Americas

Brazil’s COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 176,000

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 6 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll yesterday surpassed 176,000 after registering 664 deaths in the…

New York Shootings Rise To New Highs: NYPD

NEW YORK, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – In the first 11 months of 2020, shootings in New York City surged to…

Canada’s COVID-19 Figures Hit New Records

OTTAWA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – COVID-19 cases reported new records in Canada, with a total of 406,839 cases and 12,583…

Peru farm workers protest continues derailing harvests and blocking roadways

LIMA, Dec 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Protests by farmworkers demanding better wages in Peru raged on, spreading north into key agricultural…

Covid-19: Pres Obrador urges Mexicans to avoid exchanging Christmas presents to stop pandemic

MEXICO CITY, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexicans should cancel celebrations and even avoid exchanging Christmas presents to beat the coronavirus,…

Covid-19: US Pres-elect Biden says jobs report is ‘grim,’ warns of ‘dark winter’ as pandemic rages

WILMINGTON (Delaware, US), Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President-elect Joe Biden said “grim” jobs report shows the economic recovery is stalling and warned…

Mine collapse in Nicaragua traps at least 10

MANAGUA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A mudslide in an unlicensed gold mine in Nicaragua trapped at least 10 workers Friday,…

Covid-19: Canada sees 100,000 new cases in two weeks

An average of 2,377 Canadians with severe infections have also been hospitalised each day OTTAWA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s…

Covid-19: Mexico, Uruguay reports record daily increase of cases

A mural of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo wearing a face mask is pictured as the coronavirus disease outbreak surges in…

Thailand’s Jasmine Rice Wins Championship For World’s Best Rice Contest

BANGKOK, Dec 5 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Rice Exporters Association, announced that, Thailand’s jasmine rice 105 variety, has been named…