Americas

Africa cheers as US returns to the World Health Organization

US President Joe Biden ADDIS ABABA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — African countries say the US return to the World Health…

Covid-19: Vaccinations halted for 24 hours in Brazilian city of Manaus

BRASILIA, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian city of Manaus has halted its vaccination drive against the novel Coronavirus for at least…

WHO chief thanks Biden and Fauci for keeping the US a member of the organization

GENEVA, Jan 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — WHO Director-General Dr Tedros has welcomed the pledge that the United States will remain a…

Covid-19: Peruvians doctors on hunger strike to protest government non action

LIMA, Jan 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — A group of Peruvian doctors launched a hunger strike this week to protest the government’s…

Chile becomes 1st Latam country to introduce a 5G free zone

A cyclist performs a 5G network test in SSantiago SANTIAGO, Jan 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — Chile this week launched Latin America’s…

Covid-19: Argentina’s President gets Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez Thursday received the first dose of the Russian Sputnik V…

Covid-19: World sees 17,502 new deaths in 24 hours

PARIS, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,075,698 people since the outbreak emerged in China…

US finally charges Indonesian jihadist and two Malaysians held at Guantanamo

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US military prosecutors filed formal charges against an Indonesian Islamic extremist and two Malaysians in…

Covid-19: Brazil awaiting 2 million vaccine doses from India

BRASILIA, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — : The Brazilian government said that a shipment of 2 million doses of the British AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19…

Colombia: FARC party to change blood-soaked name

MEDELLIN (Colombia), Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s FARC party said that it would change its name to move away from…