Bolivia: Terrorism charges against ex-pres Evo Morales overridden

LA PAZ, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — La Paz’s Departmental Court of Justice (TDJ) President Jorge Quino announced that the accusation and apprehension orders issued against former Bolivian president Evo Morales are overridden. The judicial authorities declared valid a request for freedom filed by Morales’ defense, considering that the ex-president’s fundamental…

Brazil to extend military operation in the Amazon until 2021

Areas devastated by fire in the Guariba region, Mato Grosso state, Brazil BRASILIA, Oct 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazil’s Vice-President Hamilton Mourao announced that his country will extend the operation of the Armed Forces in the Amazon until April 2021. Since May, Brazilian soldiers have been deployed in the Amazon basin…

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…
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