Health workers wait for a dose of the Sinopharm’s coronavirus disease vaccine in Lima LIMA, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s foreign minister resigned Sunday in a growing scandal over the revelation that government officials received Covid-19 vaccinations well before the general public. The South American nation has been badly hit…

GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-TASS) — Guatemalan rescue services reported that the Fuego volcano, located 50km away from the capital city of Guatemala, has started to erupt. Lava flows reach up to 1.5 km long, and a column of ash rises above thevolcano, spreading up to 5 km away, the…

ByDaniel Uria (0) Feb 14: Third anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden called on Congress to enact “commonsense gun law reforms” on Sunday, the third anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman…

NEW YORK, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 500 more police officers will be deployed immediately to patrol New York City’s transit system both on ground and underground following four stabbing incidents within 24 hours, said New York Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Dermot Shea. The separate incidents happened from…

BRASILIA, Feb 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil registered 1,043 more deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide death toll to 238,532, the Ministry of Health said. It has been the fifth consecutive day that more than 1,000 daily deaths from the disease have been reported. The ministry…

Former President Donald Trump was impeached for inciting the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate on Saturday acquitted former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection. The acquittal comes more than a month after a mob…

GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 13 (NNN-TELESUR) — Guatemala’s President Alejandro Giammattei urged Congress to reinstate the death penalty for some crimes, including femicide and child abuse, following the murder of an eight-year-old girl in the country. “Let our hands not tremble to confront criminals,” Giammattei said, stressing that hardly any felony receives…

BRASILIA, Feb 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The leaders of Brazilian congress two chambers announced priority will be given to reviving pandemic emergency payments to the vulnerable population, which are expected to be granted in four months, from March to June. Senate president Rodrigo Pacheco speaking next to Economy minister Paulo Guedes…