Chile drought causing water shortage amidst virus crisis
SANTIAGO, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With historically low riverflows and reservoirs running dry due to drought, people in central Chile…
Covid-19: Buenos Aires homeless stuck on the streets during lockdown
BUENOS AIRES, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Argentine government hasordered people to stay at home until mid-April, but thousands have…
Covid-19: Bronx zoo tiger tests positive
NEW YORK, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A tiger at New York’s Bronx Zoo hastested positive for COVID-19, the institution said,…
Covid-19: Crowd in Ivory Coast destroys test centre
Residents protest after ransacking a half-built coronavirus testing centre in Yopougon, Abidjan ABIDJAN, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in a…
Covid-19: UN chief urges governments to protect women during lockdown
UNITED NATIONS, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres is urging governments around the world to include the protection…
Covid-19: US navy captain fired for voicing virus concern tests positive
WASHINGTON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US naval commander whose widely publicized plea for help for his coronavirus-affected crew led…
Covid-19: Venezuelans stream home from Colombia due to virus pandemic
BOGOTA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Venezuelans who fled toneighboring Colombia during their country’s economic crisis are now returning…
Covid-19: Ecuador city runs out of coffins amid virus crisis
QUITO, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Soaring numbers of COVID-19 deaths inEcuador’s second city Guayaquil have led to a shortage of…
Covid-19: US attorney general orders release of more federal inmates due to coronavirus pandemic
US Attorney General William Barr WASHINGTON, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Attorney General William Barr declared that the federal Bureau of…
Covid-19: Thousands of Central Americans detained for flouting coronavirus rules
Thousands of people detained across Central America for violating rules to curb the fast-spreading new coronavirus GUATEMALA CITY, April 4…