Peru: Pedro Castillo, Keiko Fujimori to face off in presidential runoff
LIMA, April 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Presidential candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori will face off in runoff election in Peru,…
Raul Castro announces retirement as head of Communist Party of Cuba
Castro on Friday announced he is retiring as the head of the party HAVANA, April 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — First Secretary…
US asks Brazil for ‘immediate’ action on Amazon
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States welcomed Brazil’s renewed promise to end illegal deforestation…
Covid-19: Global death toll nears 3 million as India cases surge
PARIS, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global coronavirus death toll was expected to reach three million on Saturday, as the…
US, Japan show united front on China in Pres Biden’s first summit
WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Japan vowed to stand firm together against an assertive China and…
CIA planned to assassinate Raul Castro in 1960: declassified documents
WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution…
Covid-19: Canadian province of Ontario strengthens, prolongs lockdown
OTTAWA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, has extended its lockdown and implemented stricter measures to fight…
US shooting: 8 killed in US city of Indianapolis; gunman commit suicide
WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people were killed in a shooting in the US city of Indianapolis…
Pres Biden calls for US, Russia ‘to deescalate’ soon after announcing new sanctions against Russia
WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden said after announcing new sanctions against Russia that for both countries “now…
Covid-19: Covax seeks $2 bn donations to cover vaccines; $400m raised so far
GENEVA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covax scheme launched a push for an extra $2 billion in donations, saying it…