Cuba rejects the expulsion of its diplomat from Colombia

HAVANA, May 8 (NNN-TELESUR) — Cuba’s Foreign Affairs Ministry (MINREX) rejected Colombia’s decision to declare the Cuban First Secretary in Bogota Omar Garcia a persona non grata in this Latin American country. “We have summoned the Colombian ambassador in Havana to convey our energetic rejection of the decision taken by his country…

Covid-19: Unemployment in Uruguay falls below 10% in March

MONTEVIDEO, May 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguay’s labour market showed some recovery as unemployment in March fell to 9.7% from February’s 11.1%, according to a report released by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Data for March this year is even better than the pre-pandemic figures of March 2020 when unemployment…

US government announces clampdown on ‘ghost guns’

WASHINGTON, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Justice Department moved Friday to tighten firearms regulations and close loopholes that have allowed the rapid proliferation of untraceable, home-assembled “ghost guns.” The department said that from 2016 to 2020 it had recovered more than 23,000 firearms that did not display serial numbers,…

25 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghan Troops’ Overnight Operation: Gov’t

KABUL, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 25 Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded, during a counter-attack offensive launched by Afghan government forces, in northern Baghlan province last night, the Ministry of Defence confirmed today. During the operation, supported by Afghan Air Force, a militants’ vehicle and some…

Covid-19: Key EU countries rebuff US on sharing vaccine patents

BRUSSELS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European countries distanced themselves from a proposal backed by US President Joe Biden to waive patent rights on coronavirus vaccines, arguing that key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic was making and sharing vaccines more quickly. French President Emmanuel Macron said the question of sharing patents was…

Indigenous Colombians topple conquistador statue in capital

A Misak indigenous man stands atop the statue of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada after knocked it down in Bogota BOGOTA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indigenous people in Colombia on Friday knocked down a statue of Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jimenez de Quesada, who founded the capital Bogota, as protests…

Covid-19: Brazilian firm to produce Russian vaccine without regulatory approval

BRASILIA, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian pharmaceutical company that plans to produce Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will start making it next week even before health regulator Anvisa gives approval for use in Brazil, the company’s chief executive said. União Quimica’s facility in São Paulo has been certified by…

Covid-19: Mexico to ease capital lockdown, resume quake drills

MEXICO CITY, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities announced Friday a further easing of pandemic lockdown measures in the capital and the resumption of earthquake simulation drills, reflecting a decline in new coronavirus cases and deaths. Mexico City will move next week to yellow status, the second lowest of four…

Rio police face fury, calls for probe after bloody raid

Residents protest after a police operation against alleged drug traffickers RIO DE JANEIRO, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Brazil faced outraged protests and a UN call for an investigation Friday after a raid on a Rio de Janeiro favela left 25 people dead — some reportedly killed in cold…

Covid-19: Global deaths reach 3,258,595

PARIS, May 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,258,595 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled on Friday. At least 155,981,070 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered, though some have…
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