Americas

Colombia crisis: Government ready to negotiate but protests must first stop

BOGOTA, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Colombian government of President Iván Duque insisted that the National Unemployment Committee needs to…

Peru: Motion to impeach President Sagasti fails forlornly in Parliament

LIMA, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — An overwhelming majority of Peru’s Parliament voted in plenum against a motion seeking to oust…

Bolivia suspends train tests to Chile after truckers protests

LA PAZ, May 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The tests to reactivate a cargo rail line that connects the Chilean port of…

Argentine president holds ‘positive’ talks with IMF chief

ROME, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said he was hoping to renegotiate his country’s debt “as quickly…

UN Chief Calls For Unified Security Council Over Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday called for a unified Security Council, over the Israeli-Palestinian…

Covid-19: Pandemic to be ‘far more deadly’ this year, WHO warns

GENEVA, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The World Health Organization issued a grim warning that the second year of Covid-19 was…

US lifting Ebola travel restrictions on Guinea

Ebola returned to West Africa in eary 2021, the first time in 5 years WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Covid-19: US states, cities scramble over federal no-mask guidance

People enjoy themselves in Bryant Park in New York, May 14 WASHINGTON, May 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The latest decision by…

Covid-19: Ohio lottery offers residents shot at $1m

Demand for Covid-19 vaccines have been falling across the US in recent weeks COLUMBUS (Ohio, US), May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

UN Security Council to meet Sunday on Mideast after US delay

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will hold a virtual public meeting Sunday to address the…