Mexico: Pres Obrador considers asking the UN for the return of heritage objects

Mexico City, Oct 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that he would consider asking the United Nations (UN) to return all the objects that are the heritage of the country’s history. “The nations that currently have these pieces refuse to give it back,” Obrador pointed out…

Drought and wildfires devastating South America’s wetlands and forests

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Experts say the wildfires in a region that spans Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay – especially the region between the Paraguay, Parana, and Uruguay rivers – have become critical in 2020. “There has been a dramatic increase in fires. In Argentina there has been…

US Coast Guard will increase presence in the Pacific to contain the threat of China’s IUU fishing

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — US national security adviser said the US Coast Guard (USCG) was basing Enhanced Response Cutters in the western Pacific for maritime security missions, citing illegal fishing and harassment of vessels by China. In a statement, Robert O’Brien said the Coast Guard planned to evaluate next…

Russian Jet Intercepts German, U.S. Planes Above Baltic Sea

MOSCOW, Oct 27 (NNN-TASS) – A Russian fighter chased away a German and a U.S. military aircraft, over the Baltic Sea on Monday, the Russian Defence Ministry said. Russian airspace control detected two air targets over the Baltic Sea, flying towards the Russian state border, the ministry said, in a…

Colombia: Pres Duque says guerrilla group leader ‘neutralized’

BOGOTA, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A joint military operation has “neutralized” a leader of the guerrilla group National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombian President Ivan Duque said. Duque said that the leader, known as Uriel, was “neutralized” in Novita, some 300 kilometres south-west of Medellin. The Colombian president said that Uriel…

UN: Used car exports from developed countries cause air pollution

Between 2015 and 2018, 14 million used light-duty vehicles were exported worldwide NAIROBI, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Millions of used vehicles exported from Europe, the United States and Japan to the developing world contribute significantly to air pollution, according to a report by the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP). The exported…

Maduro claims Venezuela has 100-per-cent effective virus treatment

Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela CARACAS, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela has discovered a highly effective treatment to completely eliminate the novel coronavirus without side effects, the country’s president Nicolas Maduro claimed. A molecule called DR-10 was found during a six-month study by the state research institute IVIC and wipes…

Egypt To Participate In Today’s Renewed Talks Over Ethiopia’s Dam

CAIRO, Oct 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt confirmed yesterday that it will participate in a tripartite video ministerial meeting between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan, over the Ethiopian grand hydropower dam, built over the Nile River, said the Egyptian water ministry in a statement. Arranged by South Africa, the current chair of…

Covid-19: Argentina resumes domestic flights with strict health protocols

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina resumed regular domestic flights this week after an interruption of seven months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, although within a format of restrictions and health protocols limiting operations. “The revival of connectivity will be gradual, giving priority to health,” declared the Transport Ministry,…

Covid-19: Colombia joins the “select” club of countries with a million confirmed cases

BOGOTA, Oct 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombia reached 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, becoming the second country in Latin America to report that number in less than a week. The nation of 50 million saw cases peak in August and has seen a decline since but still continues to…
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