Dominican Republic: Police put down anti-racism protest

SANTO DOMINGO, Dec 20 (NNN-TELESUR) — Dominican Republic’s Santo Domingo conservative organizations and police confronted anti-racism activists who claimed justice for George Floyd in a demonstration. “Those nationalists came and threw themselves at us and the police, instead of taking the attitude of protecting us, what they did was to…

Covid-19: Chilean president fined US$ 3,500 after posing for a selfie without a face mask

SANTIAGO, Dec 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chilean President Sebastian Piñera was slapped with a US$ 3,500 fine after posing for a selfie on the beach with a bystander without wearing a mask as required during the coronavirus pandemic, health authorities said. Chile has strict rules on mask wearing in all public…

Argentina asks Portugal to consider the Falklands a litigation issue and not a British Overseas Territory

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine Foreign Minister Felipe Solá and his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos held a meeting ahead of the first half of next year when Argentina will be holding the pro tempore chair of Mercosur while Portugal will be presiding over the European Council. A release…

World court to intervene in Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

The Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands THE HAGUE, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations’ highest court ruled that it will intervene to settle a decades-old border dispute between South American neighbours Guyana and Venezuela. The decision…

US imposes sanctions on Venezuela election firm

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on a biometrics company that assisted voting in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections, which President Donald Trump’s administration says were rigged. Ex-Cle CA, the Venezuelan subsidiary of a company by a similar name in Argentina, has “millions of…

Covid-19: US reports all-time high daily case count of over 400,000

The soaring cases, deaths, hospitalizations came amid massive vaccine rollout in the country. WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States has reported over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on Friday, setting a gloomy new world record as the country is preparing distribution of second COVID-19 vaccine…

Covid-19: German factory races to churn out virus syringes

BERLIN, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The battle against Covid-19has delivered not just a vaccine at record speed but also a spike in demandfor the billions of syringes needed to administer it. One German factory is already busily churning out the little plastic tubesand is confident global needs can be met.…

Covid-19: Canada surpasses 500,000 cases

MONTREAL, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada surpassed 500,000 coronavirus cases Saturday, according to official figures, recording a 25 percent increase in just two weeks. The country’s death toll since the beginning of the pandemic stands at14,128, according to regional figures quoted by broadcaster CBC. As in other countries, the pandemic…

US Pres-elect Biden and Mexico leader discuss migration

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden toldMexico’s president he was committed to addressing the root causes ofpoor Latino migrants crossing the border into America. Outgoing President Donald Trump made tightening the southern frontieragainst what he called the free and dangerous flow of people entering the US from…

Sudan receives $20 million food donation from US

The US government has donated 65,000 tonnes of wheat to Sudan to help alleviate shortage of low-cost WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government has fulfilled its November pledge of providing 65,000 tonnes of wheat to the Republic of Sudan.In a press statement, United States Agency for International Development…
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