Canada’s Average Daily New COVID-19 Cases Hit 2,052 Over Past Week
OTTAWA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Canada’s daily case counts continue to increase steeply, with an average of 2,052 new cases…
Paraguay declares national emergency as forest fires rage across Chaco
Fire burns in a forest in the Chaco region, near Cadete Pando, Paraguay ASUNCION, Oct 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) – Paraguay’s Congress…
Chile: President calls for fast-track law to modernize national police force
SANTIAGO, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera urged Congress to expedite legislation on the modernization of the Carabineros, or national police force, despite…
UN extends probe into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro GENEVA, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Human Rights Council extended by two years the…
Covid-19: Six US states report record hospitalisations, new restrictions in place
A man has a swab sample taken for the coronavirus disease at a testing centre in the Far Rockaway section…
Update: Powerful hurricane nears Mexico’s Caribbean coast
CANCUN (Mexico), Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An “extremely dangerous” hurricane bore down on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, triggering the mobilization of…
Covid-19: Pres Trump calls off stimulus talks, Fed says recovery faster with aid
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump called off talks on a new stimulus plan to boost the Covid-ravaged…
Covid-19: Downturn not as bad as feared; crisis not over, says IMF chief
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic will not be as bad as originally…
Covid-19: US agency wants 2 months safety data before approving vaccine
WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Food and Drug Administration made public its guidance for issuing emergency approval for…
UN Human Rights Council deepens relations with Venezuela
Venezuelan Foreign Minister participating in the international seminar, “Let Us Breathe: Sanctions As a Human Rights Violation,” in Caracas CARACAS,…