Covid-19: Pandemic pushed LatAm extreme poverty to 20-year high, says UN
SANTIAGO, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Extreme poverty in Latin America has reached its worst level in 20 years due to…
COVID-19: Daily US cases below 40,000 for first time in months – monitor
WASHINGTON, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States recorded fewer than 40,000 new cases of Covid-19 in one day for…
At least 64 Mexican politicians killed ahead of elections
Relatives and friends mourn Florisel Rios, a mayor who was murdered in Mexico’s eastern Veracruz state in November 2020 MEXICO…
UN expert urges ‘global arms embargo’, sanctions on Myanmar
GENEVA, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Security Council should impose a “global arms embargo” and targeted sanctions against…
Covid-19: France tightens restrictions, steps up vaccine rollout
People wearing masks walk on the street in Paris PARIS, March 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — To contain the spread of new…
Covid-19: Brazil’s daily death toll tops 1,600 for 3 consecutive days
Experts think Brazil’s second wave may be linked to a new variant of the coronavirus BRASILIA, March 5 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
145 illegal migrants voluntarily deported from Libya: UN migration agency
A group of deportee illegal immigrants wait to board a plane during their deportation at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli,…
Covid-19: More US states drop mask mandates amid increasing variant infections
WASHINGTON, March 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — More US states have announced plans to drop mask mandates amid still high baseline levels…
US adds Myanmar ministries, commercial entities to blacklist
Anti-coup protesters take cover behind makeshift barricades in Mandalay WASHINGTON, March 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Commerce on…
Large ice congestion in Latvia river blown up to avert floods
Members of Latvian armed forces prepare to blow up a huge ice congestion in the River Gauja near the central…