Argentina ready to host Copa America: Pres Fernandez

BUENOS AIRES, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina is ready to host the Copa America, President Alberto Fernandez confirmed, despite the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic that has killed more than 70,000 people in his country. The tournament is due to kick off on June 13 even as the coronavirus is…

Covid-19: UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

GENEVA, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to countries in need without compromising their own goals, UNICEF said Monday. The world’s seven richest states and the EU could help close the world’s vaccine gap…

Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease, stroke: WHO, ILO

GENEVA, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization.   In a first global analysis of the loss…

UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo

Protesters march in Yangon, Myanmar UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (May 18) is set to consider a draft non-binding resolution calling for “an immediate suspension” of the transfer of weapons to the military junta of Myanmar, a UN official said. Unlike Security Council resolutions,…

Miss Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2021

WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Florida, after fellow contestant Miss Myanmar used her stage time to draw attention to the bloody military coup in her country. Sunday night marked the Miss Universe competition’s return to television, after the pageant was cancelled…

Chinese Envoy Vows To Push For UN Security Council Action To Defuse Israeli-Palestinian Tension

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy vowed to push for UN Security Council action to defuse Israeli-Palestinian tension. As the Security Council president for the month of May, China will continue to push the council to take prompt action and to speak in one voice, said Zhang…

EU chief diplomat criticizes Russia’s list of ‘unfriendly states’

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell BRUSSELS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s decision to categorize the United States and the Czech Republic as “unfriendly” states is not justified in the view of the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell.In remarks made in Brussels,…

Chileans choose body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

SANTIAGO, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Independent candidates and leftist parties in Chile were in the lead Sunday, with just over half of ballots counted after two days of voting for a body of 155 people to rewrite the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. A new constitution was a key demand of protesters…

Covid-19: Sao Paulo mayor, who fought covid and cancer, dies at 41

Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas SAO PAULO, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city, died on Sunday, after a long battle with cancer of the digestive system, the hospital where he was being treated announced. Mayor Bruno Covas had been hospitalised on May 2 as the…

About 1,000 people evacuated due to wildfire near Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, May 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the US state of California Sunday morning due to a wildfire, said the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The affected area is at Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, approximately 35 kilometers west…
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