Americas

Petrobras settling financial disputes: agrees to pay petroleum regulator US$ 940m

BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil state-run oil firm Petrobras said it had concluded a long-running dispute with the country’s…

Haiti capital slowly returning to normal after protests

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 19 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Eleven days after the strong protests that shook Haiti, this capital is slowly returning…

PRD Candidate Leads Vote Intentions in Panama

PANAMA CITY, Feb 19 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) candidate, Laurentino Cortizo, leads vote intention to occupy the…

Pres Evo Morales Regrets Accident that Killed 22 in Bolivia

LA PAZ, Feb 19 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Bolivia´s President, Evo Morales, lamented a traffic accident that killed at least 22…

Brazil seeks compensation over EU curb on steel

BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil said it wants the European Union (EU) to compensate it for curbing imports of…

Cuban cigars hit record sales thanks to increasing Chinese demand

HAVANA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boosted by growing demand from China, sales of Cuban cigars reached a record US$537 million…

Americans among group arrested in Haiti with arsenal of guns: Reports

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police arrested a group of foreign nationals, including Americans, armed with semi-automatic weapons, Haitian…

US-China trade talks resume in Washington from Tuesday: White House

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war resumed from Tuesday (Feb 19) in…

North Korea envoy en route to Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit

BEIJING, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The North Korean special representative for the US arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en…

Angola seeks negotiated solution in Venezuela – FM Augusto

MINISTER OF FOREIGN RELATIONS, MANUEL AUGUSTO LUANDA, Feb 19 (NNN-ANGOP) — Foreign Affairs Minister, Manuel Augusto said that the Angolan…