Peru: Motion to impeach President Sagasti fails forlornly in Parliament

LIMA, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — An overwhelming majority of Peru’s Parliament voted in plenum against a motion seeking to oust President Francisco Sagasti. The motion had been submitted by Congressman César Gonzales. It was supported by 12 votes and rejected by 86 legislators, while another 19 abstained. The nays considered…

Bolivia suspends train tests to Chile after truckers protests

LA PAZ, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The tests to reactivate a cargo rail line that connects the Chilean port of Arica (north) with Viacha, Bolivia (southwest), will be suspended, Bolivian authorities announced, after several days of roadblocks by truck drivers against the initiative. “The test is suspended, but we are…

Argentine president holds ‘positive’ talks with IMF chief

ROME, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said he was hoping to renegotiate his country’s debt “as quickly as possible”, after talks with the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Rome. Fernandez told reporters it had been a “very constructive” and “very frank meeting, where we…

UN Chief Calls For Unified Security Council Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday called for a unified Security Council, over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and regretted the lack of multilateralism. Asked what the secretary-general expects from tomorrow’s emergency meeting of the Security Council, on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian escalation, Guterres’ spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said,…

Covid-19: Pandemic to be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns

GENEVA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The World Health Organization issued a grim warning that the second year of Covid-19 was set to be “far more deadly”, as Japan extended a state of emergency amid growing calls for the Olympics to be scrapped. “We’re on track for the second year of…

US lifting Ebola travel restrictions on Guinea

Ebola returned to West Africa in eary 2021, the first time in 5 years WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Biden administration said it was lifting Ebola-related travel restrictions for U.S. visitors who have recently been in Guinea, effective Friday.In March, the Department of Homeland Security ordered that travelers who…

Covid-19: US states, cities scramble over federal no-mask guidance

People enjoy themselves in Bryant Park in New York, May 14 WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The latest decision by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to free fully vaccinated people from its mask guidance in most indoor and outdoor settings has set off a scramble across the…

Covid-19: Ohio lottery offers residents shot at $1m

Demand for Covid-19 vaccines have been falling across the US in recent weeks COLUMBUS (Ohio, US), May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US state of Ohio will award cash prizes of $1m to five recipients of Covid-19 vaccines as part of a lottery launched to boost flagging up-take of jabs. Ohio…

UN Security Council to meet Sunday on Mideast after US delay

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will hold a virtual public meeting Sunday to address the soaring violence between Israel and the Palestinians, diplomats said. The United States, which had blocked an originally scheduled Friday session and proposed a meeting early next week, agreed to move…

Covid-10: Global deaths reach 3,346,813

PARIS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,346,813 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled on Friday. At least 161,081,960 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered, though some have…
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