Americas

Peru’s Parliament to debate impeaching President Castillo, yet again

LIMA, March 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s Congress passed by 76 voted in favor, 41 against, and one abstention a motion…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ecuadorian banana producers seek declaration of emergency

QUITO, March 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Ecuadorian banana producers in the coastal provinces of Guayas, Los Rios, and El Oro, have…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Mercosur and associate members want fertilizers off Russia’s sanctions list

BRASILIA, March 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Mercosur country members plus associate Chile and Bolivia (in the process of joining the block)…

US violence: Police hunting a masked gunman targeting homeless people while they sleep; 2 dead, 3 injured

 WASHINGTON, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A masked gunman has struck five times in nine days – shooting homeless people as…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia readies to repay foreign debts in local currency, roubles

 A board showing currency exchange rates of the Euro and the U.S. dollar against the Russian roubles MOSCOW, March 15…

Cruise ship with thousands on board runs aground off Dominican coast

SANTO DOMINGO, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officials in the Dominican Republic confirmed that a large cruise ship had run aground…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US Department of State announces sanctions against 11 Russian defense officials

WASHINGTON, March 15 (NNN-TASS) — US Department of State announced sanctions again 11 high-ranking representatives of the Russian forces and…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NASA insists space station unaffected by Russian war

The International Space Station (ISS) crew members Mark Vande Hei of NASA, cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Brazil assures US it will increase oil production

BRASILIA, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian government assured the United States it will increase its oil production, a decision…

Colombia: Son of paramilitary chief elected to special seat for victims of conflict

 BOGOTA, March 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian officials said that the son of a notorious paramilitary leader has won an election…