Americas

US: New Hampshire man tests positive for EEE and 2 other mosquito viruses, now fighting for life

Joe Casey KENSINGTON (New Hampshire, US), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man is fighting for his life because of a…

Europe’s Vega rocket launches in French Guiana

KOUROU, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe’s Vega rocket launched Wednesday from French Guiana, carrying a satellite which will help combat…

Air pollution declined in Europe and China in 2023: UN

GENEVA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fine particle air pollution declined in Europe and China last year as emissions linked to…

Mexico: Child migrant from Venezuela killed, 3 injured as freight train derail in desert region

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Mexico), Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A four-year-old Venezuelan was killed and three other US-bound migrants were injured on…

US gun violence: 4 dead, 9 hospitalized after shooting at high school in Georgia; 14-year-old suspect in custody

A person prays during a vigil for the victims of the Apalachee High School shooting at Jug Tavern Park in…

UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns of ‘red alert’ after record heat

SINGAPORE, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rising temperatures should trigger a global “red alert”, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency…

First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo Thursday: African Union CDC

KINSHASA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first delivery of almost 100,000 doses of mpox vaccines will arrive in the Democratic…

Colombia: Police foil attack in Cali, host of COP16 summit

BOGOTA, Sept 4, 2024 (BSS/AFP) – Colombian police said Wednesday they had foiled an attempted “terrorist act” involving a car…

Cholera deaths surged 70 percent worldwide last year with a huge jump in Africa: WHO

GENEVA, Sept 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of cholera cases and deaths rose sharply last year, the World Health Organization…

Argentine man with mpox dies in Mexico as Argentina’s suspected cases rises to 96

MEXICO CITY, Sept 4 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Santiago Molina, a 28-year-old man who contracted mpox and was hospitalized in Mexico, has…