US not trying to ‘outdo’ world powers in Africa, says visiting Sec of State Blinken
PRETORIA, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is seeking a “true partnership” with Africa and not trying to “outdo” other…
Update: Pres Biden denounces killings of four Muslims in US city
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden deplored the killings of four Muslim men in New Mexico, which police…
Deforestation of Brazilian Amazon still high despite ongoing decline
BRASILIA, Aug 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — According to satellite imagery data, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon remained high despite a slight…
No Premier resignation but cabinet reshuffled anyway in Peru
Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones Friday declined Premier Aníbal Torres’ resignation, LIMA, Aug 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Amid tensions between the…
Update: Mexico president urges increased effort to save trapped miners
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador visits a coal mine that collapsed leaving miners trapped in Sabinas, Coahuila state, Mexico…
German diplomat in Brazil arrested, accused of killing husband
The entrance of the building where Belgian Walter Henri Maximilien Biot, husband of German consul Uwe Herbert Hahn, died RIO…
US violence racism: Police say killings of four Muslim men may be linked
A man cries over the grave of his brother at Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico, US), Aug…
Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champ fatally shot; off-duty policeman surrendered himself
SAO PAULO, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian jiu-jitsu great Leandro Lo, an eight-time world champion, was fatally shot in a…
Any attack on a nuclear plant ‘suicidal’: UN chief Guterres
TOKYO, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Any attack on a nuclear plant is “suicidal”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday…
US shooting: Downtown shooting in Cincinnati city leaves 9 injured
CINCINNATI (Ohio, US), Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine people were injured after a shooting in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio early Sunday…