At least 23 dead after bus plunges off cliff in Bolivia

    LA PAZ, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 23 people, including three children, were killed after a bus plunged off a cliff in central Bolivia, police and witnesses said.     The bus, carrying 33 people, plummeted 400 meters down a cliff in Cochabamba state at around 11 am Monday.…

Texas abortion clinics will be protected, US Justice Department says

An activist protests against the new Texas abortion law outside the Supreme Court in Washington DC  WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department says it will protect clinics that perform abortions in Texas, a state with a near-total ban on voluntary pregnancy terminations. The department said it would…

Covid-19: Peruvian President reports of agreement on domestic production of Sputnik V

   LIMA, Sept 7 (NNN-TASS) — The Peruvian government has reached an agreement on setting up domestic production of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus, country’s President Pedro Castillo said.    “I announce that as a result of talks between the governments of Peru and Russia the agreement has…

Mexico to replace Columbus statue with indigenous woman

 MEXICO CITY, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A statue of Christopher Columbus in the heart of Mexico City will be replaced by one of an indigenous woman, authorities said, days before the country’s 200th independenceanniversary.   The figure of the Italian navigator, which was removed from Reforma Avenue last year as…

US probing nearly 350 reports of oil spills in wake of Hurricane Ida

A satellite image shows an oil slick following Hurricane Ida, south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana HOUSTON, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States Coast Guard said it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the US Gulf of Mexico in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Ida’s 240 kmh…

El Salvador leads the world into cryptocurrency: bitcoin legal tender

The Central American nation is the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender SAN SALVADOR, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, a real-world experiment proponents say will lower commission costs for…

Covid-19: Chilean health regulator approves CoronaVac use among children over age 6

SANTIAGO, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Chilean health regulator approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China’s Sinovac Biotech for use in children over 6 years of age, allowing more people to be included in the country’s rapid inoculation campaign. The South American country has already approved the use of the…

Covid-19: In world first, Cuba starts vaccine jabs for toddlers

A man holds his son outside a paediatric hospital in Havana, Cuba where young children can now receive the coronavirus vaccine HAVANA, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against COVID-19, using homegrown jabs not…

Venezuela political talks enter final day in Mexico

Police officers stand outside the Sofitel Hotel in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan political negotiators entered the last stretch of their latest round of talks focused on opposition demands for guarantees of free elections and government calls for sanctions relief. Representatives of President Nicolas Maduro and his rivals…

US: Trial of accused 9/11 mastermind restarts, days before 20th anniversary

   GUANTANAMO BAY (Cuba), Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The prosecution of alleged Sept 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others restarts Tuesday, just days before the 20th anniversary of the attacks, stirring newhopes for justice and retribution.   Mohammed and his co-defendants, who have been locked up at the…