Americas

Thousands flee as fast-moving wildfires spread in California

LOS ANGELES, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Thousands of people fled their homes in northern California as hundreds of fast-moving wildfires…

Brazil Reports Nearly 50,000 New COVID-19 Cases

SAO PAULO, Aug 20 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 49,298 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total…

Massive Fire Breaks Out In Plastic Plant In U.S. Texas

HOUSTON, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A massive fire that broke out overnight at a plastics plant near U.S. Texas city…

U.S. COVID-19 Cases Surpass 5.5 Million: Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States surpassed 5.5 million on…

Brazil indigenous protesters suspend roadblock

Members of the Kayapo indigenous tribe look at police officers while blocking highway BR163 during a protest in the outskirts…

Hurricane Genevieve barrels towards Mexico’s Baja California

MEXICO CITY, Aug 19, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Authorities in Mexico’s Baja California closed ports and beaches on Tuesday as Hurricane…

California declares statewide emergency to fight wildfires

Transmission towers and power lines near Winterhaven, Calif., on Tuesday LOS ANGELES, Aug 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — California Governor Gavin Newsom…

US presidential election: Joe Biden formally nominated as Democratic candidate to challenge Pres Trump

MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin, US), Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Democrats on Tuesday nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential candidate, formally…

Covid-19: Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine

BRASILIA, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian health regulators said they had approved Johnson & Johnson’s experimental vaccine against the new…

Ecuador says Chinese fishing trawlers turned off tracking system near Galapagos

QUITO, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador reported that nearly half ofthe Chinese fishing boats that roam the Galapagos Islands have…