Covid-19: Over 53% of Brazilians fully vaccinated, report says
BRASILIA, Oct 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s much-criticized anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has already reached 53% of the population with full treatment,…
Panama Canal breaks freight record despite pandemic crisis
The Panama Canal had a record fiscal year 2021 with more tonnage transported through the waterway than ever before, despite…
Covid-19: Delta wave slowed US economic growth in third quarter
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US economic expansion slowed dramatically in the third quarter to an annual rate…
Brazil emissions rose in 2020 despite pandemic: study
BRASILIA, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 9.5 percent last year, mostly because of deforestation,…
Covid-19: WHO wants $23.4 bn for Covid plan
GENEVA, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it needed $23.4 billion over the next 12 months…
Pope to visit Canada after indigenous school scandal
Pope Francis THE VATICAN, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis will visit Canada as the Catholic Church seeks to rebuild…
US sanctions two Lebanese businessmen, a lawmaker for corruption
WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States Treasury has imposed sanctions on two top Lebanese contractors and a lawmaker…
Mexico to give visa to children, pregnant women in migrant caravan
MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico said it would give humanitarian visas to children and pregnant women in a…
Cuba approves laws granting greater rights as criticism of protesters’ arrests heats up
HAVANA, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba’s National Assembly approved a raft of laws broadening citizens’ legal rights even as the…
Sudan coup: US Pres Biden lashes junta, deaths climb in anti-coup protests
KHARTOUM/WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and United Nations dialled up the pressure on Sudan’s new military junta…