Americas

Peru: Detained opposition leader Keiko Fujimori to remain silent, refuses to talk with prosecutor

LIMA, March 19 (NNN-ANDINA) — Former presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori said she would remain silent and would not make any statements…

Peru: Former President Toledo arrested in U.S. for being drunk

REDWOOD CITY (California), March 19 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Monday confirmed that ex-President Alejandro Toledo was arrested…

Brazil’s Pres Bolsonaro, wooing Trump, opens base to US rockets

WASHINGTON, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, signed a deal Monday to open a base to US…

US Pres Trump complains he is being blamed for New Zealand attack

WASHINGTON, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Donald Trump complained that he is being blamed by journalists for the massacre of…

Expert: Chile must end firewood culture to lower pollution levels

SANTIAGO, March 18 (NNN-EFE) — The use of firewood for cooking and heating in south-central Chile is a deeply rooted…

Jamaica welcomes one million visitors in first nine weeks of 2019

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett March 15, 20190 KINGSTON, March 18 (NNN-JIS) — Tourism minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica has…

China and Argentina resume talks for the construction of a nuclear power plant

Argentina had hoped to announce an agreement on China-financed construction of Atucha III during a state visit by Chinese President…

Bolsonaro in Washington, meets Trump on Tuesday: closer political collaboration and Venezuela in the agenda

WASHINGTON, March 18 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Washington on Sunday to meet with his U.S. counterpart,…

Mexico’s neoliberal “nightmare” over, says president

MEXICO CITY, March 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared an end to the “nightmare” era of…

Venezuela’s Maduro plans ‘deep restructuring’ of government: Vice president

CARACAS, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is planning a “deep restructuring” of his government, Vice President Delcy…