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US unrest: Pres Trump to send ‘surge’ of hundreds of federal agents to cities amid increase gun violence

WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) —President Donald Trump is to send “a surge” of federal security forces to US cities in a crackdown…

US orders China to close Houston consulate “to protect American IP”

China says US orders it to close its consulate in Houston WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has ordered…

Covid-19: US records over 68,000 new cases in 24 hours – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Tuesday recorded 68,524 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours,…

Egypt: Pres Sisi wins parliamentary approval for possible Libya intervention

CAIRO, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Egypt’s parliament gave President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi the green light for possible military intervention in Libya…

Moscow sees ‘chance’ to save Iran nuclear deal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif greet each other with an elbow bump MOSCOW,…

Chinese cybercriminals targeted COVID research, hacked hundreds of companies: US

WASHINGTON, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Chinese nationals have been indicted for seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking…

US unrest: Shootout at Chicago funeral leaves 14 wounded

CHICAGO, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– A shootout outside a funeral left 14 people wounded Tuesday in Chicago, as President Donald…

US offers $5 mn reward for arrest of Venezuela chief justice

WASHINGTON, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States offered a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of…

US unrest: Pres Trump threatens to send more federal officers into ‘Democrat’ cities

WASHINGTON, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump threatened to send more military-garbed law enforcement into US cities to quell…

Covid-19: Chinese vaccine starts final tests in Brazil

BRASILIA, July 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in…