Americas

Chile Sees 2,205 COVID-19 Cases, 22 Deaths In A Day

SANTIAGO, Oct 30 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile registered 2,205 new cases of COVID-19 infection and 22 more deaths in 24…

Vietnam Posts 1.45-Billion-USD Trade Deficit In 10-Month Period

HANOI, Oct 30 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam recorded an estimated trade value of 537.31 billion U.S. dollars in the first 10…

Iran Slams New U.S. Sanctions As “Completely Contradictory Behaviour”

TEHRAN, Oct 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran slammed, last night, the latest U.S. sanctions against its entities as a “completely contradictory…

Covid-19: Seven LatAm countries to be removed from UK’s travel red list

LONDON, Oct 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United Kingdom’s Departments for Transport and of Health and Social Care issued a joint…

Covid-19: Over 53% of Brazilians fully vaccinated, report says

BRASILIA, Oct 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s much-criticized anti-COVID-19 vaccination drive has already reached 53% of the population with full treatment,…

Panama Canal breaks freight record despite pandemic crisis

The Panama Canal had a record fiscal year 2021 with more tonnage transported through the waterway than ever before, despite…

Covid-19: Delta wave slowed US economic growth in third quarter

   WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US economic expansion slowed dramatically in the third quarter to an annual rate…

Brazil emissions rose in 2020 despite pandemic: study

   BRASILIA, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions rose by 9.5 percent last year, mostly because of deforestation,…

Covid-19: WHO wants $23.4 bn for Covid plan

  GENEVA, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it needed $23.4 billion over the next 12 months…

Pope to visit Canada after indigenous school scandal

Pope Francis THE VATICAN, Oct 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis will visit Canada as the Catholic Church seeks to rebuild…