Americas

Covid-19: Pres Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic ‘like fags’

BRASÍLIA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Jair Bolsonaro drew criticism for telling Brazilians not to deal with Covid-19 like “a…

Peru’s speaker of congress takes over as 3rd president in 4 years

LIMA, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Speaker of Congress Manuel Merino assumed office as Peru’s third president in four years, amid…

Sec of State Pompeo confirms US sale of F-35 jets to UAE

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that the United States planned to sell top-of-the-line F-35…

Mine Blast Kills Two In Colombia

BOGOTA, Nov 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – An explosion at a coal mine in the Colombian city of Topaga, in the…

21 More U.S. Soldiers, Civilians In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Nov 11 (NNN-YONHAP) – Sixteen more U.S. soldiers and five other individuals in South Korea, tested positive for COVID-19,…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro’s support in main cities eroding show latest surveys

BRASILIA, Nov 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s support has fallen in some of Brazil’s biggest cities, surveys said,…

Peruvian president says to leave office following Congress’s impeachment vote

Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, surrounded by members of his cabinet, spoke in front of the presidential palace in Lima after…

EU hits US with tariffs, while hoping Pres-elect Biden will bring better ties

European Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union will impose tariffs on imports of US$4…

US imposes sanctions on four Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown

Flags of China, Hong Kong and the U.S. fly next to each other along Fenwick Pier, in Hong Kong WASHINGTON,…

US criticised for police brutality, racism at UN rights review

Demonstrators hold signs depicting George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis police custody GENEVA, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major powers, including…