Americas

Firefighters tackle California wildfire as heat wave grips parts of US

LOS ANGELES, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firefighters were battling California’s largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near…

Peru faces “community transmission” of monkeypox: top health official

LIMA, July 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peru is experiencing “community transmission” of the monkeypox virus, with 203 cases detected so far,…

471 casualties in one week of violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: UN

Haitian children who escaped violence in the town of Cite-Soleil line up to receive food at a school, in Port-au-Prince…

Armed assailants kill 6 at Mexico rehab center

The addiction clinic where an armed group executed six people in San Pedro Tlaquepaque, state of Jalisco, Mexico MEXICO CITY,…

US to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills off forests

WASHINGTON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Biden administration announced plans to replant trees on millions of acres of burned and…

Brazil may export corn to China in the second half

BRASILIA, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian and Chinese officials are re-discussing a trade protocol so that Brazil can ship corn…

Covid-19: Biden’s symptoms ‘almost completely’ resolved, his physician says

WASHINGTON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms “have now almost completely resolved” since he tested positive…

Gunman dead after killing two in Canada shooting spree

VANCOUVER, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman killed two people and wounded two others in a series of shootings near Vancouver…

US weighs declaring monkeypox a health emergency: Washington Post

WASHINGTON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Biden administration is weighing whether to declare the monkeypox outbreak in the country a…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Oil rises as Russian gas cut to Europe may encourage switching to crude

PARIS, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil rose on Monday on expectations Russia’s reduction in natural gas supply to Europe could…