Americas

FBI tips Paraguay of possible school massacre copycat

ASUNCION, May 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has warned Paraguayan Police of a local…

Bolivia wants better gas deal with Brazil

LA PAZ, May 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bolivia’s Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Franklin Molina said the agreement with Brazil for…

Azerbaijan air show: Turkey’s drones shows its defence technology capabilities

BAKU, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Looping in the air at lightning speed, Turkish drones like those used against Russian forces…

Haiti: Gangs, inflation and political crisis bring economy to brink

PORT-AU-PRINCE, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With gas sales already subsidized by the government at a loss, the Haitian economy —…

Mexico energy regulator fines Spain’s Iberdrola $467 mn

MEXICO CITY, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s energy regulator fined Spanish firm Iberdrola $467 million for improperly selling electricity to…

Monkeypox cases could be ‘peak of iceberg’: WHO

GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization cautioned that some 200 monkeypox cases found in recent weeks outside…

Venezuelan president slams US for excluding countries from Americas Summit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel CARACAS, May 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned…

US issues sanctions targeting North Korean weapons of mass destruction programme

WASHINGTON:, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on two Russian banks, a North Korean company and a…

Mexican judge suspends bullfights in world’s largest ring

MEXICO CITY, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican judge ordered a suspension of bullfighting in Mexico City’s Plaza de Toros,…

WHO says 650 probable cases of acute child hepatitis reported so far; 9 deaths so far

GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had received 650 reports of probable cases of…