Americas

Cuba has more than 7.5 mln internet users

Cubans use their phones near to where a pre-paid public wifi connection was working near the Malecon seawall in Havana…

US drought pushes cotton prices to ten-year high

NEW YORK, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cotton prices rose to their highest level in more than a decade on Monday,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Oil extends rally on Russia embargo talk, stocks rise

PARIS, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices extended their rally Tuesday on supply worries as European leaders debated banning imports…

Colombia: Clash between army & illegal migrants leaves one person dead

BOGOTA, March 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — One person died and 17 people were injured in a clash between the Colombian army…

Peru: President Castillo vows to push forward with Second Agrarian Reform as Peruvians demonstrate for and against him

LIMA, March 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones announced his Government’s upcoming actions will be aimed at strengthening…

US names investigator as representative to China Boeing 737-800 crash probe

WASHINGTON, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it had appointed a senior air safety investigator…

US imposes sanctions on Sudan police for rights abuses

Protesters in Khartoum have been calling for a civilian government following a military coup on Oct 25 WASHINGTON, March 22…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Germany urges OPEC to raise production, warns against profiteering from sanctions

The Rumaylah oil field near Iraq’s southern port city of Basra ABU DHABI, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Economy Minister…

Kenya’s economy expected to stabilise at 6pc, assisted by surges in remittances

NAIROBI, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s economy is expected to stabilise at 6% in 2022 boosted by a strong  performance…

US: Alcohol-related deaths soar in first year of pandemic, study shows

WASHINGTON, March 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Alcohol-related deaths soared during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a recent…