki said in a statement that though she had tested negative several times…
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