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Brazil tops 340,000 total COVID-19 deaths
Sao Paulo (Brazil), April 8: Brazil reported on Wednesday 3,829 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing its total...

Situation in Tigray remains dire despite improved humanitarian...
United States, April 8: There has been substantial improvement in humanitarian access in Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, but continued...

U.S. prepared for diplomacy for denuclearization of N....
Washington (US), April 8: The United States is prepared to engage in some form of diplomacy with North Korea if...

Military training important to protecting U.S. interest on...
Washington (US), April 8: Defense readiness is especially crucial on the Korean Peninsula, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday, highlighting the...

U.S. Fed officials see some time before tapering...
Washington (US), April 8: U.S. Federal Reserve officials last month indicated that it would take some time before the Fed...

G20 calls on IMF to prepare for new...
Washington (US), April 8: Finance officials from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies on Wednesday called on the International...

Biden voices support to Jordan's king, affirming two-state...
Washington (US), April 8: President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II to voice U.S. support for...

N. Korea's decision to skip Olympics consistent with...
Washington (US), April 7: North Korea's decision to skip the Summer Olympics appears to be in line with its strong...

Renewable energy access key to climate adaptation in...
United Nations, April 7: Support for climate adaptation in Africa is crucial, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday...

UN calls for compromise, cooperation over Nile dam
United Nations, April 7: The United Nations on Tuesday called for compromise and cooperation in order to reach an agreement...

Biden announces all U.S. adults eligible for COVID-19...
Washington (US), April 7: U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that all American adults will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine...

Usha Rao-Monari assumes role as UNDP associate administrator
United Nations, April 7: Usha Rao-Monari of India officially assumed her role Tuesday as undersecretary-general and associate administrator of the...

Chile's health system at capacity limit, warns president
Santiago (Chile), April 6: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Monday that the country's health system is at its capacity...

U.S. expects Vienna talks setting stage for mutual...
Washington (US), April 6: The U.S. State Department said on Monday that its goal of the upcoming talks in Vienna...

Argentina registers 9,955 new COVID-19 cases
Buenos Aires (Argentina), April 4: Argentina registered 9,955 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 2,393,492, according...

Brazil registers 1,240 new deaths from COVID-19
Rio De Janerio (Brazil), April 5: registered on Sunday 1,240 more deaths from COVID-19 and 31,359 new cases, with...

Colombian president announces new restrictive measures to slow...
Bogota (Colombia), April 5: Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on Sunday new restrictive measures for several Colombian cities where the...

George Floyd case underscores thorny issue of U.S....
Washington (US), April 5: The ongoing murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin who last year killed unarmed black...

Brazil surpasses 330,000 COVID-19 deaths
Rio De Janerio (Brazil), April 4: Deaths from COVID-19 in Brazil surpassed 330,000 on Saturday after 1,987 new fatalities registered,...

Argentine president infected with COVID-19
Buenos Aires (Argentina), April 4: Argentine President Alberto Fernandez received the confirmation on Saturday afternoon that he got infected with...

UN Security Council condemns attack on peacekeepers in...
United Nations, April 6: The Security Council on Saturday condemned Friday's attack against a camp of UN peacekeepers in Aguelhok,...

UN chief welcomes revocation of U.S. sanctions against...
United Nations, April 4: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the revocation by the United States of former President...

Kalou, Botafogo agree to terminate contract
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Apr 3: Former Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou parted ways with Botafogo on Friday, less than halfway...

UN chief calls for efforts to create favorable...
New York (USA) Apr 3: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for efforts to create favorable working conditions...

NYS COVID-19 hospitalizations down to 4,540, positivity rate...
New York (USA) Apr 3: The COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York State dropped to 4,540 on Thursday, compared with 4,604...

Brazil records 91,097 new COVID-19 cases
Sao Paulo (Brazil), April 2: Brazil recorded 91,097 new COVID-19 infections and 3,769 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking...

Pentagon Urges Turkish Defense Chief Not to Retain...
Washington (US), April 2: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in his phone conversation with Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi...