Covid-19: Brazil’s death toll surpasses 400,000

BRASILIA, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Brazil’s death toll in the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 400,000, as the country struggled to secure enough vaccines and the Senate investigated whether President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has exacerbated the crisis. The health ministry reported 3,001 Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil’s overall…

Covid-19: First US emergency aid supplies arrive in India

WASHINGTON, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A military plane on Friday brought the first US emergency coronavirus supplies to help India battle its devastating surge in the pandemic. A Super Galaxy military transporter carrying more than 400 oxygen cylinders and other hospital equipment and nearly one million rapid coronavirus tests landed…

Covid-19: Worldwide cases pass 150 million

PARIS, May 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Worldwide Covid-19 cases passed 150 million on Friday with numbers soaring recently due to a relentless second wave in India. 150.3 million cases have been declared since the virus was first discovered in China in December 2019, according to a compilation of official data. Worldwide,…

S. Korean Fishermen, Civic Activists Conduct Rally, Litigation Against Japan’s Dumping Decision

SEOUL, May 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean fishermen and civic activists, conducted maritime rallies and litigation against Japan’s decision to dump contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. About 100 fishermen in Korea’s south-eastern port city of Busan staged a rally yesterday, saying,…

U.S. To Deploy Additional Forces To Afghanistan As Withdrawal Underway

WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The White House said yesterday that, the U.S. military will send additional forces to Afghanistan, to protect U.S. and coalition forces during the withdrawal. White House Deputy Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, told reporters aboard Air Force One that, “a drawdown is underway,” saying that, the…

Time For Washington To Act First To Salvage Iran Nuke Deal

VIENNA, Apr 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – The negotiations on getting the United States and Iran to resume compliance with the historic 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), entered their fourth week in Vienna. The international community is longing for a major breakthrough in…

Canada’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 1.2 Million Despite Decreased Daily Cases

OTTAWA, Apr 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Canada reported 5,071 new COVID-19 cases as of yesterday afternoon, bringing the total number to 1,200,057, including 24,106 deaths and 101,586 variants, according to CTV. Canada’s national-level data showed a seven-day average of 7,992 new cases daily, on Apr 21-27, a 7.5 percent decrease compared…

Iranian Top Negotiator Says Nuclear Talks On Right Track With Challenges Ahead

TEHRAN, Apr 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, said, the process of talks aimed at reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is “on the right track,” yet there are still important challenges to address, Iranian media reported. Araqchi, head of the Iranian delegation, made the…

US orders big drawdown at Kabul embassy as troops leave

While the official start to the withdrawal of US’s 2,500 to 3,500 troops and NATO’s 7,000 allied forces is May 1, General Austin Miller says the pullout has already begun WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The State Department ordered a significant number of its remaining staff at the US Embassy in…

US shooting: Lawyers say black man killed by North Carolina police hit with ‘kill shot’ to back of head

Demonstrators march as they demand the release of body camera footage of the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina ELIZABETH CITY (North Carolina, US). April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lawyers for the family of a black man gunned down last week by police in North Carolina…
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