Brazil: Under fire Pres Bolsonaro leads motorcycle rally of supporters

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro (center) leads a motorcycle rally by supporters around the capital Brasilia BRASILIA, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro rode at the head of a large motorbike rally by his supporters on Sunday amid harsh criticism over his management of the coronavirus pandemic. Brazil is one…

Canada shooting: Man shot to death at Vancouver’s airport in gang incident

The Associated PressRoyal Canadian Mounted Police officers search around rows of luggage carts as screens block off RICHMOND (British Columbia, Canada), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 28-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday at the Vancouver International Airport in what Canadian authorities said was a gang-related slaying. Police were later fired…

Covid-19: ‘Vaccine tourists’ fly from abroad for injections on US beach

MIAMI BEACH (Florida, US), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A long line of people snaked across the sand of Miami Beach, Florida, as dozens of travelers from Latin America waited their turn at a pop-up coronavirus vaccination booth. Sweating under the Sunday afternoon sun, visitors checked into an online system —…

UN Chief Expresses Deep Concern Over Violence In Occupied East Jerusalem

UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-PNN) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in occupied East Jerusalem. He was also worried about the possible evictions of Palestinian families from their homes, in the Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan neighbourhoods, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the…

Iran’s Central Bank Urges U.S. To Lift Sanctions

TEHRAN, May 10 (NNN-IRNA) – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), Abdolnasser Hemmati, said that, the United States should remove banking sanctions against the Islamic republic, state TV reported. Iran has been insisting on the removal of banking sanctions, as a condition to return to full compliance…

Largest US fuel pipeline remains mostly closed days after cyberattack with no timeline for reopening

A police officer stands guard inside the gate to the Colonial Pipeline Co. Pelham junction and tank farm in Pelham, Alabama WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial…

Covid-19: Brazil reports more deaths as Ecuador surpasses 400,000 cases

BRASILIA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil reported 1,024 more deaths from the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the national death toll to 422,340, according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry also stated that another 38,911 COVID-19 infections were registered, bringing the total caseload to 15,184,790. The state of Sao Paulo,…

Covid-19: Cuba’s mass vaccination campaign to start in Havana with homegrown vaccines

HAVANA, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nearly 1.7 million people from the Cuban capital Havana will receive doses of the homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates as part of an intervention study starting on Wednesday, according to local newspaper Tribuna de La Habana. Clara Zamora, a resident of Havana’s Camilo Cienfuegos district, is…

US shooting: 7 people dead in Colorado birthday party shooting

Police investigate the shooting at a Colorado Springs birthday party that left six dead. COLORADO SPRINGS (Colorado, US), May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six adults were killed early Sunday morning when a suspect opened fire at a birthday party in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. The suspect, who was allegedly the…

Covid-19: ‘No doubt’ US has undercounted Covid deaths – Dr Fauci

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, which has reported the world’s worst overall Covid-19 death toll, has “no doubt” been undercounting fatal cases, top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said. The country has officially lost over 581,000 people to the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus — but a…
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