Covid-19: Nearly 800,000 children in US test positive
Children walk past school buses in the Borough Park neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York WASHINGTON, Oct 28…
Covid-19: Pandemic slashes international tourism by 70 pct – UN
MADRID, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International tourists arrivals plunged by an annualised 70 percent during the first eight months of…
Southern California’s latest wildfires rage with little progress reported
LOS ANGELES, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firefighters in Southern California reported little headway against two explosive, wind-whipped wildfires that forced…
Covid-19: UN cancels in-person meetings over infections
The United Nations Headquarters UNITED NATIONS, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations cancelled all in-person meetings at its New…
Covid-10: Almost half a million Americans contract virus in past week as infections surge
WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly half a million people in the United States have contracted the novel coronavirus in…
US presidential elections: Early voting tops 70 million, continuing historic pace
Early voters line up to cast their ballots for the Nov 3 elections WASHINGTON, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than…
Oil drops 3% as virus infections, Libyan oil output rebound
LONDON, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices fell more than 3% on Monday, extending last week’s losses as coronavirus cases…
Costa Rica seizes 2.4 tons of cocaine in record 15th seizure in 2020
The drugs, contained in 2,420 packages each weighing around a kilogram, officials say SAN JOSE, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Costa…
Hurricane Zeta hits Mexico’s Caribbean coast
CANCUN (Mexico), Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Zeta slammed into Mexico’s Caribbean coast, bringing strong winds and heavy rains to…
Zeta gathers hurricane force before hitting SE Mexico
Clouds gather over Playa Gaviota Azul as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches Cancun, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane…