Americas

California to ban smoking, vaping at state beaches, parks

LOS ANGELES, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — California will ban smoking and vaping at state beaches and parks starting next year under a new legislation signed…

US: Firefighters curb southern California blazes

LOS ANGELES, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires raging across southernCalifornia abated on Saturday with evacuation orders lifted after 100,000people were…

Ecuador president orders curfew, military control in Quito

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador President Lenin Morenoordered the capital Quito and surrounding areas placed under curfew andmilitary control,…

Ecuadorian Indigenous Leaders Agree To Dialogue With Government

QUITO, Oct 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuador’s Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie), said, it will take part in the “direct…

Saudi Arabia Announces Receiving Additional U.S. Troops

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced, on Saturday, the decision to receive additional U.S. troops. The…

Ecuador’s Moreno Orders Curfew, Militarisation In Quito

QUITO, Ecoador, Oct 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuadorian President, Lenin Moreno, declared on Saturday, curfew and militarisation of the Metropolitan…

US blockade affects Cuba’s tobacco industry

HAVANA, Oct 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States…

Journalist’s killing fuels ire of Haiti protesters

People run during a protest to demand the resignation of Haitian president Jovenel Moise PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Tens of thousands evacuated as California wildfires rage

LOS ANGELES, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wind-driven wildfires forced theevacuation of about 100,000 people in southern California Friday anddestroyed dozens…

Frustrated US acting secretary of homeland security steps down

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan stepped down Friday, according to U.S. President Donald…