Presidents of Bolivia, Peru discuss bilateral issues while in Chile

SANTIAGO (Chile), March 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Presidents Pedro Castillo Terrones of Peru and Luis Arce Catacora of Bolivia held a private meeting in Santigo de Chile on the sides of Gabriel Boric Font’s inauguration to discuss the possibility of supplying Peru with LPG, among other issues. Castillo and Arce talked…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Argentine fisheries industry exports hit by the conflict

BUENOS AIRES, March 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine are intensifying and biting, with consequences for the Argentine fishing industry, mainly because Russian importers are rejecting shipments as the Rubble, last week, had devalued almost 75%. Although there is some flexibility for shipping transporting food…

St Helena/South Africa flights will resume March 26, Jamestown

JAMESTOWN (St Helena), March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The St Helena government has announced the resumption of Airlink flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and St Helena island commencing March 26. The Airlink service has been discontinued since March 20, 2020 because of the pandemic. The resumption also means a monthly inter-island…

Colombian left makes historic gains in legislative elections: partial results

BOGOTA, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Leftist candidates were projected to win the most seats in Colombia’s Senate on Sunday, as well as contending for second place in the lower house, in what would be their best ever electoralresult.    With more than 90 percent of polling stations counted, the left’s…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US sets high-level talks with China Monday over Russia war

WASHINGTON, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A high-level US delegation meets in Rome Monday with a top Chinese official, the White House said as it warned Beijing would face severe “consequences” if it helps Russia evade sanctions over its war in Ukraine.    National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Yang Jiechi, the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Bermuda suspends licenses of Russian commercial aircraft, impacting hundreds worldwide

HAMILTON (Bermuda), March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bermuda says it is suspending certification of Russian planes licensed in the British overseas territory due to sanctions on Moscow, likely impacting hundreds of Russian commercial aircraft around the world. The move could have critical effects including the grounding of a significant portion of the…

British businessman victim of execution-style hit in Mexican tourist zone

MEXICO CITY, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A British businessman living in Mexico was killed in front of his teenage daughter by gunmen who opened fire on his car near the popular tourist destination Playa del Carmen, according to a state government source and local media. The victim of the deadly…

Covid-19: Former US President Barack Obama tests positive

WASHINGTON, March 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Former US President Barack Obama said that he had tested positive for COVID-19. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted. He also wrote that he and his wife, Michelle, “are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: 35 dead in Russian air strike on Ukraine military base near Poland

A medic transports a serviceman after an attack on the Yavoriv military base, Ukraine LVIV, March 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirty-five people died and more than 130 were injured when Russian troops launched air strikes on a military training ground outside Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, near the border with Poland, local officials said.…

Peru expresses interest in agreement with US to fight drug trafficking

LIMA, March 13 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Cesar Landa expressed to United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian Nichols, Peru’s interest in reaching an agreement for the non-lethal interdiction of illicit flights to combat drug trafficking. The dignitaries met in Chile during the activities linked to the…
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