Nearly 200 activists killed in Colombia in 2020: NGO
BOGOTA, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 200 human rights and labor activists were killed in Colombia in 2020, the worst…
Canadian court rules Iran downing of Ukraine Flight 752 ‘act of terrorism’
OTTAWA, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Canadian court ruled that the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 was…
Covid-19: Bolivia battles fake news in inoculation drive, leaving vaccination centres half empty
LA PAZ, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s immunisation drive against COVID-19 is being hit by anti-vaccine misinformation that is stoking…
African Union urges civilians and soldiers to share power in Chad
Mahamat Idriss Deby, son of late Chadian President Idriss Deby N’DJAMENA, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The African Union called for…
Covid-19: Eiffel Tower to reopen July 16
PARIS, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Eiffel Tower will reopen on July 16 after several months of closure due to…
US Sec of State Blinken to travel to Middle East ‘in the coming days’
WASHINGTON, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to the Middle East “in the coming…
Covid-19: Uruguay eases down travel restrictions
MONTEVIDEO, May 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Government of Uruguay has decided that foreign travellers with both doses of any vaccine…
Covid-19: Argentina can take on Copa America by itself if protocols are observed, says Pres Fernández
BUENOS AIRES, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández insisted his country is capable of hosting singlehandedly the Copa…
Colombians march against hosting Copa America amid social unrest
BOGOTA, May 21 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Dozens of Colombian fans gathered in front of the headquarters of the Colombian Football Federation…
Covid-19: Seychelles reimposes some restrictions after spike in cases
A photo of tourists arriving in the country VICTORIA, May 21 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Indian Ocean nation of the Seychelles…