U.S. CDC Advises Against Liner Travel, Citing High COVID-19 Risk

WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Saturday, advised against cruise ship travels, as the risk of COVID-19 on liners is very high. “For most travellers, cruise ship travel is voluntary and should be rescheduled for a future date,” the CDC said.…

6.2-Magnitude Quake Hits 99 Km NW of Constitucion, Chile

SANTIAGO, Nov 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 jolted 84 km north-west of Constitucion, Chile, at 21:54 yesterday (0054 GMT today), according to the University of Chile’s Seismological Service. The offshore earthquake has an epicentre with a depth of 20.14 km, and initially determined to…

UN Chief Condemns Rocket Attacks In Kabul

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, condemned the rocket attacks in Kabul, which resulted in the death and injury of many civilians. In a statement, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the secretary-general, said, the UN chief expressed his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims…

Argentina Urges Greater Integration At G20 To Tackle Pandemic Challenges

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 22 (NNN-PRENSA-LATINA) – The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez called for greater global integration to tackle the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The world is moving towards alarming levels of inequality” due to the economic impact of the pandemic and lockdown measures, Fernandez told a Group…

Texas Assists El Paso County With Mortuary Services Amid Pandemic

HOUSTON, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Texas Army National Guard is sending a 36-person team, to assist with mortuary services starting yesterday, in the border county of El Paso, that was hit hard lately by the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is very much needed in our community,” the Democratic state Rep. and…

Peruvian government names respected finance minister to shore up investor confidence

LIMA, Nov 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s interim president appointed veteran economist Waldo Mendoza as his finance minister in a bid to shore up investor confidence shaken by political turmoil. Interim President Francisco Sagasti swore in most of his 19-member ministerial team on Wednesday after becoming the country’s third leader in…

US names first ambassador in a decade to Venezuela, but he will operate from Bogotá

BOGOTA (Colombia), Nov 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Amid a breakdown in relations and absence of US diplomats in Venezuela, Washington has named its first ambassador for the South American country for the first time in a decade. However he will carry out his duties from the capital of neighboring Colombia, Bogotá. James…

Thousands of students, despite restrictions, protest in Colombia’s main cities

BOGOTA, Nov 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Thousands of workers and students protested in Colombia against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque, despite restrictions to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Protesters marched peacefully in the country’s main cities and tried to respect requirements such as the use…

Argentine president visits his Uruguayan peer for barbecue and a “relaxed meeting”

MONTEVIDEO, Nov 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Argentine president Alberto Fernández made a surprise visit to Uruguay on Thursday to meet his peer Luis Lacalle Pou, with whom they shared a barbecue and according to both leaders addressed bilateral and regional affairs with special emphasis on trade prospects such as the…

Panama court says ex-president Martinelli to face new trial

PANAMA CITY, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Panama on Friday threw out a sentence that acquitted former president Ricardo Martinelli of illegal wiretapping and corruption, and ordered him to face a new trial. The attorney general’s office said in a statement on Twitter that theSuperior Court of Appeals…
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