Americas

Covid-19: US private hiring surged to 807,000 in December – ADP

  WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hiring in the United States surged in December, with private companies adding 807,000 workers,…

Covid-19: Cuba tightens border controls as infections rebound

HAVANA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba tightened border controls as the Caribbean island nation moved to tamp down a growing…

Covid-19: Brazil green-lights vaccines for children age 5-11

BRASILIA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian health authorities authorized Covid-19 vaccines for children age five to 11 on Wednesday, as…

UN condemns attack against its Lebanon peacekeepers

 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations slammed as “unacceptable” an overnight attack against peacekeepers in southern Lebanon,…

UK BLM protesters acquitted over pulling down of slave trader statue

Protesters throw a statue of slave trader Edward Colston into Bristol harbour, during a Black Lives Matter protest rally, in…

Pro-government lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez reelected president of Venezuelan National Assembly

Venezuelan pro-Government deputies arrive in a caravan carrying portraits of the liberator Simon Bolivar (L) and the late president Hugo…

US: Man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X is suing New York state for $20 million

Muhammad Aziz NEW YORK, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Muhammad Aziz, one of the two men who last month were exonerated…

US: Thirteen people killed in Philadelphia house fire

  PHILADELPHIA (Pennsylvania, US), Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirteen people, including seven children, died when fire tore through public housing…

Iraqi PM Condemns “Absurd” Attacks On Military Bases Hosting Foreign Advisers

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, yesterday, called the attacks on Iraqi military bases “absurd,” stressing…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro discharged from hospital after gut blockage

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro SAO PAULO, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was discharged from hospital…