Americas

Brazil forecasts $273 mn in savings from pension reform

SAO PAULO, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s government predicts it cansave up to one billion reais ($273 million) over a…

Venezuela’s military blocks humanitarian aid shipment

CARACAS, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan military officers blocked abridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated humanitarian…

Hailing diplomacy, US Pres Trump announces new N.Korea summit in Vietnam

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that his second summit with North Korea will…

Chile Declares “State Of Catastrophe” In Fire-Ravaged Regions

SANTIAGO, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) —Chile on Tuesday declared a “state of catastrophe” in three regions ravaged by forest fires that have killed two people…

New migrant caravan reaches US-Mexico border

80 NUEVO LAREDO (Mexico), Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 1,700 migrantstraveling by caravan reached the US-Mexican border Tuesday, just as…

Mexican Lawmaker Survives Attack in San Luis Potosi

Since proposing a cockfighting ban on Jan. 7, a lawmaker for the Labor Party, Pedro “El Mijis” Carrizales Cesar Becerra…

Bolivia: Pres Evo Morales Supervises Rescue After Deadly Landslide

LA PAZ, Feb 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — President Evo Morales supervised evacuation efforts Monday of those wounded after a landslide in the…

Pope: Vatican Open to Mediating in Venezuela if Both Sides Ask

THE VATICAN, Feb 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — Pope Francis said that the Vatican would be willing to mediate in Venezuela if…

Peru President: Maduro not Venezuela’s legitimate president

LIMA, Feb 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Martin Vizcarra affirmed that Nicolas Maduro is not the legitimate Head of State of…

Lima Group ends emergency meeting on Venezuela with 17-point declaration

LIMA, Feb 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Lima Group member states that convened in Ottawa, Canada, released a declaration reiterating their…