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…

US racism: Man charged with attempted murder over attack on Chinese immigrant in New York

Jarrod Powell (left) allegedly attacked Ma Yao Pan from behind, knocking him down and kicking him in the head multiple times NEW YORK, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A New York City man was arrested and charged on Tuesday with attempted murder in what police have classified as a hate crime…

US shooting: Florida toddler shot and killed at his own birthday party; a woman also injured

Elijah LaFrance, 3, was shot and killed at his birthday party in Miami-Dade County, Florida MIAMI, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Florida were investigating the murder of a three-year-old boy who was shot and killed at his own birthday party on Saturday evening (Apr 24).  Elijah LaFrance was probably…

Covid-19: Indian variant found in at least 17 countries, says WHO

GENEVA, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that a variant of COVID-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been found in more than a dozen countries. The UN health agency said the B1617 variant of COVID-19 first found in India had…

Covid-19: Vaccinated people in the US can now go outdoors without a mask most of the time

CDC says many Americans can now go outside without a mask . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers WASHINGTON, aApril 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fully vaccinated people can safely engage…

Covid-19: US pledges sustained help for India in tackling crisis

WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior US officials pledged sustained support for India in helping it deal with the world’s worst current surge of COVID-19 infections, warning the country is still at the “front end” of the crisis and overcoming it will take some time. The White House’s National Security Council…

Covid-19: US probing two new blood clot cases after Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine

US health regulators recommended resumption of use of Johnson & Johnson’s shot WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two new cases of blood clots after administration of Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine are being investigated by federal health officials, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. One…
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