Americas

China threatens to retaliate after US tightens leash on Beijing diplomats

BEIJING, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China will deliver “a proper and necessary” response to new curbs by the State Department…

Hurricane Nana makes landfall in Belize

GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Central American countries were preparing for the onslaught of Hurricane Nana, which hit the…

Malaysia to impose entry ban on countries with more than 150,000 COVID-19 cases

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The government will impose an entry ban on citizens of countries recording more than 150,000 cases…

Palestinian Official Calls For Int’l Rejection To U.S. Sanctions On ICC Officials

RAMALLAH, Sept 3 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) called on the international community, to reject U.S. sanctions imposed on…

US unrest: Police kill black man in capital Washington

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police shot dead an African-American man in the US capital Washington Wednesday, the force said,…

COVID-19 spreads in Brazil’s prisons, reformatories

BRASILIA, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — COVID-19 is rapidly spreading through Brazil’s prison system and reformatories, with almost 33,000 inmates testing…

Covid-19: Global deaths surpass 860,000 – Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 860,000 on Wednesday, according to the Center for Systems Science…

UN dismayed over US sanctions on top International Criminal Court officials

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda UNITED NATIONS, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres noted “with…

US unrest: Portland mayor to leave his home after being targeted by protesters

Portland’s Mayor Ted Wheeler PORTLAND (Oregon, US), Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he planned to move out…

Amid plans to quit, US will not pay what it owes WHO this year

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said that it will not pay some US$80 million it currently owes…