Americas

Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala

LONDON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born…

Death toll from Brazilian dam collapse hits 142, with 194 missing

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — The death toll from the collapse of a tailings dam in Brumadinho in…

Audit of burst Brazil dam found issues with drainage, monitoring: Report

BELO HORIZONTE (Brazil), Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A report commissioned by Brazilian miner Vale SA last year to look into…

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…