Americas

Mercosur-EU trade deal “highway to growth” for Argentina: president

BUENOS AIRES, July 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The free trade agreement reached at the end of June between the South American…

Foreign investors keen on Cuba despite U.S. sanctions, says Pres Diaz-Canel

HAVANA, July 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Increasing sanctions imposed by the United States have failed to discourage foreign investors from doing…

Lebanon: US sanctions won’t affect government – PM Hariri

BEIRUT, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said that US sanctions targeting Hezbollah MPs moved in a “new…

Taiwan president leaves for Caribbean trip with stopovers in US

TAOYUAN (Taiwan), July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen left for the United States on Thursday on a trip…

US: New Orleans threatened by floods as big storm forms

WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  The city of New Orleans was under a storm-surge watch along with a stretch of…

Leader of armed group at US border seeks psychiatric evaluation ahead of trial

LOS ANGELES, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of an armed group that stopped migrants who crossed the US-Mexico border…

Brazil: Pension overhaul bill wins by resounding margin in lower house

BRASILIA, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s lower house of Congress approved a landmark overhaul of the country’s pension system on…

US holding 200 children at border, down from 2,500 in May

WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US immigration authorities held about 200 unaccompanied children at locations along the southwest border as of…

US Dept of Justice investigates Deutsche Bank over 1MDB connection: report

WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Justice opened an investigation into whether Deutsche Bank, Germany’s embattled biggest…

Leaked emails: UK ambassador to US quits amid Trump row

LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, as a row over…