Mexico: Gangs are likely to influence in elections in 7 states – Security Secretariat
MEXICO CITY, March 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexico’s Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Rodriguez reported on seven states where there…
Ecuador’s interior minister quits over deadly prison riots
United Nations representatives had called for ‘a prompt and impartial investigation’ into the most recent deadly prison riot QUITO, March…
Covid-19: Cuba’s Soberana-2 vaccine starts phase 3 trials
The Cuban government has announced that Soberana-2 will commence Phase III trials on 44,000 participants in March HAVANA, March 5…
US hopes Iran will ‘engage’ after Europeans drop nuclear censure plan
State Department spokesman Ned Price WASHINGTON, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it hoped Iran would “engage” in…
Peru issues tsunami alert after NZ quake
LIMA, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru issued a tsunami warning for its coast but no evacuation order Thursday, after a…
US, at UN, accuses Russia of blocking ‘accountability’ on Syria chem weapons
UNITED NATIONS, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new US envoy to the United Nations accused Russia of seeking to stymie…
Covid-19: Pandemic pushed LatAm extreme poverty to 20-year high, says UN
SANTIAGO, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Extreme poverty in Latin America has reached its worst level in 20 years due to…
COVID-19: Daily US cases below 40,000 for first time in months – monitor
WASHINGTON, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded fewer than 40,000 new cases of Covid-19 in one day for…
At least 64 Mexican politicians killed ahead of elections
Relatives and friends mourn Florisel Rios, a mayor who was murdered in Mexico’s eastern Veracruz state in November 2020 MEXICO…
Covid-19: Brazil’s daily death toll tops 1,600 for 3 consecutive days
Experts think Brazil’s second wave may be linked to a new variant of the coronavirus BRASILIA, March 5 (NNN-Xinhua) —…