UN to vote on its presence in Afghanistan, barring a Russia veto
UNITED NATIONS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Security Council votes Thursday on a resolution to secure the United Nations’ presence…
Covid-19: Number of cases across globe exceeds 460 million – WHO
GENEVA, March 17 (NNN-TASS) — The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 460 million and the number…
Russia-Ukraine conflict: UN Security Council members call for emergency Ukraine meeting
UNITED NATIONS, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States, Britain, France, Albania, Norway and Ireland have requested an emergency UN…
Covid-19: WTO chief hails vaccines IP compromise
GENEVA, March 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Trade Organization chief hailed a breakthrough between the EU, the United States, India…
Covid-19: Ecuador confirms first 5 cases of Omicron subvariant BA.2
A medical worker wearing a mask and cap walks near a hospital in Quito QUITO, March 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ecuador…
Covid-19: Omicron subvariant spreads fast in US, causing nearly one quarter of new cases
A man receives a COVID-19 test in New York WASHINGTON, March 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The BA.2 sub-lineage of the Omicron…
Peru landslide: At least 60 houses with people inside buried in Pataz province
LIMA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes,…
Haiti: Health workers on strike over surge in gang kidnappings
PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters burned tyres and blocked roads in Haiti on the second day of a strike by doctors,…
Puerto Rico formally out of bankruptcy
SAN JUAN, March 16 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Government of Puerto Rico announced the largest public debt restructuring in US history,…
Colombia: Pres Duque opens gene bank for long-term crop conservation
A person drives a tractor at the Future Seeds gene bank in Palmira, Colombia BOGOTA, March 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s…