Americas

Covid-19: Pandemic slows globally, despite India toll

PARIS, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic slowed its pace around the world for a second week in a…

Abbas Holds First Phone Call With Biden, Discussing Tension In Gaza

RAMALLAH, May 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday held a phone call with U.S. President, Joe Biden, discussing…

Uruguay: Workers announce general strike on June 17

MONTEVIDEO, May 15 (NNN-A-TELESUR) — Uruguay’s Trade Union Confederation (PIT-CNT) announced a 24-hour general strike on June 17 to denounce…

US: Panic buying prolongs fuel shortages in southeastern region

WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-TELESUR) — Fuel shortages caused by the shutdown of the Colonial pipeline over a ransomware attack last…

Colombia crisis: Government ready to negotiate but protests must first stop

BOGOTA, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Colombian government of President Iván Duque insisted that the National Unemployment Committee needs to…

Peru: Motion to impeach President Sagasti fails forlornly in Parliament

LIMA, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — An overwhelming majority of Peru’s Parliament voted in plenum against a motion seeking to oust…

Bolivia suspends train tests to Chile after truckers protests

LA PAZ, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The tests to reactivate a cargo rail line that connects the Chilean port of…

Argentine president holds ‘positive’ talks with IMF chief

ROME, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said he was hoping to renegotiate his country’s debt “as quickly…

UN Chief Calls For Unified Security Council Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday called for a unified Security Council, over the Israeli-Palestinian…

Covid-19: Pandemic to be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns

GENEVA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The World Health Organization issued a grim warning that the second year of Covid-19 was…