Americas

Japanese PM discusses Mercosur FTA with Paraguay’s President

ASUNCION, May 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met in Asunción to strengthen…

Panama to vote in presidential election with eight contenders

PANAMA CITY, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panamanians vote in presidential elections Sunday from a crowded field of eight candidates, with…

US: Over 600 rescued from flooded areas in Texas

HOUSTON (Texas, US), May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than 600 people have been rescued from flooded areas around Houston, the…

US: 9 injured after car driven by elderly woman rams into restaurant in Texas

HOUSTON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine people were injured after a car rammed into a restaurant on Saturday afternoon in…

Cuba announces unilateral visa exemption for Chinese citizens

HAVANA, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Cuban government announced on Saturday that it will adopt a visa-free policy for Chinese…

International airliners resume flights to Cuba

HAVANA, May 5 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban tourism will be favored by the resumption of flights to local destinations by international…

Cuba and Mexico to strengthen bilateral ties

MEXICO CITY, May 5 (NNN-ACN) — Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla agreed…

‘It’s going to be worse’: Brazil braces for more pain amid record flooding; death toll rises to 56

BRASILIA, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Overpowering floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains are continuing to sweep southern Brazil, killing…

US: Nearly 100,000 children lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020, study finds

Each vase of flowers in the Gun Violence Memorial represented one of the 45,222 Americans who died from gun violence…

Peru’s specialty coffee producers see business opportunities worth US$33.8 million in US

CHICAGO (US), May 5 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian specialty coffee producers generated business opportunities worth US$33.8 million during the Specialty Coffee…