Xiomara Castro leading by wide margin in Honduras elections

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 29 (NNN-TELESUR) — After a historic voter turnout of 62%, and despite attempts by the right-wing National Party (PAN) to claim an early victory, democratic socialist candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya is leading by a nearly 20% margin in the country’s presidential elections. Leading over Nasry Asfura, current mayor of the…

Covid-19: Pandemic to cost global tourism $2.0 trillion in 2021 – UNWTO

  MADRID, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic will cost the global tourism sector $2.0 trillion in lost revenue in 2021, the UN’s tourism body said Monday, calling the sector’s recovery “fragile” and “slow”.   The forecast from the Madrid-based World Tourism Organization comes as Europe is grappling with…

Brazil burns boats in crackdown on wildcat Amazon gold miners

Accommodations and mining structures on the Madeira River, near the Rosarinho community, in Autazes, Amazonas state, Brazil BRASÍLIA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian authorities burned more than 60 river-dredging boats in a crackdown on wildcat miners drawn to a major Amazon tributary by rumuors of a gold find, the government…

Opposition, ruling party claim Honduras election win, as turnout fuels hope of change

Xiomara Castro, presidential candidate for the opposition Libre Party TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The opposition and the ruling party both claimed victory in Honduras’ presidential election on Sunday as strong turnout lifted the leftist contender’s hopes of ending a dozen years of conservative National Party rule. If opposition standard-bearer…

Covid-19: Jamaica receives 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine

MEXICO CITY, Nov 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Jamaica received 200,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine recently, half of which were donated by China with the remainder purchased by the Jamaican government, the Jamaica Information Service said. “These greatly appreciated Sinopharm vaccines demonstrate the value of the evolving relationship which Jamaica…

New COVID variant: US salutes South African scientists for alerting the world

The Omicron variant was first detected in South Africa WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States of America has formally saluted the South African government and its scientists for their role in reporting on the latest COVID-19 variant.US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, disclosed via Twitter that he has…

Arms-for-money exchange program kicks off at the Mexican border

Mexican Army personnel destroy weapons handed over by people in Ciudad Juarez MEXICO CITY, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Firearms for Money Exchange Program began in the border city of Ciudad Juárez with the aim of removing weapons that could be used to generate violence or commit crimes. The program will…

US gun violence: 5-year-old shot, killed by teen making video: Police

Gun violence and homicides have soared in the US during the pandemic WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A five-year-old child was shot and killed in Minnesota by a teen who was filming a social-media video with friends, police said. The shooting happened Thursday on what normally is a festive Thanksgiving…

Barbados to become a republic, replacing British queen

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley unveil the plaque at the official opening of Golden Square Freedom Park in Bridgetown, Barbados BRIDGETOWN, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Barbados is about to cut ties with the British monarchy, but the legacy of a sometimes brutal colonial past and the pandemic’s impact on…

Peruvian lawmakers want Castillo impeached

LIMA, Nov 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Peru’s President Pedro Castillo Terrones has been served with a notification that a vacancy motion had been filed against him. The constitutional procedure requires “at least 40%” of the votes – 52 being the “magic number.” If the motion is admitted to debate, the President…
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