Colombia: Environmental defenders killed in record numbers in 2020 – Report
Activists gather around crosses in front of the Colombian Embassy in Brussels BOGOTA, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia is the…
Mexican ex-cartel boss jailed for 28 years
Mexican former cartel boss Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, seen here after his arrest in 2014 MEXICO CITY, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A…
Haiti Prosecutor says evidence links Prime Minister to President’s killing
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s chief prosecutor said that there was evidence linking the acting prime minister to the assassination…
US ex-presidents Bush, Clinton, Obama band together to aid Afghan refugees
Former US Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three former US presidents – Republican George…
Extreme weather will cost US more than US$100 billion this year: Pres Biden
GOLDEN (Colorado, US), Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden said that extreme weather events would cost the United States over…
Saudi Arabia Signs Deals With AstraZeneca, Pfizer To Promote Investment In Health
RIYADH, Sept 15 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia yesterday signed agreements with top pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including AstraZeneca and Pfizer,…
Wildfire evacuees tempted not to vote in Canada election
LYTTON (Canada), Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian…
Flood, storm surge warnings as Hurricane Nicholas heads for Texas
A satellite image shows Hurricane Nicholas on Sept 13 HOUSTON, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane late…
Peru: One dead as Shining Path guerilla group remnants clash with soldiers
The founder and former leader of the Shining Path guerrillas, Abimael Guzman, died Saturday in a maximum security prison near…
US still prepared to engage with North Korea after missile test: White House
North Korea test-fired a new “long-range cruise missile”, reports said. WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States remains prepared…