Americas

Covid-19: US excludes Chinese face masks, medical gear from tariffs as coronavirus spreads

Many of the tariff exclusion requests for medical products appear to have been expedited amid the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak…

Update: Florida reports two Covid-19 deaths, the first in eastern US

Florida health authorities confirmed Friday two deaths from the new coronavirus WASHINGTON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Florida health authorities confirmed…

ICC starts investigating Venezuelan lawsuit against the US

CARACAS, March 7 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) initiated a preliminary investigation of Venezuela’s lawsuit against the…

Honduras: Women demand emergency for femicide

TEGUCIGALPA, March 7 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Women’s advocacy organizations protested on Friday demanding the State to declare a national emergency…

Ethiopian draft report blames Boeing for 737 MAX plane crash: sources

In a photo taken on March 11, 2019, people stand near collected debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines…

“No reason for panic” over coronavirus, Brazilian president says as confirmed cases rises to 13

BRASILIA, March 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday that there is no reason for panic over the…

Covid-19: US tourist is Costa Rica’s first coronavirus case and first in Central America

SAN JOSE, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US woman on a tourist trip to Costa Rica has tested positive for…

Covid-19: White House concedes US lacks enough test kits as cases ticked upwards

WASHINGTON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The White House has acknowledged the nation does not have enough coronavirus test kits as…

Peru confirms first coronavirus case

LIMA, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Martin Vizcarra said Peru has detected its first case of the new coronavirus in…

Tunisia: Suicide bombers near US Embassy kill, injure police

Police and forensic experts inspect the scene of an explosion TUNIS, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two suicide bombers blew themselves…