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Covid-19: No more isolation for asymptomatic people with booster doses in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 12 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine Health Authorities have decided that from now on, people who have taken three…

Chile: Boric wants pardon for all those prosecuted for 2019 Social Outbreak

SANTIAGO, Jan 12 (NNN-MEERCOPRESS) — Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric has asked his country’s Parliament to approve a general pardon for…

Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Lendore dies following car crash in US

HOUSTON (Texas, US), Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Trinidad and Tobago’ sprinter Deon Lendore has died in the United States at…

Iran nuclear talks proceeding too slowly, says France

 France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian PARIS, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International negotiations on Iran’s nuclear activities are proceeding so…

Covid-19: Mexican president doing well despite second bout

  MEXICO CITY, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he was doing well despite catching Covid-19…

At least 10 dead due to heavy rains in SE Brazil

Residents remove damaged belongings and spoiled food outside their home after flooding in Raposos, Minas Gerais state, Brazil  RIO DE…

Covid-19: Argentina registers record number of daily cases

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina registered 134,439 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a new record of…

Covid-19: US sets new global pandemic records with nearly 1.5 mln daily cases

 A medical worker collects a swab sample at a COVID-19 drive-through testing site in Los Angeles, California WASHINGTON, Jan 12…

US: Pres Biden reaffirms support for changing Senate filibuster to pass voting rights bills

Pres Joe Biden WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — U.S. President Joe Biden in a speech Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, said…

Global growth to ‘decelerate markedly’ in 2022: World Bank

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global growth will “decelerate markedly” this year as Covid-19 outbreaks and supply chain snarls persist…