Americas

Venezuela blocking social media platform X for 10 days: Pres Maduro

CARACAS, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has claimed reelection following a disputed vote, said that social…

US to give $414m humanitarian aid to DR Congo

A picture of Congo market KINSHASA, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US said it would provide nearly $414 million in…

2024 ‘increasingly likely’ to be warmest on record: EU monitor

PARIS, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — It is “increasingly likely” 2024 will be the hottest year on record, despite July ending…

Israel Says It Agrees To Resume Ceasefire Talks

JERUSALEM, Aug 9 (NNN-MA’AN) – Israel replied to Qatari, Egyptian and U.S. mediators early today, saying that, it will send…

Hostilities, Continuing Displacements Challenge Gazans’ Access To Aid: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A seemingly endless cycle of violence-induced displacement, is making it increasingly difficult for Gazans…

Brazil’s Petrobras finds gas in the Colombian Caribbean and sets eyes on Namibia’s potential

BRASILIA, Aug 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s oil giant has reported the discovery of a significant gas resource from a well…

Guatemala: Teenage girl dancing on rooftop decapitated by power line before falling two-storeys down

15-year-old Débora Rebeca Xi Artola had her head severed by a power line before falling from a two-storey building GUATEMALA…

Brazil: 14 municipalities in six states declare emergency situation due to drought

BRASILIA, Aug 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — At least 14 municipalities in six Brazilian states declared a state of emergency due…

Chile and Brazil to cooperate in space breakthrough for peaceful ends

SANTIAGO de CHILE, Aug 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Chile’s President Gabriel Boric, and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da…

Costa Rica and Colombia thwart 8.5 tons of cocaine trafficking

SAN JOSE, Aug 7 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Joint operations between Costa Rican and Colombian anti-drug agencies thwarted the arrival of…