Covid-19: Argentina to launch green pass for mass events

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announced during a press conference that the country was eyein a green pass of its own as cases of coronavirus have been reported to be growing over the past few weeks. The document would be required at large-scale events,…

CFK acquitted in corruption cases: Operations were legit, judges said

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Former Argentine President and current Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her children will not be tried in the so-called Hotesur so-scandal case because there were no illegal actions involved, a federal court in Buenos Aires ruled. Hence, all charges have been dismissed.…

PM Trudeau tours flood-ravaged western Canada

   OTTAWA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited areas of Canada’s Pacific coast hit by catastrophic floods, warning of further climate mayhem as the region braces for more torrential rains.   “This will not be the last crisis Canadians go through,” Trudeau told a joint news conference…

Countries convene for pandemic treaty talks

   GENEVA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World nations will gather Monday to thrash out whether to pursue a pandemic treaty setting out how to handle the next crisis — which experts fear is only a matter of time.   The three-day meeting at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva…

Roundup: Iran Determined To Advance “Peaceful” Nuke Programme, Continue Cooperation With IAEA

TEHRAN, Nov 27 (NNN-IRNA) – The Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Behrouz Kamalvandi, said that, Iran is determined to advance with its “peaceful” nuclear programme, while cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “World powers have politicised part of Iran’s peaceful nuclear programme, but Iran…

Clashes as Mexico City marches against gender violence

MEXICO CITY, Nov 27 (NNN-EFE) — Clashes took place in Mexico City on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women as thousands marched to condemn gender violence, which kills at least 10 women a day in the country. “In Mexico, ten women continue to disappear every day,…

France delays vaccine mandate on Caribbean islands amid protests

Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Martinique and Guadeloupe over the past week to protest mandatory vaccination rules for health workers GUADELOUPE, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France has postponed a mandatory coronavirus vaccination requirement for health workers in Guadeloupe and Martinique, after the measure spurred several days of widespread…

Covid-19: Chile lowers vaccination age for children down to the age of 3

SANTIAGO, Nov 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chilean health authorities have allowed children from the age of 3 onwards to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with the Chinese-developed Sinovac drugs, the one most widely used on adults in the country, it was announced Thursday. Before Thursday, immunization had been cleared by The Government’s…

Covid-19: Kenya receives 834,130 doses of Pfizer from US Govt

NAIROBI, Nov 27 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya has received a donation of 834,130 doses of Pfizer vaccines from the US government. The vaccines arrived Friday evening were received by Ministry of Health officials led the Port Health Officer in charge at JKIA Benjamin Murkomen. US officials were led by the head…

Top US diplomat for Asia to visit four ASEAN countries

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top US diplomat for East Asia will visit Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand from the weekend after President Joe Biden pledged stepped up engagement with Southeast Asia, a key battleground in his contest for influence with China. Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for…
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