Americas

Brazil deploys national guard to contain outbreak of violence in Manaus

MANAUS (Amazonia, Brazil), June 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Justice Minister Anderson Torres gave the green light for national forces to…

Moscow, in response to sanctions, bans nine Canadian citizens from entering Russia

From left to right, David Lametti, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, Anne Kelly, commissioner of the Correctional…

Canada Islamophobia: Muslim family of four killed in ‘premeditated’ truck attack

People gather at a makeshift memorial at the fatal crime scene where a man driving a pickup truck jumped the…

Covid-19: Excited but nervous, a million Mexican children return to classrooms

MEXICO CITY, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than a million Mexican schoolchildren returned to classrooms around the country on Monday…

Covid-19: US sends emergency medical supplies to Bangladesh

WASHINGTON/DHAKA, June 8 (NNN-BSS) — The United States (US) Monday delivered to Bangladesh its most recent shipment of emergency medical…

US seeks ‘common approach’ on possible China Olympics boycott

WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Washington reiterated its desire to forge a “common approach” with allies over a possible boycott…

US eyes possible trade deal with Taiwan: Sec of State Blinken

WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will soon start discussing a trade deal with Taiwan, Secretary of State…

Haiti postpones June 27 referendum, citing Covid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti postponed a constitutional referendum scheduled for June 27 citing the coronavirus pandemic, but did…

Covid-19: Brazil braces for third wave

BRASÍLIA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil is bracing…

Covid-19: Brazil unveils protocols for Copa America

BRASILIA, June 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — It is fitting that the underused Estadio Mane Garrincha football stadium in Brasilia sits almost…