UN chief announces new Cold War threat

NEW YORK, May 25 (NNN-TASS) — The world faces the threat of a new Cold War “with nuclear undertones” and a surge in extreme nationalism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a speech to graduates of Seton Hall University in New Jersey. The ceremony was broadcast on the university’s website.…

Argentina launches website to boost “nature” tourism

BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (NNN-TELAM) — Argentina’s Ministry of Tourism has launched a new website called “La Ruta Natural” (The Natural Route) to promote domestic trips to the various attractions nationwide. Ministry officials explained that the website is aimed at people who want to “travel around Argentina, enjoy nature, get…

Nearly 34,000 arrested under El Salvador’s state of emergency

SAN SALVADOR, May 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Around 34,000 people have been placed under arrest thanks to the state of emergency in force in El Salvador since March 27, it was reported Monday as Congress is set to agree on yet another extension of the measure. Human rights organizations have warned…

May 29 presidential elections: Colombian candidates round up campaign

BOGOTA, May 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Candidates in Colombia have rounded up their campaigns over the weekend, ahead of the May 29 Presidential elections in which leftwing hopeful Gustavo Petro is expected to win, according to most polls. Petro summed up his campaign in a crowded Plaza de Bolivar, in Bogotá,…

Pres Boric enacts minimum-wage increase bill for Chileans

SANTIAGO, May 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile’s President Gabriel Boric Font Monday signed into law a minimum wage hike so that “no one is left behind.” While announcing the measure, Boric said his government was “deeply committed to promoting decent work” and stressed the need for “no one to be left…

Over 70% of Spain’s land facing desertification – Reports

MADRID, May 24 (NNN-EFE) — A total of 74% of Spanish land are facing desertification, with Catalonia and Andalusia at most risk due to large-scale erosion in the regions, Spanish news agency Efe reported, citing the draft of the National Strategy to Combat Desertification. The document, drawn up by the…

Moscow quits bid to host World Expo 2030

The Russia Pavilion welcomes the 1,000,000th visitor at Expo 2020 Dubai on Dec 27, 2021 MOSCOW, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia on Monday notified the Bureau International des Expositions, World Expo’s organizing body, of its decision to voluntarily withdraw Moscow’s candidacy for the right to host the World Expo 2030.…

Extremist groups dislodged from Nigeria’s restive northeast: official

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in north-east Nigeria ABUJA, May 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Nigerian official said that extremist groups terrorizing the country for over a decade have been dislodged from their strong base in the northeast region under the fierce offensive operations by security forces. Speaking…

Over 2,600 obstetric fistula cases recorded in Sierra Leone

Tackling obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone FREETOWN, May 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sierra Leone’s health authorities said the country has recorded over 2,600 obstetric fistula cases, a type of childbirth injury for women, since 2020. Obstetric fistula is preventable through the provision of quality care at birth and most cases can…

Morocco reports 3 suspected cases of monkeypox

RABAT, May 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Morocco announced that it has identified three suspected cases of the viral disease monkeypox. The three suspected cases, currently under health care, are in good health and have gone through medical analysis, pending results, said the Ministry of Health. The ministry said it had formed…