Brazil cliff collapse kills at least seven

Rescue teams including a dive squad and members of the Brazilian Navy rushed to Furnas Lake in Minas Gerais state BRASILIA, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least seven people were killed and three were missing after a cliff collapsed onto boats carrying tourists on a lake in Brazil, authorities said…

Covid-19: US reopens mass vaccination sites, suspends cruises amid covid surge

NEW YORK, Jan 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Temporary mass vaccination sites that were wound down months ago across the United States are being reopened to get more people vaccinated and boosted in the latest surge of COVID-19 fueled by the Omicron variant. “Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Rhode Island…

UN Women sets the theme for 2022 International Women’s Day

The International Women’s Day will be marked by a high-level virtual event on March 8, 2022 UNITED NATIONS, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Women have set the theme for International Women’s Day, as “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow,” which will be marked by a high-level virtual…

Covid-19: US Supreme Court scrutinises Pres Biden vaccine mandates

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Supreme Court appears doubtful as to whether the Biden administration can enforce a vaccine-or-testing mandate for large private employers. The rules apply to companies with more than 100 employees, requiring workers to get fully vaccinated against Covid or be tested weekly. The court…

Canada’s oil sands exports to Asia reach record with new link

A heavy hauler truck drives through a mine above the Athabasca oil sands near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada  OTTAWA, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s oil sands producers were able to export a record amount of crude to overseas markets thanks to a new link to the US Gulf Coast. The…

India’s Anti-Trust Agency Orders Probe Against Google

MUMBAI, Jan 9 (NNN-PTI) – India’s Competition Commission, ordered a fresh probe against global internet giant Google, over alleged abuse of dominant position in news aggregation, multiple media reported yesterday. The investigation was ordered by the anti-trust agency, based on a complaint filed by Digital News Publishers Association, which alleged…

Covid-19: Mexico death toll passes 300,000

 MEXICO CITY, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s deaths from Covid-19 surpassed 300,000 on Friday, one of the world’s highest tolls as the pandemic rebounds around the globe.   Mexico is the fifth worst-hit country, with the United States the most affected with more than 836,000 fatalities, followed by Brazil (619,000),…

Haiti: Two journalists killed by gangs in Port-Au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Jan 8 (NNN-TELESUR) — Radio Ecoute announced that journalists Wilguens Louissaint and Amady John Wesley were murdered by the “Ti Makak” gang in a Port-au-Prince’s shantytown on Thursday. While reporting on security issues at the Laboule 12 neighborhood, Radio Ecoute journalist Wesley was reportedly savagely shot and then burned…

Argentina, Cuba sign bilateral deals to foster food sovereignty

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Santiago Cafiero, Foreign Ministers of Cuba and Argentina respectively, signed in Buenos Aires a bilateral cooperation agreement for Agricultural Development “to promote the food sovereignty of Cuba,” it was announced. The treaty provides for the creation of an Agricultural Technology…

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 the number of COVID-19 detections had increased 6,778% in less than a month, as the Omicron strain has already been detected locally. There were 18 COVID-19 positive results Dec 12…
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