Americas

Chile’s economy grows 6.4 pct in March, exceeds expectations

SANTIAGO, May 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chile’s economy grew 6.4 percent in March compared to the same month of 2020, exceeding…

US: Biden administration raises refugee admission ceiling to 62,500

Immigrants from Haiti try to enter the United States from Juarez, Mexico WASHINGTON, May 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Biden administration…

UN Chief Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement Between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

UNITED NATIONS, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, welcomes the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire and urges efforts to ensure it…

Covid-19: Covax boosted by 500 mn Moderna Covid vaccine doses

GENEVA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covax global programme, which has relied heavily on AstraZeneca vaccines, said it has struck…

Two rockets target Baghdad airport base housing US troops

BAGHDAD, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Two rockets targeted an airbase at Iraq’s Baghdad airport housing US-led coalition troops on Sunday,…

Update: Taliban, Afghan forces clash as US hands over base

U.S. troops and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers raise Afghanistan’s national flag during a handover ceremony at Camp Antonik in…

Covid-19: ‘Hospitals are full’ as Argentina cases hit 3 million

Covid-19 patients rest at the Dr. Norberto Raul Piacentini hospital, in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina BUENOS AIRES, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Covid-19: Nepali gov’t decides to suspend flights with India, South Africa, Brazil

KATHMANDU, May 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Nepali government decided to suspend domestic flights fully and international flights with India, South…

Three dead after suspected people-smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego

SAN DIEGO, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people have died and more than two dozen taken to hospital after a…

US forces in Afghanistan hand over base to Afghan national army: local media

A Black Hawk helicopter during a handover ceremony between the US forces and the Afghan air force in Kandahar province,…