Americas

Covid-19: New York City lockdown extended till June 13 – governor

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lockdown measures in New York City have been extended until June 13 under an…

Covid-19: Wall Street retreats as trade war fears compound virus woes

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US stocks dropped on Friday as signs of deteriorating trade relations between the United…

Covid-19: Barber who defied lockdown in New York tests positive

NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A barber who defied New York’s strict coronavirus lockdown for several weeks to cut…

Covid-19: Mexico at ‘peak moment’ of crisis after biggest daily rise in cases

This was the first time the daily rise in new cases was more than 2,000 MEXICO CITY, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Covid-19 vaccine: Macaque monkey trial in US offers hope

Elisa Granato was the first volunteer to be injected in a human trial WASHINGTON/LONDON, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A vaccine…

Ethiopian Airlines sees crash settlement with Boeing by end-June

ADDIS ABABA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Airlines expects a settlement with planemaker Boeing by end of June over the…

Covid-19: Brazil and Mexico report record surge in cases as Latin America reels

An employee wearing protective gear disinfects a shopping mall in Caxias do Sul, Brazil MEXICO CITY, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

US Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights

A vocational skills education center in Dabancheng, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate approved legislation…

Covid-19: New cases on US carrier despite extensive screening

WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five US sailors have been evacuated with coronavirus from an aircraft carrier despite extensive screening…

Brazil: State-owned Petrobras books steep loss amid ‘worst crisis in 100 years’

BRASILIA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras reported a steep net loss for the first quarter of…