Americas

Iran Threatens To React “Severely” If Arms Embargo Extended

TEHRAN, May 3 (NNN-TASNIM) – The Iranian government, on Saturday, threatened that, in case the arms embargo against Iran is…

“No Scientific Backing” For Claims COVID-19 Could Have Escaped From Wuhan Lab: Scientists

WASHINGTON, May 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – There is “no scientific backing” for the two claims, floated recently by some U.S. politicians…

COVID-19 Deaths In U.S. Top 65,000

NEW YORK, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United States topped 65,000 on Saturday morning,…

Chile police arrest dozens at Santiago May Day protest

Riot police arrest demonstrators in Santiago SANTIAGO, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean police on Friday arrested dozens of people, including…

Covid-19: Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro opens 2nd field hospital for patients

A new field hospital at the Riocentro convention center  RIO DE JANEIRO, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian city of…

Covid-19: Ecuadorian president urges workers, employers to come to agreements to avoid layoffs amid pandemic

QUITO, May 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno asked employers and employees to come to agreements to avoid layoffs…

Covid-19: IMF renews $10.8 bn credit line for Colombia as recession looms

WASHINGTON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF renewed a nearly $11 billion credit line for Colombia as a backstop amid…

Canada says five missing in navy chopper crash in Mediterranean Sea believed dead

OTTAWA, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The five missing crew members of a Canadian navy helicopter that crashed during a NATO…

U.S. Claims On Venezuela’s Trade Ties With Iran “Baseless”: Iranian Spokesman

TEHRAN, May 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry, dismissed U.S. allegation against trade ties between Tehran and Caracas as “baseless.”…

Covid-19: US death toll climbs by 1,883 in 24 hours as Pres Trump continues point finger at China’s lab

WASHINGTON, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus death toll in the United States climbed by 1,883 in the past 24…