Three Killed, One Injured As Amtrak Train Hits Vehicle In South Carolina

WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three people were killed and another was injured early yesterday, after an Amtrak train hit a vehicle at a railroad crossing, in the U.S. state of South Carolina, local media reported, citing fire authorities. The North Charleston Fire Department received a call just before 2:30…

Two Killed, Five Injured In Shooting At Halloween Party In California

LOS ANGELES, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A shooting at a Halloween party left two people dead and five others injured early yesterday morning, in Sacramento, capital of the U.S. state of California. According to the local Fox 40 news channel, Sacramento County Sheriff’s officials said, they received reports of a…

European Leaders Welcome Biden’s Commitment To Return To Iran Nuclear Deal

ROME, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – German, French and British leaders, expressed hopes of a return to full compliance with the Iran nuclear deal by all parties, after a meeting with U.S. President, Joe Biden yesterday. “We welcome President Biden’s clearly demonstrated commitment to return the U.S. to full compliance with…

Russia Tracks U.S. Destroyer In Black Sea Amid NATO Drills

MOSCOW, Oct 31 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is tracking the movement of U.S. guided-missile destroyer, USS Porter, that entered the Black Sea yesterday, said the Russian Defence Ministry. The U.S. Sixth Fleet tweeted on Friday that, USS Porter began its northbound transit to the Black Sea to operate…

Chile Sees 2,205 COVID-19 Cases, 22 Deaths In A Day

SANTIAGO, Oct 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile registered 2,205 new cases of COVID-19 infection and 22 more deaths in 24 hours, raising the caseload to 1,688,454, and the pandemic death toll to 37,719, according to the Ministry of Health. The positivity rate in the past 24 hours was 2.95 percent…

Vietnam Posts 1.45-Billion-USD Trade Deficit In 10-Month Period

HANOI, Oct 30 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded an estimated trade value of 537.31 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10 months of this year, up 22.2 percent year-on-year, with a trade deficit of 1.45 billion U.S. dollars, the General Statistics Office said yesterday. Specifically, the export revenue stood at 267.93…

Iran Slams New U.S. Sanctions As “Completely Contradictory Behaviour”

TEHRAN, Oct 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran slammed, last night, the latest U.S. sanctions against its entities as a “completely contradictory behaviour.” “A government that talks about an intention of returning to the nuclear deal, but continues (former U.S. President Donald) Trump’s policy of sanctions, is sending the message that, it…

Covid-19: Seven LatAm countries to be removed from UK’s travel red list

LONDON, Oct 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United Kingdom’s Departments for Transport and of Health and Social Care issued a joint press release announcing that the seven countries still on the travel red list, all of them from Latin America, would be removed from it shortly. Effective Nov 1, Colombia, the…

Covid-19: Over 53% of Brazilians fully vaccinated, report says

BRASILIA, Oct 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s much-criticized anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has already reached 53% of the population with full treatment, while 72% of patients have at least taken the initial dose, according to a health report. All doses combined, a total of 274,767,554 injections have been applied so far, the…

Panama Canal breaks freight record despite pandemic crisis

The Panama Canal had a record fiscal year 2021 with more tonnage transported through the waterway than ever before, despite a crisis in global port congestion, authorities said PANAMA CITY, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Panama Canal had a record fiscal year 2021 with more tonnage transported through the waterway…
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