Covid-19: New US jobless claims rise sharply to 898,000 last week
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New applications for US jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week to 898,000, the Labor Department…
Covid-19: New infections rise to record highs in US Midwest and beyond
highs in US Midwest and beyond A field hospital known as an Alternate Care Facility set up at the state…
US presidential elections: Americans voting early in record numbers
Hundreds of people wait in line for early voting on Monday, in Marietta, Georgia NEWTON (Iowa, US), Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
CDC projects up to 240,000 Covid-19 deaths in US by Nov 7
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — A new ensemble forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Brazil, Paraguay gradually reopening common border
International Friendship Bridge BRASILIA, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil and Paraguay have begun the process of gradually reopening the common…
China to strike back at US threat of sanctions on int’l financial institutions over Hong Kong
BEIJING, Oct 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — China expressed firm opposition to and denunciation of the US side creating the so-called “Hong…
Ex-Mexican defense minister arrested in US: FM
Salvador Cienfuegos was Mexican defense minister from 2012 to 2018 under ex-president Enrique Pena Nieto MEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
EU can impose around US$4 billion in tariffs on US goods – WTO
The European Union won the right to impose tariffs on about US$4 billion of US goods GENEVA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
US unrest: George Floyd mural unveiled as family celebrate his 47th birthday
Floyd died from suffocation after a police officer kneeled on his neck HOUSTON (Texas, US), Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — They…
Covid-19: US Pres Trump’s son Barron had coronavirus, but now negative, says First Lady
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s 14-year-old son Barron contracted coronavirus but has since tested negative, First…