Kamala Harris: First US woman Vice President-elect

ANKARA, Nov 8 (NNN-ANADOLU) — With Joe Biden the projected winner of the 2020 White House race, his running mate, Kamala Harris, is set to mark several firsts in Americas’ political history despite being the first woman vice president-elect. Harris, 56, also makes history as the first Black person and the…

Joe Biden elected US new President

WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Joe Biden has been elected as the United States new President, CNN and other US media reported on Sunday. Earlier projections of victory was made when Biden crossed the 270 votes count but several media held back but now he has gained past 290 votes,…

Bolivia: Pititas fail to mobilize support for coup

LA PAZ, Nov 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — With two days until the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) governs Bolivia once again, some sectors are vowing to block the Sunday Nov 8 inauguration. Road blockades continue around Santa Cruz and in the middle to upper-class areas of Cochabamba, at times turning aggressive or even…

Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru join forces to combat illegal fishing

LIMA, Nov 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Four South American countries joined forces this week in a bid to combat illegal fishing by huge Chinese fleets off their coasts. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru threatened measures “to prevent, discourage and jointly confront” illegal fishing near their exclusive economic zones in the Pacific.…

19 killed in flooding, landslides caused by heavy rains in SE Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have left at least 19 people dead and more than 900 houses damaged in Mexico’s southeastern state of Chiapas, local authorities reported Friday. So far, 20 municipalities in different regions of the state have been affected by…

Hezbollah Condemns U.S. Sanctions On Former Lebanese FM Bassil

BEIRUT, Nov 7 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah condemned U.S. sanctions against former Lebanese Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, over corruption allegations and his close ties with Hezbollah. “This is a pure political decision and a blatant interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon,” said Hezbollah, a major Shiite political party in Lebanon.…

Covid-19: Trump’s chief of staff tests positive after polling day – reports

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s chief ofstaff Mark Meadows has tested positive for Covid-19. Meadows, 61, told people he had coronavirus after the election. He first tested positive on Wednesday, a day after the poll. Meadows was part of a crowd in a room at the White…

Covid-hit Peru says diphtheria outbreak under control

LIMA, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s health ministry said that a diphtheria outbreak in the South American country had been brought under control, indicating it was a minor outbreak. Health authorities launched a national epidemiological alert late last month after detecting the country’s first case of the deadly disease in…

Roundup: Cuba, Iran Vow To Strengthen Ties, Condemning U.S. Sanctions

HAVANA, Nov 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, met here with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, vowing to enhance bilateral relations and railing against U.S. sanctions. Rodriguez said, Zarif’s visit will help continue deepening high-level political dialogue, as well as, economic, commercial, cultural, scientific and academic…

US presidential election: Joe Biden projects confidence he will win White House with ‘clear majority’

WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENC IES) — Joe Biden said he was on track to amassing more than 300 electoral votes and winning the presidential race with a “clear majority”. “The numbers tell us … it’s a clear and convincing story: We’re going to win this race,” he said in an…
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