Covid-19: Giving up on virus control as suggested by top US official ‘dangerous’, says WHO chief
GENEVA, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization chief warned that abandoning efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic, as…
EU backs Nigerian WTO candidate Okonjo-Iweala
BRUSSELS, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian finance ministrer Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala picked up crucial backing from the EU, sources said, giving…
Bolivia: Terrorism charges against ex-pres Evo Morales overridden
LA PAZ, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — La Paz’s Departmental Court of Justice (TDJ) President Jorge Quino announced that the accusation…
Brazil to extend military operation in the Amazon until 2021
Areas devastated by fire in the Guariba region, Mato Grosso state, Brazil BRASILIA, Oct 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazil’s Vice-President Hamilton…
Mexico: Pres Obrador considers asking the UN for the return of heritage objects
Mexico City, Oct 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that he would consider asking the United…
Drought and wildfires devastating South America’s wetlands and forests
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Experts say the wildfires in a region that spans Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay…
US Coast Guard will increase presence in the Pacific to contain the threat of China’s IUU fishing
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — US national security adviser said the US Coast Guard (USCG) was basing Enhanced Response Cutters…
Guinea: 21 people have died in post-election unrest – state TV
CONAKRY, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-one people have been killed in unrest following the presidential election in Guinea last week,…
Algeria deeply divided as it braces for Nov 1 constitutional vote
In recent weeks, controversy has raged in Algeria over the draft constitutional amendments ALGIERS, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerians are…
Campaigning quiet ahead of Ivory Coast presidential election
Opposition activists want Ouattara disqualified from the election ABIDJAN, Oct 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — With just days until the Ivory Coast…