Uruguay: Workers announce general strike on June 17
MONTEVIDEO, May 15 (NNN-A-TELESUR) — Uruguay’s Trade Union Confederation (PIT-CNT) announced a 24-hour general strike on June 17 to denounce…
US: Panic buying prolongs fuel shortages in southeastern region
WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-TELESUR) — Fuel shortages caused by the shutdown of the Colonial pipeline over a ransomware attack last…
Colombia crisis: Government ready to negotiate but protests must first stop
BOGOTA, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Colombian government of President Iván Duque insisted that the National Unemployment Committee needs to…
Peru: Motion to impeach President Sagasti fails forlornly in Parliament
LIMA, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — An overwhelming majority of Peru’s Parliament voted in plenum against a motion seeking to oust…
Bolivia suspends train tests to Chile after truckers protests
LA PAZ, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The tests to reactivate a cargo rail line that connects the Chilean port of…
Covid-19: Denmark eases restrictions on tourists
The change applies to countries where the coronavirus situation is not considered to be too serious COPENHAGEN, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Argentine president holds ‘positive’ talks with IMF chief
ROME, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said he was hoping to renegotiate his country’s debt “as quickly…
Covid-19: Indian variant may delay UK lockdown easing – PM Johnson
LONDON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A rise in cases of the Indian coronavirus variant could “pose serious disruption” to Britain’s…
Covid-19: Pandemic to be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns
GENEVA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The World Health Organization issued a grim warning that the second year of Covid-19 was…
France: African heads of states set for May 18 Paris summit on COVID and the economy
President of France, Emmanuel Macron PARIS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A dozen African leaders, several European leaders and a dozen…