Immigration: Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the far-right

A large crowd stands in central Roemer Square during a demonstration against racism and far-right politics BERLIN, Jan 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people have gathered across Germany to protest against a far-right political party and its stance against migrants. People protested in several cities and small towns…

Argentina reports more Covid-19 patients in ICU

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s sanitary system is noticing an increase in the number of patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) with Covid-19 during the first weeks of January, it was reported Thursday in Buenos Aires. ICU specialist Arnaldo Dubin spoke to local media about “mainly elderly…

Argentina expels family of Ecuadorian fugitive gang boss Adolfo Macías

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The wife and children of a wanted Ecuadorean gang leader have been detained and expelled from Argentina. Argentina’s security minister said the move against Adolfo Macías Villamar’s family showed the country is a “hostile territory for narco-criminals”. The gang leader, known as Fito, is…

Brazil: Pres Lula to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister

BRASILIA, Jan 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yim, during his trip to the state of Ceará, in order to strengthen relations between both countries. The Poder360 website reported that one of the main topics to be…

Ecuador internal conflict: Return to classrooms will be progressive

QUITO, Jan 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Ministry of Education of Ecuador announced that the return to classrooms will be progressive, after almost two weeks of suspension of on-site academic activities due to the wave of violence here. In a press release, the Ministry said that in the provinces of…

Fierce winter weather slams US, dozens dead

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unrelenting storms have pummelled the United States over the past week, leading to at least 50 weather-related deaths, officials and US media reported Friday, as large swathes of the country brace for new winter wallops. Frigid temperatures, snow gales and thick ice have caused fatal…

DR Congo president to be sworn in for new term before huge crowd

KINSHASA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, was to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after sweeping elections which the opposition has branded a sham, calling for protests. With tensions simmering in the vast nation’s volatile eastern provinces,…

Mexico warns of alarming figures of violence on the highways

MEXICO CITY, Jan 20 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The National Chamber of Freight Trucking warned that violence on the highways has already exceeded the limits, by registering an upsurge in the theft of trucks transporting goods in Mexico. The entity unfolded that the figure of 13,000 robberies is among the most…

China, Africa vow continued communication, enhanced cooperation

CAIRO, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi wrapped up his visit to Africa after meeting a slew of leaders of Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Cote d’Ivoire from January 13 to 18. Continuing the fine tradition of the Chinese foreign minister’s first overseas trip to the African continent…

Sudan crisis: UN agency urges ‘all possible support’ for Sudanese civilians

Women and girls collect water for their families at a camp for displaced persons in Sudan KHARTOUM, Jan 20 (NNN-KBC) — The head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) appealed for the international community to provide an urgent boost in funding and commitment to address Sudan’s escalating humanitarian crisis,…