Covid-19: Asian nations toughen virus curbs as Europe fights new strain
TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Countries in Asia were stepping up theirfight against the coronavirus to suppress a contagion they…
US Congress certifies Biden win over Trump
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Congress formally certified Joe Biden as the next US president on Thursday, dealing a hammer…
Latin America’s Lima Group does not recognize Venezuela’s Pres Maduro National Assembly
LIMA, Jan 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Lima Group, a regional bloc comprised mostly of Latin American nations, said that it…
Brazil’s deadly police kills a Black man; daughter accuses government of “killing poor people”
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Crowds gathered in a Rio de Janeiro cemetery to bury Marcelo Guimarães, the…
Update: US Senate rejects first challenge to certifying Biden win
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate late Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected the objection by some Republican lawmakers to certifying…
Update: D.C. police say 4 people died at the Capitol on Wednesday
U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Update: Twitter suspends Pres Trump after Capitol violence
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twitter blocked Donald Trump on Wednesday and threatened a permanent ban for breaking platform…
Update: World leaders condemn ‘assault on democracy’ at US Capitol
PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World leaders and governments expressed shock and outrage at the storming of the US Capitol…
Covid-19: Quebec premier orders Canada’s first pandemic curfew
MONTREAL, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Quebec premier Francois Legault ordered the first pandemic curfew in Canada as part of new…
Update US election demo: Woman shot in Capitol Hill unrest dies – police
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman who was shot as President Donald Trump’s supporters invaded the US Capitol on…