Americas

UN: Health experts vow to act with courage to end AIDS

MONTREAL (Canada), Aug 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — World health experts have vowed to act with courage to end AIDS at the…

Iran urged U.S. to seize chance of upcoming nuke talks

TEHRAN, Aug 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator said yesterday that, the United States should seize the opportunity of…

Chile’s Easter Island reopens to tourists after 2-year pandemic lockdown

SANTIAGO, Aug 3 (NNN-EFE) — Easter Island, about 2,000 kilometers from the coast of Chile, reopened its borders on Monday…

Panama teachers return to classrooms after nearly month-long strike

PANAMA CITY, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panamanian public teachers on Tuesday returned to their classrooms after nearly a month-long strike…

Argentina’s Lower House has a new Speaker

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Cecilia Moreau Tuesday became the first woman ever to be the Speaker of Argentina’s…

Consensus among Mercosur countries to tackle monkeypox

MONTEVIDEO, Aug 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguayan Health Minister Daniel Salinas announced health authorities within Mercosur were drafting a joint plan…

Heatwaves prove deadlier: 1,700 died in England/Wales in a week and another 1,700 in Spain/Portugal

LONDON, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe’s record-breaking heatwave last month saw England and Wales register nearly 1,700 extra deaths in…

Argentine footballer arrested after sending female referee to hospital with brutal punch

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A player from a local league in Argentina was arrested and suspended for life…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: ‘Volatile’ situation at Russian-held Ukrainian nuclear plant – IAEA

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The situation is “volatile” at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which fell under Russian…

Sinkhole larger than tennis court near a copper mine has Chile perplexed

SANTIAGO, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Experts in Chile were investigating the appearance of an enormous sinkhole, bigger than a tennis…