Americas

US wildfires: Pres Trump fans flames of climate row in California

 LOS ANGELES, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — USPresident Donald Trump has dismissed concerns over climate change on a visit to fire-ravaged California, telling an…

US unrest: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting of Breonna Taylor

Taylor, a decorated emergency medical technician, was 26 when she died. LOUISVILLE (Kentucky, US), Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m…

Covid-19: Pandemic cost global tourism $460 billion in January-June – UN

MADRID, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus crisis cost the global tourism sector $460 billion in lost revenue during the…

US wildfires: New York sees smoke from West Coast fires

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Smoke from the fires ravaging theAmerican West Coast traveled across the continent to reach…

Brazil’s wetlands burn, rain is ‘only hope’ – firefighters

PORTO JOFRE (Brazil), Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lieutenant Silva’s face isgrim as he watches his firefighters try — and fail…

US: Pres Trump says he wanted to kill Syrian Pres Assad, but then Defence Sec Mattis opposed

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he wanted to assassinate Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad in 2017,…

Peru economy minister survives congress censure vote

Economy Minister Maria Antonieta Alva LIMA, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s economy minister survived a censure motion in Congress on…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be ready in a month

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump saidthat a coronavirus vaccine may be available within a month — an…

Covid-19: UN could meet in-person on pandemic before year’s end

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nationsofficials anticipate an in-person General Assembly meeting in New York todiscuss the Covid-19…

US imposes visa restrictions over Nigeria elections

The US announced visa restrictions on individuals involved in elections in two Nigerian states WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…