Barbados finally sets date to remove 200-year old statue of British slavery sympathizer

The statue, which has stood in the city for over 200 years, will be removed on November 16, 2020 BRIDGETOWN, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a move to leave its colonial past behind, the Barbados government is now all set to remove the statue of Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson…

COVID-19 Cases Surpass One Million In Colombia

BOGOTA, Oct 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection, announced, the country reached 1,007,711 cases of COVID-19, while the death toll rose to 30,000. The ministry reported, in the last 24 hours, 8,769 new cases were reported, most of them in the capital, Bogota with…

Brazil Reports Another 432 COVID-19 Deaths

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 25 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported another 432 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths to 156,903, the government announced yesterday. According to the Ministry of Health, 26,979 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total…

Wildfires Burn Over 10,000 Structures In California

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – There have been about 8,700 wildfires and about 10,500 structures damaged or destroyed in California, since the beginning of this year, according to the fire summary, released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), yesterday. To date, the total number…

OAS reiterates support for Falklands’ sovereignty talks between Argentina and UK

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The General Assembly of the Organization of American States, OAS, supported a declaration on the Falklands/Malvinas question, reaffirming once again the need for the governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom to resume negotiations on the disputed sovereignty with the purpose of finding a peaceful…

Covid-19: Brazil’s death toll hits 156,000; Argentina extends restrictions until Nov 8

BRASILIA/BUENOS AIRES, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll has reached 156,471 after 571 more patients died of the disease in the last 24 hours, the country’s Ministry of Health said. Meanwhile, 30,026 more infections were reported, raising the nationwide count to 5,353,656, the ministry said. Brazil is one…

UN General Assembly president saddened by New York mayor’s refusal to meet him

Volkan Bozkir, president of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The president of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir, said that he was saddened by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s refusal to meet him. “I was saddened to learn that…

Covid-19: Colombian vice president tests positive

Colombian Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez (2nd L) BOGOTA, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colombian Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez said that she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and would be isolated in her home for 15 days. “Yesterday I took the COVID-19 test, since I had planned…

Iran Sanctions U.S. Ambassador To Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran sanctioned U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Matthew Tueller, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said. Two other U.S. officials were also blacklisted by Iran, Saeed Khatibzadeh, tweeted on Friday, noting that, the blacklisted U.S. officials were all involved in the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander…

US presidential elections: More than 50 million Americans vote early

Mail-in ballots are processed and counted for the upcoming presidential election WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the presidential election, an early-voting expert said, signalling a potential record turnout out for the Nov 3 matchup between President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden.…
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