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US Covid-19 case tally crosses 3 million mark

US Covid-19 case tally crosses 3 million mark

-- 2020-07-08 11:51:22

The US coronavirus outbreak crossed a grim milestone of over 3.0 million confirmed cases on Tuesday as more states reported record numbers of new infections, and Florida faced an impending shortage of...

US withdrawal from WHO to take effect July 2021: UN

US withdrawal from WHO to take effect July 2021: UN

Reuters 2020-07-08 09:45:00

The United States will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) on July 6, 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after receiving notification of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has ac...

Brazil president tests positive for COVID-19

Brazil president tests positive for COVID-19

-- 2020-07-07 22:34:15

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature. Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly pl...

Hospitalisations jump 50pc in California

Hospitalisations jump 50pc in California

Reuters 2020-07-07 12:30:25

New coronavirus cases soared in California over the July Fourth weekend, stressing some hospital systems and leading to the temporary closure of the state capitol building in Sacramento for deep clean...

Pompeo says US looking at banning Chinese social media apps

Pompeo says US looking at banning Chinese social media apps

Reuters 2020-07-07 11:49:24

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late on Monday (local time) that the United States is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok. “I don&rsquo...

Two dead, eight wounded in South Carolina nightclub shooting

Two dead, eight wounded in South Carolina nightclub shooting

-- 2020-07-06 14:54:30

Ten people were shot early on Sunday in a Greenville, South Carolina, nightclub in an outburst of suspected gang-related violence that killed two people and critically injured two others, police said....

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases

Reuters 2020-07-05 13:55:02

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Saturday, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours. The biggest increases were from the United States...

Biggest Canadian banks join boycott of Facebook platforms

Biggest Canadian banks join boycott of Facebook platforms

-- 2020-07-04 16:49:30

Canada's biggest lenders have joined a widespread boycott of Facebook Inc begun by US civil rights groups seeking to pressure the world's largest social media platform to take concrete steps to block...

US virus cases hit new global record, rising over 55,000 in single day

US virus cases hit new global record, rising over 55,000 in single day

Reuters 2020-07-03 09:38:47

The United States reported more than 55,000 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the largest daily increase any country has ever reported, according to a Reuters tally. A surge in coronavirus cases across...

Brazil military distribute masks to save isolated Amazon tribes

Brazil military distribute masks to save isolated Amazon tribes

-- 2020-07-02 16:26:46

Soldiers handed out masks to barefooted Yanomami indigenous people including body-painted warriors carrying spears and bows and arrows on Wednesday on the second day of a military operation to protect...

Gunmen attack Mexican drug rehab centre killing 24

Gunmen attack Mexican drug rehab centre killing 24

-- 2020-07-02 11:19:01

Gunmen killed 24 people at a drug rehabilitation facility in the central Mexican city of Irapuato, police said on Wednesday, underlining the government’s challenge in fulfilling its pledge to st...

COVID-19 cases may go up to 100,000 per day in US

COVID-19 cases may go up to 100,000 per day in US

Xinhua 2020-07-01 16:52:20

The United States is "not in total control" of the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 cases in the country go up to 100,000 per day if the current trend "does not turn around," Anthony Fauci, the US go...

First coronavirus cases found in sprawling migrant camp at US border

First coronavirus cases found in sprawling migrant camp at US border

-- 2020-07-01 11:50:17

Three asylum seekers have tested positive for coronavirus in a sprawling encampment steps from the US border in Matamoros, Mexico, marking the first cases in a settlement that advocates have long view...

US virus cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic

US virus cases rise by 47,000, biggest one-day spike of pandemic

Reuters 2020-07-01 11:37:58

New US Covid-19 cases rose by more than 47,000 on Tuesday (local time) according to a Reuters tally, the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic, as the government’s top infectious...

'Swift and dangerous turn' in Texas coronavirus cases, says governor

'Swift and dangerous turn' in Texas coronavirus cases, says governor

-- 2020-06-29 14:21:54

The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a "swift and very dangerous turn" in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has warned. "Over just the past few weeks, the daily number of cases ha...

New US coronavirus cases hit 45,242 for biggest one-day increase of pandemic

New US coronavirus cases hit 45,242 for biggest one-day increase of pandemic

-- 2020-06-27 12:42:11

The United States recorded 45,242 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, the largest single-day increase of the pandemic, according to a Reuters tally, bringing the total number of Americans who have tested...

‘US COVID-19 cases likely 10 times higher than reported’

‘US COVID-19 cases likely 10 times higher than reported’

-- 2020-06-26 16:58:36

The number of coronavirus-infected people in the United States is likely to be 10 times as high as the 2.4 million confirmed cases, the chief of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

US sets one-day record for Covid-19 cases

US sets one-day record for Covid-19 cases

-- 2020-06-26 10:33:48

The governor of Texas temporarily halted the state’s reopening on Thursday as Covid-19 infections and hospitalisations surged and the country set a new record for a one-day increase in cases. T...

NASA to name HQ after its first black female engineer

NASA to name HQ after its first black female engineer

BBC 2020-06-25 21:07:43

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) headquarters is going to be named after its first black female engineer Mary Jackson. Jim Bridenstine, an administrator of the NASA, said Jack...

Latin America's Covid-19 deaths seen hitting nearly 390,000 by October

Latin America's Covid-19 deaths seen hitting nearly 390,000 by October

Reuters 2020-06-25 10:56:51

The death toll from the coronavirus in Latin America is expected to skyrocket to 388,300 by October, with Brazil and Mexico seen accounting for two-thirds of fatalities as other nations in the region...

7.4 magnitude quake strikes Mexico, killing at least six

7.4 magnitude quake strikes Mexico, killing at least six

Reuters 2020-06-24 10:01:18

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck southern Mexico’s Pacific coast on Tuesday (local time), killing at least six people and seriously injuring others in isolated villages, while causi...

15 killed in brutal attack on indigenous Mexican village

15 killed in brutal attack on indigenous Mexican village

-- 2020-06-23 12:33:24

Assailants killed 15 inhabitants of an indigenous village in southern Mexico that has been plagued by local disputes, authorities said on Monday, in one of the most brutal attacks to shake the country...

Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, especially Brazil: WHO

Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, especially Brazil: WHO

-- 2020-06-23 11:03:50

Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with “worrying increases” in Latin America, especially Brazil, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday...

Global coronavirus cases top 9 million

Global coronavirus cases top 9 million

-- 2020-06-23 10:46:42

Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 9 million on Monday, as Brazil and India grappled with a surge in infections, and the United States, China and other hard-hit countries reported new out...

Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 coronavirus deaths

Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 coronavirus deaths

Reuters 2020-06-22 10:12:43

Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the United States, officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, a blow for a country already grappling with more than 1 million cas...

Brazil records nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths

Brazil records nearly 50,000 coronavirus deaths

Reuters 2020-06-21 16:20:27

Nearly 50,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Brazil, the world No. 2 hotspot, with 1,022 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. A total of 49,976 people have...

Brazil passes 1 million coronavirus cases with no end in sight

Brazil passes 1 million coronavirus cases with no end in sight

-- 2020-06-20 11:26:22

Brazil passed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday and approached 50,000 deaths, a new nadir for the world’s second worst-hit country as it struggles with a tense political climate and worsenin...

Trump unfit to be president, Pelosi and Bolton agree

Trump unfit to be president, Pelosi and Bolton agree

Reuters 2020-06-19 11:47:27

President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and former White House aide and conservative hawk John...

Trump finds himself at odds with most Americans' opinions

Trump finds himself at odds with most Americans' opinions

-- 2020-06-18 17:36:38

The temporary fences that separated protesters from the White House have come down. But its occupant, President Donald Trump, appears to be more isolated than ever, reports Reuters. Recent opinion su...

Trump says US will not lock down again

Trump says US will not lock down again

Reuters 2020-06-18 11:57:34

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States would not close businesses again as several states reported rising numbers of new coronavirus infections. “We won’t be closing t...