Update: Thousands flee as Hurricane Ida bears down on Louisiana
Traffic has clogged some roads out of Louisiana as residents flee BATON ROUGE (Louisiana, US), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens…
Brazilian President says “everyone should buy a rifle”
BRASILIA, Aug 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that “everyone should buy a rifle” in order not to…
Chilean Senate debates whether to make voting mandatory ahead of November election
GABRIEL BORIC SANTIAGO, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Chilean Senate is debating a bill whether to make voting in national…
Covid-19: Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro City Hall to require vaccine passports for public spaces starting next month
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The City Hall of Rio de Janeiro announced that effective Sept 1, a…
Covid-19: Uruguayan President signs decree outlining conditions for foreigners to re-enter as of Sept 1
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 29 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Foreign owners of real estate property in the country will be allowed back into Uruguay…
US airlifts food, tents to quake-ravaged southern Haiti
Food is loaded onto a VM-22 Osprey at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-au-Prince JEREMEI (Haiti), Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Afghans ‘we want peace from the world’ demonstrate in Athens
ATHENS, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Afghans marched to the US Embassy in Athens on Saturday, making a plea to…
Thousands of Americans protest curbs on minority voting rights in US
Demonstrators hold up signs at a voting rights protest outside the US Chamber of Commerce Headquarters WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Evacuations, fear as Hurricane Ida nears US Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Owners were boarding up their shops and evacuations were underway as Hurricane Ida was…
Covid-19: ICU nears capacity, more mandates imposed as US sees new high cases
Healthcare workers hand out Covid-19 tests at Long Beach, Los Angeles NEW YORK, Aug 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Intensive care units…