Americas

Football: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to present joint 2030 World Cup bid

SANTIAGO, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay are to submit a joint bid to host the 2030…

Venezuela Supreme Court orders prosecution of new oil boards

CARACAS, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that executives appointed to boards affiliated with state oil…

US officials to meet Xi as trade talks near end

BEIJING, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US economic officials were to meet on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping as…

US says Vietnam meets international aviation standards

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Federal Aviation Administration declared Vietnam complies with international safety standards, giving its airlines…

Haiti: president breaks silence after week of violent unrest

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Thursday broke his silence after a week of violent protests…

US Pres Trump To Declare ‘Emergency’ Over Mexico Border Wall

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump is to declare a national emergency to fund his planned border…

Death Toll From Brazil Dam Disaster Climbs To 166, 155 Still Missing

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — The death toll from Brazil’s tragic dam disaster in southeast Minas Gerais state has climbed to 166, the…

Rebuking Pres Trump, House votes to end US help in Saudi’s Yemen war

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US House voted overwhelmingly to end American involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war effort in…

Venezuela’s Guaido challenging Maduro, millennial style

CARACAS, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Venezuelan opposition leader JuanGuaido’s latest Instagram selfie got over half a million likes. Even his…

US House passes bill to avert govt shutdown, measure goes to Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a compromise package that funds federal operations…