Covid-19: Venezuela starts clinical trials of Russia’s vaccine

CARACAS, Oct 17 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said that 2,000 volunteers are participating in the clinical trials of Sputnik, the Russian COVID-19 vaccine. “The Russian vaccine is here and the tests have already begun… In addition, thousands of Chinese vaccines will come to the country,” Maduro said during a…

Covid-19: Cuba thanks France’s vaccine cooperation

HAVANA, Oct 17 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Cuba thanked France’s support and cooperation for developing vaccines in the Caribbean nation, according to official sources. On Twitter, the Finlay Institute of Vaccines (IFV) highlighted the excellent collaboration relations that have been forged during the last two years between France and IFV. French…

Venezuela guarantees food despite US blockade: Pres Maduro

CARACAS, Oct 17 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said that the people’s food will always be a priority of the State, despite the US coercive and unilateral measures that limit the acquisition of those resources. In order to celebrate World Food Day on Friday, the head of State…

Covid-19: US hoping for two vaccines by end of November

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two American companies expect to apply for emergency approval for their Covid-19 vaccines by late November, welcome news as the US crossed eight million confirmed cases amid a third surge of its coronavirus epidemic. Pfizer said Friday it hopes to move ahead with its vaccine…

US calls Russia proposal on nuclear treaty ‘non-starter’

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to extend the New START nuclear treaty for one year unconditionally, countering that both nations must cap warheads during the period. “President Putin’s response today to extend New START without freezing nuclear warheads is a non-starter,”…

US wildfires: Federal govt approves California’s request for wildfire relief funds

A firefighter battling the Creek Fire in Shaver Lake, California in September LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Donald Trump has approved California’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration to bolster the state’s emergency response to wildfires, California governor Gavin Newsom said. “Just got off the phone with…

Covid-19: US cases surpass 8 mln as global deaths surpass 1.1 mln — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Oct 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 8 million on Friday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. US case count rose to 8,008,402, with the national death toll reaching 218,097, as of…

Over 7.3 mln Bolivians to vote in Sunday’s presidential elections

LA PAZ, Oct 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) authorized an electoral roll of 7,332,925 citizens, out of a total of more than 11 million inhabitants, for the presidential elections on Sunday. The vice president of the TSE, Maria Angelica Ruiz said a transparent clean-up of the electoral…

Covid-19: New US jobless claims rise sharply to 898,000 last week

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New applications for US jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week to 898,000, the Labor Department said. The 53,000 increase from the prior week was the sharpest rise in seasonally adjusted initial claims since the week of Aug 15, as the United States attempts to recover…

Covid-19: New infections rise to record highs in US Midwest and beyond

highs in US Midwest and beyond A field hospital known as an Alternate Care Facility set up at the state fair ground as cases of Covid-19 spike in the state near Milwaukee, Wisconsin CHICAGO, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wisconsin and other states in the US Midwest are battling a surge in COVID-19…
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