Americas

EU backs Nigerian or South Korean for WTO job: diplomats

BRUSSELS, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU member states have thrown their weight behind two women candidates to lead the World…

Brazil GDP decline set for less than feared at 5.8 percent: IMF

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s economy is set to shrink by 5.8 percent in 2020, the International Monetary Fund…

Djibouti, nation of one million, is building the largest free trade zone in Africa

Djibouti launches Africa’s largest free-trade zone DJIBOUTI, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Djibouti is capitalizing on its strategic location on one…

Europe’s pushback of migrants ‘shameful’: UN refugee chief

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN refugee chief lambastedcountries which close their doors to desperate migrants and Europe’s“shameful” refusal…

Covid-19: Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’ – WHO

GENEVA, Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic is having a“devastating impact” on mental health services globally, the World HealthOrganization…

Covid-19: Pres Trump back at White House after being discharged from Walter Reed

President Donald Trump stands on the balcony outside of the Blue Room as he returns to the White House after…

Haitian groups demand reparations for UN cholera victims

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 5 (NNN-TELESUR) — Haitian organizations are demanding compensation for thousands of victims of Cholera and an end to…

Paraguay: Fires expand across the country

Presidente Hayes department remains the hardest-hit by the blaze ASUNCION, Oct 5 (NNN-TELESUR) — Paraguay’s authorities reported that fires continued to spread…

Colombia: New massacre leaves three dead, one was a minor

Two women hold a sign that reads, “These are not collective homicides, they are massacres” during a protest in Bogota…

Chilean policeman arrested for throwing a teenager from a bridge during demonstration

People assisting the young man who was thrown from the Pio Nono Bridge by a carabinero SANTIAGO, Oct 5 (NNN-TELESUR)…