Covid-19: New variant found in US Texas university

HOUSTON, April 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — A new variant of COVID-19 was found by scientists at the US Texas A&M University, media reported Monday. The variant, BV-1, was found in just one case: an individual who had mild symptoms, media quoted the Texas A&M scientists as saying. The patient, a student…

Mexican tycoon in graft case released after agreeing to repayment deal

MEXICO CITY, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican businessman accused of corruption over the alleged sale of a disused fertilizer plant to Pemex was released from prison Monday after agreeing to repay the state oil company $216.6 million, judicial sources said. Alonso Ancira, the former head of steel giant Altos…

Former US Vice President Walter Mondale dies at 93

WASHINGTON, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former US Vice President Walter Mondale, a liberal icon who famously told voters to expect a tax increase should he win the presidency, died Monday, US media reported. He was 93 years old. No cause was given for Mondale’s death, according to reports citing a…

US Pres Biden backtracks on keeping Trump cap on refugees

The decision is said to have been influence by problems at the US-Mexico border  WASHINGTON, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden has reversed course hours after signing an order to keep the number of refugees admitted annually to the US at Trump-era levels. Biden drew ire as he held the cap…

Hollywood Blockbuster Mad Max To Be Filmed In Australia

SYDNEY, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The latest instalment of one of the world’s favorite action film series will be shot in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). ‘Furiosa,’ to star Hollywood A-listers, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hardy and Anya Taylor-Joy, will be the fifth release in the Mad Max…

Iran Urges U.S. To Move Away From Trump “Legacy” To Advance Nuclear Talks

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran yesterday urged the United States to move away from the anti-Iran policies, imposed by former U.S. President, Donald Trump, to help advance the current nuclear talks, underway in the Austrian capital of Vienna. “If the United States decides to distance from Trump’s failed legacy…

Covid-19: Canada to roll out big spending in pandemic recovery budget

OTTAWA, April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada is expected to channel funds into childcare, wage subsidies and other pandemic recovery measures as the government presents its new budget Monday ahead of possible snap elections. The 2021 budget is the first full fiscal plan from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration since the…

Covid-19: Argentine court orders city schools in Buenos Aires to open despite virus surge

The last-minute decision by the lower court judge left school administrators in Buenos Aires scrambling to tell parents to send their kids to school after all BUENOS AIRES, April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Schools in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires open on Monday morning after a court overruled a federal…

US shooting: 5 shot, critically injured in Louisiana; 3rd multiple shooting in one day

Police personnel and their vehicles are seen near the scene in the aftermath of a drive-by shooting at a liquor store in Shreveport, Louisiana SHREVEPORT (Louisiana, US), April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people were hospitalised after being shot and critically injured in a drive-by shooting at a liquor store in…

Moscow Sees U.S. Influence Behind Czech Expulsion Of Russian Diplomats

MOSCOW, Apr 19 (NNN-TASS) – Russia says, U.S. influence is evident in the Czech Republic’s decision to expel 18 Russian diplomats from Prague. Czech authorities took the step to please the United States, following recent American sanctions on Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, said…
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