Americas

US unrest: Ex-cop in custody after shooting black man in Atlanta

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A white former police officer was taken into custody in the United States on Thursday…

Covid-19: Californians ordered to wear face masks in public

LOS ANGELES, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California’s Governor Gavin Newsom ordered all Californians to wear face masks in public in…

Covid-19: Layoffs top 45.7 mn as US economic distress persists

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the United States have passed 45.7 million, raising…

Covid-19: Global death toll passes 450,000

PARIS, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 450,386 people since the outbreak began in China…

Covid-19: US sees nearly 700 more deaths in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States lost another 687 people to the new coronavirus in the 24 hours…

US has cut troops in Afghanistan to agreed level: general

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has reduced its military presence in Afghanistan to the level negotiated with…

Covid-19: Blacks in Atlanta more likely to be hospitalized – CDC

ATLANTA, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A study of coronovirus patients in Atlanta has found that black patients are more likely…

US Pres Trump’s bid to end Obama-era immigration policy unlawful: Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Supreme Court has ruled against President Donald Trump’s bid to end a programme…

Exiled Egyptian LGBTQ activist takes her own life in Canada

TORONTO, June 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sarah Hegazi, 30, a prominent queer Egyptian feminist, committed suicide in exile in Canada. She…

US Pres Trump signs sanctions law over China treatment of Uighurs

Two women decorate a grave in a Uighur cemetery on the outskirts of Hotan in China’s northwest Xinjiang region WASHINGTON,…