Americas

US obesity crisis will worsen by 2025, study warns

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US overweight and obese population will rise significantly in the next quarter century if…

Australian’s UN Vote In Favour Of Palestinian Sovereignty “Building Momentum” Towards Two-State Solution: Minister

CANBERRA, Nov 15 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s decision to vote in favour of permanent Palestinian sovereignty, at the United Nations (UN),…

Canada’s 55,000 postal workers begin nationwide strike

OTTAWA, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) went on…

Measles cases rose to more than 10 million in 2023: WHO/USCDC

GENEVA, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of measles cases around the world rose by 20% in 2023 compared with…

Pres Xi inaugurates South America’s first Chinese-funded port in Peru

LIMA, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated Latin America’s first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru — a…

Honduras on alert for Tropical Storm Sara

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Honduran government declared emergency warnings in four Caribbean departments as Tropical Storm Sara brought…

Bolivian opposition leaders arrested on terrorism charges

A protester outside the state attorney’s office in La Paz LA PAZ, Nov 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — Bolivian authorities have arrested…

Ghana earns $800million through carbon trading – Pres Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo BAKU (Azerbaijan), Nov 15 (NNN-GNA) — Ghana has earned about $800 million through carbon credit…

Fears for spread of malaria in Africa as study finds resistance to frontline drug

NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana, US), Nov 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Researchers have found “troubling” evidence for the first time that a lifesaving…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hit 140 Km SW Of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia: USGS

NEW YORK, Nov 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.1, jolted 140 km SW of Bandar Lampung,…