Americas

US blacklists Myanmar state-owned gems enterprise

Anti-coup protesters run from the military during a demonstration in Yangon WASHINGTON, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury Department on…

Covid-19: AstraZeneca woes grow as Australia, Philippines, African Union curb shots

LONDON, April 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia and the Philippines limited use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, while the African…

Singapore, US to explore ways to revive air travel amid Covid-19, including vaccination certificates

SINGAPORE, April 9 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore and the United States will explore ways to revive international air travel safely amid COVID-19,…

Deadly algae kill 4,200 tons of Chilean salmon

SANTIAGO, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 4,200 tons of salmon have fallen victim to killer algae in Chile, the…

US shooting: One dead, multiple victims wounded in Texas shooting

BRYAN (Texas, US), April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was dead and several in critical condition following a shooting at…

Covid-19: Brazil sees record-high ICU occupancy

BRASILIA, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Occupancy levels at Brazil’s intensive care units (ICU) have surpassed 90 percent in 21 of…

At least 9 dead in southern Peru bus crash

LIMA, April 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least nine people were killed and 20 others injured in Peru after an inter-provincial…

UN calls for countries to sign ban on anti-personnel mines

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wants all the world’s countries to sign a treaty banning anti-mines UNITED NATIONS, April 9 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Three U.S. Soldiers, One Civilian In S.Korea Test Positive For COVID-19

SEOUL, Apr 8 (NNN-YONHAP) – Three more U.S. soldiers and one more civilian in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19,…

Covid-19: UK variant is now most common strain in United States – CDC

WASHINGTON, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first discovered in the United Kingdom has become the most common strain…