Americas

BRICS economic potential must be realised – South African Pres Ramaphosa

KAZAN (Russia), Oct 24 (NNN-SANEWS) — South African Pres Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the BRICS bloc of countries to…

World Bank announced US$ 2 bn loans for Argentina

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — World Bank (WB) Vice President Carlos Felipe Jaramillo announced Tuesday on X that his entity…

Uruguay signs agreement to build prison for transgender people

MONTEVIDEO, Oct 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou signed on Tuesday a public-private partnership (PPP)…

35 injured in school explosion in Chilean capital

SANTIAGO, Oct 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 35 students were injured, four of them critically, in an explosion inside a…

Boeing-made satellite breaks up in space

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A communications satellite designed and built by embattled aerospace giant Boeing has broken up in…

Canada: Two plead guilty for killing Sikh businessman acquitted in Air India bombing

Sikh activist Ripudaman Singh Malik (L) and a co-defendant were acquitted in 2005 of the Air India bombing OTTAWA, Oct…

US: Bird flu cases in people quietly tick up, with dozens reported across 6 states

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four new cases of avian influenza were detected in farmworkers in Washington state this week,…

South African, Russian Presidents meet ahead of significant BRICS Summit

KAZAN (Russia), Oct 23 (NNN-SANEWS) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has on Tuesday afternoon held a bilateral meeting with…

IMF predicts slightly slower global growth in 2024 and 2025

 WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.2 percent this year and remain at…

Mozambique election results being doctored – EU

 MAPUTO, Oct 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Election observers working for the European Union (EU) say some voting results have been doctored…