Americas

Mexico’s ‘tower of skulls’ yields more ancient remains

MEXICO CITY, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican archaeologists said they had found remains of 119 more people, including women and…

Covid-19: Brazil’s death toll surpasses 180,000

BRASILIA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazil passed the grim milestone of 180,000 deaths from Covid-19 Friday, as experts warned the…

Covid-10: US Pres Trump signs one-week funding stopgap, averting shutdown of government

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate approved and President Donald Trump signed a one-week budget stopgap Friday that…

US unrest: Car driven by white woman hits multiple protesters in New York, causing injuries

NEW YORK, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A motorist struck about half a dozen people taking part in a protest in…

Covid-19: US vaccinations could start by Monday – health secretary

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The United States could start injecting the first Americans with the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine by…

Covid-19: Latest global developments

PARIS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Here are some of the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: GLOBAL: The novel coronavirus…

Palestinian Protesters Clash With Israeli Soldiers On Expansion Of Jewish Settlements

RAMALLAH, Dec 12 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli forces on Thursday, repressed a protest by Palestinians against the expansion of settlements for…

Covid-19: US deaths smash daily record, spurring pleas to trim back Christmas

Katie Ramirez, left, watches as her mother, Claudia Campos, swabs the mouth of her daughter, Hailey, for a COVID-19 test…

Covid-19: Pres Bolsonaro says Brazil at ‘tail end’ of pandemic

BRASILIA, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Jair Bolsonaro said Brazil was at the “tail end” of the coronavirus pandemic, despite…

Cuba will unify its two currencies as of Jan 1: president

HAVANA, Dec 11 (NNN AGENCIES) — Cuba will unify its two currencies, theCuban peso and convertible peso, as of Jan…