Americas

Update: Tropical storm Elsa churns past Haiti, headed for Cuba

 PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Elsa churned late Saturday off the southwestern coast of Haiti, headed toward Jamaica…

US Pres Biden orders probe after massive ransomware attack potentially hit 1,000 businesses

US President Joe Biden has ordered an investigation into the attacks CENTRAL LAKE (Michigan), July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A ransomware…

Peru’s government rejects Fujimori call for international audit for Jun 6 poll

Peru’s presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori addresses the media LIMA, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s government rejected a request by presidential…

US administers nearly 330 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC

WASHINGTON, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has administered 329,970,551 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of…

Brazilians demonstrate against Bolsonaro, slow COVID-19 vaccine roll-out

A woman takes part in a protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sao Paulo.…

Hurricane Elsa speeds through Caribbean, three dead

Tropical Storm Elsa has packed maximum sustained winds of 110 km/h SANTO DOMINGO, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Elsa has…

Peruvian police seize 236 kg of cocaine destined for Belgium

Police in Belgium have seized 27.64 tons of cocaine at the port of Antwerp since February LIMA, July 4 (NNN-Xinhua)…

US wildfires: Three major blazes burning over 40,000 acres in Northern California

A firefighter battles the wildfire near Irvine, California, the United States, on Dec. 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] LOS ANGELES, July 4…

Remainder of partially collapsed Florida condo to be demolished as death toll rises to 24

SURFSIDE (Florida, US), July 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The remainder of the condominium in Surfside, Florida, that partially collapsed last week…

Covid-19: World battles Delta variant

PARIS, July 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Countries around the world are rushing to contain the rapid spread of the highly contagious…