Americas

Netherlands: Amsterdam Mayor apologises for City’s role in slave trade

The mayor delivered the speech during Keti Koti, the annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands AMSTERDAM,…

15 killed in suspected revenge attacks in Haiti: police

PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 people, including a journalist and an opposition activist, were killed in Haiti…

Covid-19: WHO recommends Covid tests in schools

   COPENHAGEN, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said that Covid-19 tests should be carried out in schools…

All US and NATO troops leave Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan: US defence official

 WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All US and NATO troops have left Bagram Air Base, a US defence official said,…

US issues moratorium on federal executions

 WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium on federal executions while a review of…

Hundreds evacuated as fires add to deadly Canada heat wave

  VANCOUVER, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of people wereevacuated in western Canada as fires added to the unprecedented heatwave…

Hurricane Elsa threatens Caribbean

 MIAMI, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a hurricane threatening the Caribbean region, US forecasters said. Rainfall,…

Prosecutors Seek Over Two Years In Jail For Americans Who Helped Ghosn Flee Japan

TOKYO, Jul 3 (NNN-NHK) – Jail sentences of almost three years are being sought by Japanese prosecutors, for a U.S.…

U.S., NATO Forces Evacuate Largest Military Base In Afghanistan

KABUL, Jul 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – All U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, have evacuated the Bagram Airfield, near the Afghan…

Iranian President Says U.S. Gov’t Still Follows Trump’s Legacy Against Iran

TEHRAN, Jul 1 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said yesterday that, the U.S. government still follows anti-Iran economic pressure…