Americas

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian economy hit by series of sanctions

  PARIS, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From closed airspace to frozen assets, Western countries have announced increasingly severe economic sanctions…

Covid-19 has taken severe mental health toll, a 25% increase globally: WHO

 GENEVA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a dire toll on mental health, the WHO said Wednesday,…

Afghan Victims Of U.S. “War On Terror” Still Suffer

KABUL, Mar 3 (NNN-ANA) -The U.S.-led coalition forces may have run from Afghanistan last year, but the indiscriminate killing and…

UN agrees to create binding global treaty on plastic trash

 NAIROBI, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations agreed to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine UN envoy accuses Russia of ‘genocide’

UNITED NATIONS, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations accused Russia of seeking to commit genocide in…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Argentina to deploy White Helmets to Poland-Ukraine border

BUENOS AIRES, March 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero ordered the deployment of the so-called White Helmets to…

Bolivia’s carnival makes headlines for the number of people killed

LA PAZ, March 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — At least 14 people have been killed in various car accidents and other incidents across…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NASA and Russians continue to operate jointly the Space Station

WASHINGTON, March 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) –The US space agency, NASA, said that the agency continues to operate the International Space Station…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Venezuelan leader strongly supports Putin

MOSCOW, March 2 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro Tuesday called Russian President Vladimir Putin on the telephone to express…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Mexico declines to impose economic sanctions on Russia

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador MEXICO CITY, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico will not impose any economic sanctions on…