Covid-19: Infections in Brazil’s Rio skyrocket: over 6,000% in 20 days
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro have reported that…
Flurona (covid-19-influenza) cases detected in Peru; one patient dies
LIMA, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peruvian Health authorities have reported the detection of three infections and also one death of…
US racism: Life in jail for killers of Black American jogger
Travis McMichael, left, speaks with his attorney Bob Rubin, right, during the sentencing of his and his father Greg McMichael…
Nine bodies found on road in violent Mexican state
VERACRUZ (Mexico), Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine bodies were found Friday on a road in eastern Mexico, officials said —…
Covid-19: Omicron surge pushes US hospitalisations toward record high, 662,000 new cases
People wait in line to be tested for Covid-19 at Union Station in Los Angeles, California NEW YORK, Jan 8…
Covid-19 update: World passes 300 million cases as Omicron breaks records
PARIS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The total number of COVID-19 cases registered worldwide passed 300 million on Friday, with the…
Wolf Volcano erupts in Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands
Tallest Galapagos Volcano erupts, spewing lava QUITO, Jan 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Wolf Volcano, the tallest in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, located…
Food prices hit 10-year high in 2021: UN FAO
ROME, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global food prices reached a 10-year high in 2021, rising by an average of 28…
Covid-19: World Bank approves $90 mn in pandemic aid for Iran
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Bank has approved $90 million in additional financing for Iran, to help fight…
US accuses New York man of tracking opponents of Egypt’s Pres Sisi
US Justice Department said it took Pierre Girgis, 39, into custody on Thursday WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in…