9/11 attack: Families of victims tell Pres Biden not to attend memorials unless he declassifies files
NEW YORK, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Family members of the victims of the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks have called…
Striking Canadian border agents reach deal on salaries, work environment
MONTREAL, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strike by Canadian border agents has ended with an agreement on raises and other…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro fans judiciary flames, calls top judge ‘son of a whore’
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro BRASILIA, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro ignored calls to drop his feud with…
Covid-19: Argentina partially reopens as it approaches 5 million cases
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina will relax coronavirus restrictions as infection and mortality rates falls, the government announced,…
Cuba legalizes small and medium enterprises in boost for private sector
HAVANA, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Cuban government approved a law authorizing the creation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs),…
Mercer Street: Tanker blast evidence points to Iran, says US
The attack on the tanker as it sailed past the Omani island of Masirah killed two people WASHINGTON, Aug 7…
US: Two arrested over plot to kill Myanmar UN Ambassador, a vocal critic of the military junta
Kyaw Moe Tun is a vocal critic of Myanmar’s military rulers NEW YORK, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Myanmar citizens have…
US blacklists five ‘terrorist leaders’ in Africa
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department added five alleged senior members of jihadist groups in Africa to…
Covid-19: White House says 50pc of Americans fully vaccinated
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Half of the US population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said,…
US wildfires: Dixie Fire becomes third-largest in California history
GREENVILLE (California, US), Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A huge wildfire tearing through northern California became the third-largest in the state’s…