Russia-Ukraine conflict: Months after dam destroyed to stop Russian advance, parts of village still flooded

KYIV, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 50 homes in the village of Demydiv remain partially submerged months after a dam was destroyed and the area flooded to stop Russian troops from advancing on Ukraine capital Kyiv, regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said. The Ukrainian military blew up a dam on the…

Venezuela to increase cooperation with the Eurasian Union

CARACAS, May 29 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez ratified President Nicolas Maduro’s administration’s interest in strengthening investments and cooperation with Eurasian nations. “Venezuela has a secure relationship with other economic blocs in the world,” she said during her virtual participation in the 2022 Eurasian Economic Forum that will…

UN expects Colombian elections to be free of violence

BOGOTA, May 29 (NNN-TELESUR) — The United Nations Organization in Colombia expressed its confidence that the electoral day of May 29 will be carried out in a participatory and inclusive manner, in an atmosphere of respect and free of violence. In the communiqué, the multilateral organization added that it expects…

Two cases of monkeypox confirmed in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, May 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine health authorities confirmed the first two cases of monkeypox in the country. Both men had been in Spain recently but are not connected. One of the patients, who had been reported as a suspected infection last Sunday, “is in good condition, undergoing symptomatic…

Bolivia to import diesel to relief drivers in the west

LA PAZ, May 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bolivia’s state-run oil company YPFB will import 2.5 million liters of diesel fuel from Chile to reverse the current shortage, it was announced. YPFB’s executive president Armin Dorgathen explained that 76 lorries will bring in approximately 2.5 million liters of diesel from Arica, Chile…

Colombia presidential elections: Senator Petro ahead in all polls for Sunday’s elections

BOGOTA, May 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The 62-year-old Senator Gustavo Petro is poised to win Sunday’s presidential elections in Colombia, according to all surveys, in what would be a historic turn to the left for the only NATO associate country in South America. The leader of the leftwing Pacto Histórico coalition…

UN rights envoy defends controversial China visit

BEIJING, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN rights envoy said her contentious visit to China was “not an investigation”, and insisted she had unsupervised access during meetings in Xinjiang, where Beijing is accused of widespread human rights abuses. Michelle Bachelet’s long-planned trip this week has taken her to the far-western…

Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox

GENEVA, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak that has spread to at least 20 countries. They are arguing that governments and the World Health Organization (WHO) should not repeat the early missteps of…

Covid-19: Russia confirms 4,556 new cases, 86 deaths in past 24 hours

MOSCOW, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Russia has reported 4,556 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, 63 less than the day prior, bringing the cumulative tally to over 18.3 million, the federal response center said. “Over the past day, 4,556 new COVID-19 cases were detected and 86 people have died,”…

Pres Biden suspends US steel tariffs on Ukraine for one year

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden has announced lifting a 25% tariff on steel and steel products imported to the United States from Ukraine for one year. In April, Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein and Republican Senator Patrick Toomey sent a letter to Biden urging him to lift…