The Americas

UN Launches Covid-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020ZTN News0

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched a 2-billion-dollar global humanitarian response plan to fight COVID-19 in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and UN Children’s Fund Executive Director Henrietta Fore joined the launch on Wednesday, via video teleconference. Guterres […]

Serena Williams reveals social distancing is causing her anxiety

March 20, 2020March 20, 2020ZTN News0

Serena Williams has opened up about how difficult she is finding social distancing. The 23-time tennis grand slam singles champion revealed on Instagram more than a week ago that she planned to spend six weeks at home because of the coronavirus crisis. And, in a post on TikTok, Williams explained she is struggling to deal […]

COVID-19 cases reported in all 50 US states

March 19, 2020March 19, 2020ZTN News0

All 50 U.S. states, as well as Washington D.C., have now reported COVID-19 cases, after West Virginia reported its first case on Tuesday. “We knew it was coming,” said West Virginia Governor Jim Justice at a news conference on Tuesday evening. “We’ve prepared for this and we shouldn’t panic.” Confirmed cases are increasing rapidly as […]

Coronavirus Watch: Trump suspends travel from European

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020ZTN News0

United States President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night the country will suspend all travel from European countries except Britain for 30 days in a bid to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The announcement came as confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. rolled past 1,000. The new rules will go into effect […]

Parasite becomes first foreign language film to win best picture Oscar

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020ZTN News0

Korean writer-director pulls off a double shock, winning best picture – the first time a foreign-language film has won – and best director Oscars for Parasite His film earlier became the first Korean film to win the best international feature prize, formerly best foreign film, and won best original screenplay South Korean satire Parasite made Oscars history […]

Eighth confirmed coronavirus case in the US

February 2, 2020February 4, 2020ZTN News0

A Boston man in his 20s is the eighth confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States – and the first in Massachusetts. According to officials in the commonwealth, the man, a resident of The Hub, recently travelled to Wuhan, the Chinese city where the virus first emerged. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and […]

Chilean military plane disappears with 38 on board

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019ZTN News0

A Chilean military plane disappeared with 38 people on board on Monday, said the Chilean Air Force in a statement. More than seven hours after it lost contact, the Air Force declared that the plane was damaged. The Hercules C130 aircraft took off at 4:55 p.m. (1955 GMT) en route from the southern city of […]

US will do ‘very best’ to keep Turkey in Nato: Trump aide

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019ZTN News0

The United States will do its “very best” to keep Turkey in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), the U.S. national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday ahead of a White House visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan’s scheduled meeting on Wednesday with President Donald Trump comes amid strained relations between the […]

Hamilton waits for sixth title

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019ZTN News0

ZTN Sports Reporter LEWIS Hamilton will have to wait for the next race in Mexico to seal his sixth title. This is despite the fact that team Mercedes secured a formula 1 record sixth straight world championship double after their Japanese Grand Prix victory. Hamilton’s teamate Valtteri Bottas won that race, with rival Ferrari’s Sebastian […]

‘I am not a machine, but I did play like one today’

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019ZTN News0

ZTN Sports Reporter NOVAK Djokovic is showing signs he has fully recovered from a shoulder injury that forced him out of the US Open. The World number one tennis player was quoted by the BBC as saying he played like a machine in progressing to the Japan Open semi-final on Friday. “I am not a […]

Category: The Americas

UN Launches Covid-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan

Serena Williams reveals social distancing is causing her anxiety

COVID-19 cases reported in all 50 US states

Coronavirus Watch: Trump suspends travel from European

Parasite becomes first foreign language film to win best picture Oscar

Eighth confirmed coronavirus case in the US

Chilean military plane disappears with 38 on board

US will do ‘very best’ to keep Turkey in Nato: Trump aide

Hamilton waits for sixth title

‘I am not a machine, but I did play like one today’

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