Covid-19: Sao Paulo mayor, who fought covid and cancer, dies at 41
Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas SAO PAULO, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city, died…
About 1,000 people evacuated due to wildfire near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the US state of California…
Palestine-Israel conflict: China FM ‘regrets’ US blocking UN statement on Mideast
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China on Sunday voiced regret that the United States was blocking a UN Security…
Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution
Sebastián Piñera SANTIAGO, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chileans head to the polls Sunday in a second day of voting to…
Covid-19: Brazil struggles to vaccinate as toll spirals
BRASILIA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is…
Thousands rally in North America in solidarity with Palestinians
NEW YORK, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in cities across North America on Saturday, calling for…
UN chief ‘dismayed’, ‘disturbed’ by Israel strikes on Gaza
UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “dismayed” by civilian casualties in Gaza and “deeply disturbed”…
US immigration: White House vows probe into migrant children kept on buses
An asylum seeking family is transported on a Border Patrol bus WASHINGTON, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The White House has vowed to investigate…
Covid-19: Pandemic slows globally, despite India toll
PARIS, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic slowed its pace around the world for a second week in a…
Abbas Holds First Phone Call With Biden, Discussing Tension In Gaza
RAMALLAH, May 16 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday held a phone call with U.S. President, Joe Biden, discussing…