Covid-19: Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro fined for breaking restrictions

President Jair Bolsonaro ignored state COVID-19 safety regulations when he met with supporters at the city of Senador La Rocque in Maranhao state BRASILIA, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Jair Bolsonaro must pay a fine for failing to adhere to state health safety regulations at a public event, the governor…

Covid-19: Chile, Brazil, Argentina sees new cases for second day in a row

Chile has seen cases of coronavirus surge in March and April SANTIAGO, May 23 (Xinhua) — Chile registered more than 7,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row, after tests detected 7,614 infections in 24 hours, Health Minister Enrique Paris said. According to the Health…

Covid-19: Over half of Canadians receive first dose of vaccine

A medical worker administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a vaccination clinic in Toronto OTTAWA, May 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 50.08 percent of Canada’s population were administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 4.3 percent with second dose as of Saturday afternoon, according to CTV. The…

US racism: Former Pres Trump sued for calling Covid-19 “China virus”

“The truth matters, words have consequences especially from those in powerful and influential positions,” the complaint said WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Former US President Donald Trump has been sued by a civil rights group for calling COVID-19 the “China virus.” The complaint, filed in a federal court in New…

Covid-19: Brazil working to contain Indian variant in northern state

BRASILIA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s health minister said the government is doing everything possible to prevent the spread of the concerning coronavirus variant first identified in India in the northern state of Maranhao, which has detected the country’s first cases. One crew member of a cargo ship, anchored at…

Covid-19: IMF unveils US$50 billion proposal to end pandemic

WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund unveiled a US$50 billion proposal to end the COVID-19 pandemic by vaccinating at least 40 per cent of the population in all countries by the end of 2021 and at least 60 per cent by the first half of 2022. Doing…

Covid-19: Covid-detecting robot protecting schoolchildren in Mexico

Two Benebot robots, capable of detecting covid-19 and other diseases, in the city of Queretaro, Mexico MEXICO CITY, May 22 (NNN-EFE) — Certain schools in the central Mexican state of Queretaro are getting ready to reopen with the help of Benebot, a robot that can detect Covid-19 and other diseases.…

Covid-19: Slow vaccine rollout hits LatAm as covid claims million lives

MONTEVIDEO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Covid-19 has caused the death of more than one million people in Latin America and the Caribbean where slow vaccine rollouts are preventing an exit from the pandemic crisis. Since the coronavirus was first detected in the region in Brazil’s Sao Paulo in late February…

US Pres Biden vows to help ‘rebuild’ Gaza; stresses two states solution to mideast crisis

WASHINGTON, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden pledged to help organize efforts to “rebuild Gaza” and said creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel is the “only answer” to the conflict. Biden also said he had told the Israelis to stop “intercommunal fighting” in the flashpoint city of Jerusalem. However…

Colombian protest leader Lucas Villa, who was shot eight times, dies

Thousands pro-Lucas Villa protesters took to the street for weeks BOGOTA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian student activist Lucas Villa has been declared brain dead, nearly a week after he was shot eight times at a peaceful protest against President Ivan Duque’s government, according to a statement from San Jorge…
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