Americas

Brazil: 200 feared trapped in Amazonas’s landslide

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — Some 200 people may have been buried after a landslide occurred Monday in…

Cuba and China agree to increase scientific cooperation

HAVANA, Oct 8 (NNN-ACN) — The XIII Meeting of the Joint Cuba-China Commission for Cooperation in Science and Technology, held…

Deal on climate aid hangs in balance at UN COP29 summit

PARIS, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nations remain in deadlock over a crucial pact on climate aid, with divisions over who…

Mexico: Drugs, people smuggling at heart of raging violence

MEXICO CITY, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, will present a national security plan on Tuesday aimed…

US warns nationals to reconsider travel to Marburg-hit Rwanda

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States warned its citizens that they should reconsider traveling to Rwanda, citing an…

US: Hurricane Milton rapidly intensifies to category five strength

People fill sandbags as the state prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Milton in St Petersburg, Florida MIAMI (Florida, US),…

WHO approves new single-dose HPV vaccine to fight cervical cancer

GENEVA, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a new single-dose HPV vaccine in an effort…

Mexico mayor murdered days after taking office

  MEXICO CITY, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than…

Brazil municipal elections: Rightwing posts strong showing

BRASILIA, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former president Jair Bolsonaro’s rightwing party finished first Sunday in Brazil’s municipal elections, including a…

US: Pres Biden sends more troops to North Carolina for continued Hurricane Helene response

Businesses are seen in a debris field in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Biden…