Americas

Brazil: Former Pres Bolsonaro faces possible charges in Saudi jewel scandal

BRASILIA, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro is facing possible money laundering and other charges related to…

US heatwaves: Nearly 30,000 evacuated from California wildfires

LOS ANGELES (California, US), July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people in northern California have been told to…

Hurricane Beryl strengthens back into a Category 3 storm as it nears Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Furniture store employees board up windows for protection ahead of Hurricane Beryl’s expected arrival TULUM (Mexico), July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Presidents of Peru and Ecuador sign Lima Declaration

LIMA, July 5 (NNN-ANDINA) — Presidents of Peru, Dina Boluarte, and Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, participated in the signing ceremony of the Lima Declaration.…

US presidential elections: ‘I’m not going anywhere,’ Biden tells White House crowd

 WASHINGTON, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden vowed to keep fighting despite calls for him to bow out…

US: 2 injured, 1 missing in explosion at defense weapons plant in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas, US), July 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least two people were injured and one went missing on Wednesday…

Venezuela, US agree to work together, maintain respectful communications

CARACAS, July 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Venezuelan representatives in talks with the United States said on Wednesday they have agreed to…

Canadian PM names first woman to hold armed forces’ top job

OTTAWA, July 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. Jennie Carignan…

Brazil: Death toll hits 180 in record floods in southern region

BRASILIA, July 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 180 people have died from weeks of record flooding in southern Brazil’s Rio…

Caribbean Community ships aid to Grenada after Beryl

ST. GEORGE, July 4 (NNN-ACN) — The president of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced that the regional…