Covid-19: Anti-government protesters defy virus measures in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Argentina to protest…
Covid-19: Mexican president says will get Russian vaccine if effective
MEXICO CITY, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that he would be among the first…
US: White House advisor Kushner urges Saudi to normalise ties with Israel
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House advisor Jared Kushner said it would be…
Canada: Finance Minister Bill Morneau quits amid charity probe
OTTAWA, Aug 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Canada’s finance minister has said he will resign after conflict-of-interest allegations involving WE Charity. Bill Morneau has faced pressure…
Death Valley hits 54.4 degrees Celsius, hottest in US since 1913
LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Temperatures in Death Valley, located between the U.S. states of California and Nevada, reached…
Russian Jets Intercept U.S., British Planes Over Baltic, Black Seas
MOSCOW, Aug 18 (NNN-TASS) – Russian fighter jets, on Monday, intercepted three U.S. and one British reconnaissance aircraft, over the…
Lebanon’s Blast Damage Toll Rises As Assessment Continues: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The damage toll in Lebanon, following the Beirut blasts, is rising, as the United…
Colombia: UN condemns massacre of young people in Nariño, Leiva
BOGOTA, Aug 17 (NNN-TELESUR) — The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia condemned the…
Covid-19: Argentina’s social distancing extended until Aug 30; daily infections are above 7,000
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 17 (NNN-MER4COPRESS) — Argentina extended until Aug 30 restrictions taken against the coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez said,…
Covid-19: Health care workers in Peru protest demanding better pay and working conditions
LIMA, Aug 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Health care workers in Peru held a demonstration demanding better pay and working conditions as…