Americas

Ethiopia unrest: US calls on African Union to exert pressure over worsening Tigray crisis

An Ethiopian woman who fled the ongoing fighting in Tigray region, carries her child near the Setit river on the…

Truck-borne gunmen kill 11 in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco

A soldier guards the area where eleven people were killed when unidentified gunmen riding in a truck opened fire in…

El Salvador’s Bukele poised for majority in mid-term votes

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele SAN SALVADOR, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Salvadorans went to the polls on Sunday to vote…

Bolivian vice minister dies from COVID-19

LA PAZ, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Bolivian government said Gonzalo Rodriguez, vice minister in charge of fighting smuggling, has…

US needs migrant labor, Mexican president to tell Biden

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (L) and US President Joe Biden MEXICO CITY, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican president…

Expelled EU envoy to leave Venezuela on Tuesday

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister presented EU Ambassador Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa with a letter declaring her ‘persona non grata’ and giving her…

US authorizes J&J Covid vaccine for emergency use

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Saturdayauthorized Johnson & Johnson’s Covid vaccine for emergency use, giving the…

Cuba approves animal rights law after activists’ campaign

HAVANA, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba has adopted long-called for animal rights regulations, a groundbreaking victory for activists in the…

Covid-19: Brazil, Ecuador, Chile see surging cases in 24 hours

BRASILIA, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 1,386 deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the…

US Justice Department vows to investigate surging cases of anti-Asian violence

People take part in a rally against anti-Asian hate crimes in San Mateo, California WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Senior…