Americas

Covid-19: Quebec announces curfew, Ontario cuts isolation period as Canada tackles Omicron

People queue to pick up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test kits, as the latest Omicron variant emerges as a threat,…

Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro refuses flood aid from Argentina, drawing Bahia rebuke

Sergio da Silva dos Santos hands clothes to other residents in front of a flooded house accessed by canoe at…

US wildfire: Wind-driven Colorado grass fire destroys hundreds of homes, displaces thousands

DENVER (Colorado, US), Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fierce, wind-driven wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes, injured at least a half…

Presidents Biden, Putin hold phone call amid heightened tensions over Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via phone on Thursday…

Chile road accident kills 9

SANTIAGO, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — A road accident in the town of Peumo, in the O’Higgins region in central Chile,…

Iraqi PM Confirms End Of U.S.-Led Combat Mission In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, confirmed yesterday, the end of the U.S.-led coalition forces’ combat…

Four dead after gunmen hit public transport in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four people have been reported dead after a group of unidentified gunmen fired…

Ethiopia regrets US decision to terminate its eligibility for AGOA

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s trade ministry said it is unhappy with the Biden administration’s decision to revoke…

Mexico: Children among 8 dead in gun attack

  SILAO (Mexico), Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people, including two children, died in a shooting in a…

Drought-hit western US walloped by powerful winter storm

This photo obtained from Caltrans Distric 3, shows Highway 50/Lake Tahoe Boulevard, in Lake Tahoe, California, covered in snow LOS…