Americas

Funeral held for Salvadoran killed by Mexican police

SAN SALVADOR, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Salvadoran woman who died at the hands of Mexican police was buried in…

Brazil seeks US$1 billion in foreign aid to curb Amazon deforestation: Environmental minister

SAO PAULO, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s environment minister wants US$1 billion in foreign aid from countries including the United…

Venezuela to ask UN for help in clearing land mines near Colombian border

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro CARACAS, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela will ask the United Nations to help remove landmines in…

US shuts once-secret Guantanamo prison unit, moves prisoners

U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, also known as “Gitmo” WASHINGTON, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A once-secret unit within the Guantanamo…

Covid-19: Colombian president announces new restrictive measures to slow spread of pandemic

BOGOTA, April 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colombian President Ivan Duque announced new restrictive measures for several Colombian cities where the number…

S. Korea’s Imported Car Sale Logs Double-Digit Increase In March

SEOUL, Apr 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s imported car sale logged a double-digit increase last month, due to demand for…

Two Rockets Hit Air Base In Iraq’s Salahudin Province

BAGHDAD, Apr 5 (NNN-NINA) – Two rockets, yesterday, landed near an Iraqi military air base, in Iraq’s Salahudin province, north…

Iran’s FM Demands “Constructive” Approach From European JCPOA Participants In Vienna Meeting

TEHRAN, Apr 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, called on European participants in the 2015 nuclear agreement,…

Mexico: Women rights activists protest over femicides

MEXICO CITY, April 4 (NNN-TELESUR) — Women rights activists took to the streets in Mexico City to protest recent femicides…

Covid-19: US administers 161.7 million doses of vaccines; puts J&J in charge of plant that botched vaccine, removes AstraZeneca

WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has administered 161,688,422 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of…