Bahamas seeks aid for its tourism after battering by Hurricane Dorian

SAN JUAN, Sept 8 (NNN-EFE) — The Bahamas government has asked the world’s tourism industry not to cross the archipelago off its list of vacation destinations, but to help it avoid an economic crisis following the destruction inflicted by Hurricane Dorian, which left 43 known fatalities and the likelihood of…

Brazilian minister prepared to sell all “dysfunctional” state owned companies

FORTALEZA (Brasil), Sept 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said he will propose selling all the country’s state-owned companies because they are “dysfunctional” and should be privatized to improve the government’s finances. In a wide-ranging address at a conference in the northeastern city of Fortaleza broadcast live on…

Brazil’s agribusiness joins the campaign to stop rainforest fires in the Amazon

BRASILIA, Sept 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Brazilian Amazon is facing its worst spate of forest fires since 2010, with news of the destruction of the world’s largest rainforest last month prompting global outcry and worries that it could hurt demand for the country’s exports. Reacting to the situation Brazil’s leading…

US restricts sending of remittances to Cuba, bans donations

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (NNN-TELESUR) — The United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations Friday to cap the amount of money family members can send to Cuba, ban donations and money transfers to or from the island through U.S. banks. The new economic…

Brazil: Students protest over education and the Amazon

BRASILIA, Sept 8 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — With painted-faces and dressed in black, Brazilian students took to the streets on Saturday in all regions of the country to protest against cuts in education funds and in defense of the Amazon. The National Union of Students (UNE) called on its members to…

France sends aid to Bolivia to fight Amazon fires

PARIS, Sept 8 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The French government announced on Saturday it has sent 38-strong firefighting brigade to Bolivia and will send three drones to help put out wildfires in the Amazon. A joint communique from the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of the Interior adds that the firefighters…

New act of violence in Colombia; two former guerrillas murdered

BOGOTA, Sept 8 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The murder of two other former guerrillas of the extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) is today the most recent act of violence in Colombia. A National Police team is investigating the crime committed against Milton Urrutia and Jose Milton Peña, who…

Iran Activates Advanced Centrifuges To Boost Uranium Enrichment Capacity

TEHRAN, Sept 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran announced details of a fresh move to stray from its commitments pertaining to the landmark 2015 multilateral nuclear accord, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). According to the announcement, Iran activated 20 IR-4 centrifuges and 20 IR-6 centrifuges, to boost the…

Update: Dorian makes landfall near Halifax, Canada as dangerous cyclone

OTTAWA, Sept 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dorian made landfall in Canada onSaturday night south of Halifax with ferocious 155 kph winds andtorrential rains, meteorologists said, toppling trees and whipping up debris. The storm churned up 20-meter waves which pounded the coast nearthe port city that is home to Canada’s Atlantic fleet.…

Mexican authorities arrest 70 armed people in southern state Guerrero

MEXICO CITY, Sept 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexican authorities arrested 70 armed people in the southern state of Guerrero, the Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection said. The arrests took place on Friday afternoon after authorities spotted a convoy comprised of 15 vehicles in a highway near La Union city, in…
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