Americas

Peru signs treaty to fight against ancestral knowledge appropriation

GENEVA (Switzerland), June 15 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea signed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property,…

Fisherman Discovers War-Left U.S. Aerial Bomb MK-82 In Cambodian Capital: Official

PHNOM PENH, Jun 15 (NNN-AKP) – A fisherman found a war-left U.S.-made MK-82 aerial bomb in a pit lake, on…

Italy: G7 summit opens amid protests

Leaders of the G7 pose for a group photo with the skydiving flag performers at Borgo Egnazia, near the town…

‘A girl is not a mother’: Brazilians protest tough abortion bill

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Brazilians rallied against a bill under debate in Congress that would…

IMF board approves Argentina payout of almost $800 mn

WASHINGTON, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF executive board voted to approve a payout of almost $800 million for Argentina…

State of ‘catastrophe’ as downpours hit Chile; 1 dead, hundreds of homes damaged

SANTIAGO, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy rains battered south and central Chile on Thursday, killing one person and causing damage…

World Bank raises Peru’s growth projection to 2.9% for 2024

LIMA, June 14 (NNN-ANDINA) — The World Bank raised its economic growth projection for Peru to 2.9% for the current year; in…

Peru: Agro-exports up in 1Q 2024 due to coffee, cacao, limes, and avocados

LIMA, June 14 (NNN-ANDINA) — Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Elizabeth Galdo stressed that Peruvian agro-exports have experienced 8.1% growth in…

Argentines battle police as Pres Milei controversial reforms clear Senate hurdle

BUENOS AIRES, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine President Javier Milei’s controversial economic reform package narrowly won preliminary Senate approval, after…

Russian nuclear-powered submarine arrives in Cuba

HAVANA, June 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian nuclear-powered submarine and other naval vessels arrived in Cuba for a five-day visit to…