Americas

Arab countries announce investments in Brazil worth US$ 20 bn

SAO PAULO, July 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that the total investments of Arab funds in Brazil…

Abortion: Salvadorean woman sentenced to 50 years

SAN MIGUEL (EL SALVADOR), July 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) –A woman in El Salvador has been handed down a 50-year jail sentence…

Suspect in killing of Haitian president freed by Istanbul Court

ISTANBUL/PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) –A Court in Türkiye Monday turned down a request for the extradition of Samir Nasri Salem…

Covid-19: Peru returns to blanket mandatory wearing of facemasks

LIMA, July 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peruvian health authorities reinstated the mandatory wearing of facemasks both in indoor and outdoor settings…

US shooting violence: 2 police officers shot during July 4th fireworks show in Philadelphia

Two Philadelphia police officers were shot during an Independence Day fireworks show PHILADELPHIA, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two police officers…

France repatriates 35 children, 16 mothers from Syria camps

PARIS, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria where family members…

Gas consumption set to contract due to Russia: IEA

PARIS, July 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gas consumption will contract slightly this year due to high prices and Russian cuts to…

US: Pres Biden tries to sound upbeat on July 4 despite another mass shooting

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden during an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the…

Peru’s monkeypox cases climb to 15

LIMA, July 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Twelve new cases of monkeypox have been detected in Peru in recent days, bringing the…

Argentina’s new economy minister sworn in

Fernandez applauds during the swearing-in of Batakis as economy minister BUENOS AIRES, July 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Silvina Batakis was sworn…