Americas

Covid-19: Brazil’s Sao Paulo expects 100,000 deaths

SAO PAULO, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Latin America, Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, said…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump announces 3M deal for millions of masks

WASHINGTON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump announced a deal with US manufacturing giant 3M to provide millions of…

Covid-19: UN Security Council to hold first talks Thursday, says diplomats

UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will on Thursday hold its first meeting on the coronavirus…

Covid-19: US now has more than 367,000 cases; converting stadiums and conference centers into medical sites

A medical worker wheels a body to a refrigerated trailer serving as a makeshift morgue at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center…

Chile drought causing water shortage amidst virus crisis

SANTIAGO, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With historically low riverflows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile…

Covid-19: Buenos Aires homeless stuck on the streets during lockdown

BUENOS AIRES, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Argentine government hasordered people to stay at home until mid-April, but thousands have…

Covid-19: Bronx zoo tiger tests positive

NEW YORK, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo hastested positive for COVID-19, the institution said,…

Covid-19: UN chief urges governments to protect women during lockdown

UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres is urging governments around the world to include the protection…

Covid-19: US navy captain fired for voicing virus concern tests positive

WASHINGTON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US naval commander whose widely publicized plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew led…

Covid-19: Venezuelans stream home from Colombia due to virus pandemic

BOGOTA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Venezuelans who fled toneighboring Colombia during their country’s economic crisis are now returning…