Covid-19: Colombia joins the “select” club of countries with a million confirmed cases

BOGOTA, Oct 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombia reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, becoming the second country in Latin America to report that number in less than a week. The nation of 50 million saw cases peak in August and has seen a decline since but still continues to…

Venezuela holds election drill ahead of legislative elections

CARACAS, Oct 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela on Sunday held an election drill in preparation for the legislative elections due on Dec 6 to familiarize voters with new electronic voting machines and iron out potential problems in the network of polling stations. All the stations were up and running, and voters…

Covid-19: Canadians urged to avoid large in-person gatherings as cases spike

A pedestrian wearing a face mask in seen in Ottawa OTTAWA, Oct 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam urged Canadians to avoid large gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike in the country. Tam said in a statement that “now is not the time for hosting large in-person…

Iran Denies Interfering In U.S. Presidential Elections

TEHRAN, Oct 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Guardian Council of Constitution, yesterday dismissed allegations, regarding his country’s “interference” in the U.S. upcoming presidential elections. “Iran announced repeatedly that it does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. Moreover, it sees no need for such interference,” Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, spokesman…

Court filing: US insists on need to ban TikTok

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump’s administration has insisted on the need to ban TikTok due to national security concerns in a new court filing ahead of a plan to make the video app unavailable on Nov 12. The filing comes as the court considers the legality…

Chile’s president calls on nation to work together for ‘new constitution’

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera SANTIAGO, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera called on the nation to work together for a “new constitution” after Chileans voted overwhelmingly to replace their dictatorship-era charter. “This plebiscite is not the end, it is the beginning of a path that we must all walk…

At least 11 migrants dead in shipwreck off Libya: UN

TRIPOLI, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 11 migrants died on Sunday when their boat floundered off the coast of Libya, the UN’s migration agency said, days after 20 others died in desperate bids to reach Europe. “At least 11 migrants drowned after their boat capsized this morning (Sunday), according…

US presidential elections: Early voting surpasses 2016, nine days before election

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Early voting in the 2020 US election has surpassed all the pre-election ballots from four years earlier, an independent vote monitor said, with nine days still to go before the Nov 3 poll. Millions of Americans wary of crowded polling booths during the coronavirus pandemic…

Covid-19: WHO chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

BERLIN, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for global solidarity in the rollout of any future coronavirus vaccine, as the number of cases soared across the world. In a video address at the opening of the three-day World Health Summit in Berlin, Tedros…

Covid-19: US cases reach record high amid new wave of infections

 WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — As the US reports its second-highest day of new Covid-19 cases amid the continuing fall surge, a former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration says it may be time for a national mask mandate. In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, Dr. Scott Gottlieb wrote the…
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