Covid-19: Novel coronavirus strains continue to spread worldwide, WHO says
GENEVA, Feb 24 (NNN-TASS) — A more contagious coronavirus strain VOC 202012/01 that was initially detected in the UK, has…
Covid-19: Uruguay starts inoculation campaign March 1 with Sinovac and Pfizer vaccines – Pres Luis Lacalle Pou
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay will be receiving the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines Thursday evening and the official…
Halal chicken dispute blocks Brazil/Indonesia free trade talks
BRASILIA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil should only begin free trade talks with Indonesia if it adopts recommendations made by…
Green hydrogen hub planned in northeast Brazil
BRASILIA, Feb 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — A US$ 5.4bn green hydrogen hub has been planned in Ceará, northeast Brazil, and most…
UN urges Colombia to fulfill peace deal, stem violence
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque BOGOTA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s government must improve its protection of human rights activists and…
US Occupation Brings In Military Vehicles, Logistic Materials To Syria’s Hasaka Countryside
HASAKA, Feb 24 (NNN-SANA) – To support their illegitimate bases, the U.S. occupation forces, brought in yesterday, military armoured vehicles…
Ecuadorean indigenous protesters demand presidential vote recount
QUITO, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Ecuadorean indigenous protesters arrived in the capital Quito to demand a recount of…
Hunger in Central America skyrockets, UN agency says
TEGUCIGALPA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people going hungry in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua has nearly…
UN expert says Iran lied in downing of Ukraine airliner
Authorities work at the scene of a crashed Ukrainian plane in Shahedshahr last year UNITED NATIONS, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
US winter storms: Texas power board members resign over mass outages
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four board members of Texas’ power grid operator announced their resignation after millions of stateresidents…