At Least Four Dead In Avalanche On Ecuador’s Volcano

QUITO, Oct 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – At least four people were killed yesterday, by an avalanche on the Chimborazo volcano, in central Ecuador, said the country’s Integrated Security Service, ECU 911. The avalanche fell on a group of 12 hikers, as they were climbing the volcano, at an altitude of…

Wildfire In U.S. Produces Widespread Ecological Damage To River System: Survey

DENVER, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One year after the most destructive wildfire in U.S. Colorado history, torched 208,913 acres (845.4 square kilometres) of forest land, biologists were lamenting the slow recovery of the nearby water system. “As feared, recent surveys of the river showed thousands of fish were killed, as…

Cuba Continues To See Reduction In COVID-19 Cases And Deaths

HAVANA, Oct 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuba has continued to see a reduction in infections and deaths from COVID-19, with 1,319 cases and 15 deaths reported yesterday, for a total of 945,750 infections and 8,182 fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health reported, yesterday. “Today (yesterday), we have indicators that show…

Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez shot dead

 QUITO, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez was shot dead in the port city of Guayaquil, authorities announced, sparking an outpouring of grief in a country struggling to contain a surge inviolence.   Quinonez, 32, and another person were found dead close to midnight local time (0500…

Covid-19: US administers nearly 413 million doses of vaccines

October 24, 20213:14 AM +08Last Updated 12 hours ago United States U.S. administers nearly 413 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines A person receives a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has administered 412,856,169 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of…

US envoy urges North Korea to stop missile tests

  SEOUL, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US on Sunday urged North Korea to stop “counterproductive” missile tests, but expressed hope Pyongyang would respond positively to Washington’s call for dialogue.   It comes after North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, prompting an emergency meeting of the…

Hurricane Rick gains strength as it advances on Mexico

  MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Rick gained strength as it advanced toward Mexico’s Pacific coast Saturday and risked becoming a major hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said.   At 0000 GMT on Saturday, Rick was located 265 km from Zihuatanejo and 305 km from Acapulco, both…

Cargo ship on fire, spewing toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast: officials

  VANCOUVER, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A container ship has caught fire and isexpelling toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast, authorities said.   The Zim Kingston ship had been bound for Vancouver when the flames erupted,with the fire reported to the coast guard at around 11 pm local time, CBCNews…

Cuban street protester sentenced to 10 years in prison: Family and NGO

This file photo from July 11, 2021 shows an anti-goverment rally in Havana, one of many that rocked Cuba that day HAVANA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Cuban man who took part in unprecedented nationwide street protests last July has been sentenced to 10 years in jail, the stiffest punishment yet…

New migrant caravan in Mexico pushes past blockade to head north

TAPACHULA (Mexico), Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand migrants from Haiti, South America and Central America set off from southern Mexico headed north, clashing with law enforcement trying to hold the caravan back. Some people among the latest mass movement of migrants trying to pass north through Mexico said they…
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