Americas

Peru: Locals enjoy spectacular partial solar eclipse in Arequipa

AREQUIPA (Arequipa region, PERU), July 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — Wearing special glasses and with great excitement, many locals watched the partial…

Peru Fin Min: Economy recovered in June 2019

LIMA, July 3 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian economy recovered again in June. It may have registered a growth rate between 3.5%…

Jesus, Firmino send Brazil into Copa America final as Messi fails again

BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil), July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored the goals as Brazil beat arch-rivals Argentina…

US-Mexico border: ‘Dangerous overcrowding’ decried at Texas migrant detention centers

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The inspector general for the US Department of Homeland Security warned about “dangerous overcrowding” in migrant…

Canada promises support for Ukraine in wake of Russian ‘aggression’

TORONTO (Canada), July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau promised to support Ukraine in the wake of Russian…

Syrian President, Iranian Official Discuss “Escalatory Stances” With U.S.

DAMASCUS, Syria, July 3 (NNN-SANA) – Syria’s President, Bashar al-Assad, discussed the “escalatory stances” of the U.S. administration, with a…

Colombia says FARC lawmaker accused of drug trafficking has gone AWOL

BOGOTA, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Colombian FARC rebel leader turned lawmaker who is accused by the United States of…

Costa Rica education minister resigns under Evangelical fire for LGBTQ policy

SAN JOSE, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Costa Rica’s education minister Edgar Mora resigned on Monday following protests against policies including…

US imprisons Rwandan linked to 1994 genocide for immigration fraud

BOSTON (US), July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge in Boston sentenced a Rwandan man to more than eight…

Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with opposition leader Guaido as Pres Maduro hangs on

CARACAS, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four days before Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a military uprising in a bid…