Brazil’s deadly police kills a Black man; daughter accuses government of “killing poor people”
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Crowds gathered in a Rio de Janeiro cemetery to bury Marcelo Guimarães, the…
France to cull 600,000 ducks to contain an avian influenza virus
PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — France is to cull around 600,000 poultry birds as it tries to contain an avian…
Update: US Senate rejects first challenge to certifying Biden win
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate late Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the objection by some Republican lawmakers to certifying…
Update: D.C. police say 4 people died at the Capitol on Wednesday
U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Update: Twitter suspends Pres Trump after Capitol violence
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter blocked Donald Trump on Wednesday and threatened a permanent ban for breaking platform…
Bomb kills four soldiers, one civilian in Cameroon
YAOUNDÉ, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four soldiers and a civilian were killed Wednesday when an official convoy was hit by…
Update: World leaders condemn ‘assault on democracy’ at US Capitol
PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World leaders and governments expressed shock and outrage at the storming of the US Capitol…
Covid-19: Quebec premier orders Canada’s first pandemic curfew
MONTREAL, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Quebec premier Francois Legault ordered the first pandemic curfew in Canada as part of new…
Update US election demo: Woman shot in Capitol Hill unrest dies – police
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman who was shot as President Donald Trump’s supporters invaded the US Capitol on…
Covid-19: Bolivia extends ban on flights from Europe as Brazil sees 1,242 deaths in 24 hours
LA PAZ/BRASILIA, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — BOLIVIA will extend a ban on flights from Europe until mid-February as a preventive…