Covid-19: WHO names Colombian strain “Mu” and says it is “of interest”
GENEVA, Sept 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified a new SARS-Cov-2 variant which has been named…
Storm Ida remnants hit northeast US with flooding, tornadoes
NEW YORK, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida wreaked further havoc as it moved up the northeastern…
Drought may force Brazil to ration power as Amazon fires remain near highs
BRASILIA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said a severe drought could lead to energy rationing in…
Biden meets with Ukrainian president over security issues, ties
Pres Biden meets with Ukrainian President in the Oval Office of the White House WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — US…
US shooting: Student killed at high school, suspect in custody
WINSTON-SALEM (North Carolina, US), Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A student was shot and killed Wednesday at a high school in…
Covid-19: Cuba’s vaunted health system straining under Covid cases
HAVANA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba’s vaunted public health system, which boasts more doctors per capita than any other country,…
US: 5 sailors missing after navy helicopter crashes off California; 5 more sailors on USS Abraham Lincoln injured
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five sailors are missing after a Navy helicopter crashed off the coast of California on Monday,…
US wildfires: Lake Tahoe deserted as Californians evacuate
LOS ANGELES, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the shores of Lake Tahoe…
Thirty-two die as bus plunges off cliff in Peru
LIMA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-two passengers died, including two children, and more than 20 were injured when a…
Covid-19: Half of global population without any social protections against pandemic, says UN
GENEVA, Sept 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over half of all people in the world have no social protections, the United Nations…