Americas

Update: Sirens alert more rain in Brazilian city where 117 have died in flooding

PETROPOLIS (Brazil), Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ahead of more heavy rain, residents of several neighborhoods in the devastated Brazilian city…

Canada: Police arrest anti-vaccine mandate protest leaders

OTTAWA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian police began arresting leaders of the trucker-led protest that has choked the capital’s streets…

A Chilean indigenous language vanishes as last native speaker dies

SANTIAGO, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An indigenous language from South America’s extreme south has all but vanished after the death…

Ecuador legislature approves rules for abortion in cases of rape

Anti-abortion activists demonstrate outside parliament house QUITO, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuadorian legislators approved a measure Thursday setting regulations for…

Covid-19: Dominican Republic ends mask mandate, all other rules

Municipal workers gather fresh produce that is being discarded as fewer people are shopping at the market SANTO DOMINGO, Feb…

Haitian garment workers protest to demand higher wages

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Haitian garment workers protested in Port-au-Prince on Thursday to demand higher wages following…

Death toll from Brazil landslides, floods rises to 105, with 140 missing

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — The death toll rose to 105, with 140 people still missing, due to…

US: Pilot survive as small plane crashes at Hooks Airport in Texas

HOUSTON, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — A small plane on Thursday afternoon crashed at the Hooks Airport, about 23 miles northwest…

Russia expels US deputy chief of mission in retaliation

The US flag waves in the wind at the US embassy in Moscow, Russia MOSCOW, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bart…

Afghan Industrialists Denounce Biden’s Decision As Unjust, Call For Assets Return From U.S.

KABUL, Feb 18 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines, described the recent decision by U.S. President, Joe…