US Sec of State Pompeo in tense visit to Vatican as US vote nears
ROME, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Rome Wednesday, just a month ahead of the…
Armenia not ready for Russia-mediated peace talks with Azerbaijan: PM
184 YEREVAN, Sept 30, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said peace talks with Azerbaijan under…
Belgium gets new PM after 493 days
BRUSSELS, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flemish liberal leader Alexander DeCroo will be Belgium’s new prime minister at the head of…
Brazil court blocks move to repeal mangrove protections
BRASILIA, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Brazilian court blocked President Jair Bolsonaro’s government from repealing regulations protecting mangroves and other…
Covid-19: World Bank wants $12 bn for vaccine in poor nations
WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank said it has asked its board of directors to approve $12 billion…
California wildfires burn 3.75 mln acres with 26 fatalities
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Wildfires in California have burned more than 3.75 million acres of land this year…
Xenophobia: Anti-Nigerian hashtag trends in South Africa
A protest was held outside the Nigerian High Commission last week PRETORIA, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — #NigeriansMustGo has been the…
Update: Armenian separatists battle Azerbaijan 3rd day offensive in Karabakh
Yerevan and Baku have been locked in a territorial dispute over the ethnic Armenian region of Nagorny Karabakh for decades…
Covid-19: Positive tests rising in New York – governor
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The rate of positive coronavirus tests is ticking up in New York, especially in…
Covid-19: New clampdowns for Montreal, Quebec City as cases soar
MONTREAL, Sept 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Quebec, the province hardest hit by the pandemic in Canada, reintroduced restrictions to limit the…