Americas

British-born Daesh ‘Beatle’ pleads guilty in US court to murdering US hostages in Syria

London-born Alexanda Kotey WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A British-born man who was a member of a team of Daesh…

Covid-19: US to invest US$3 billion in COVID-19 vaccine supply chain – White House official

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US plans to invest US$3 billion in the vaccine supply chain as it continues to…

Covid-19: Venezuela has fully vaccinated around 10% of its population, doctors group says

CARACAS, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 3.3 million Venezuelans, or just over 10 per cent of the population, have…

Weather, climate disasters surge fivefold in 50 years: UN

Extreme weather like widespread drought is causing economic losses amongst farmers across the world. GENEVA, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Covid-19: US shipped more than two million doses to Kenya and Ghana

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States shipped more than two million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Kenya…

Pres Biden visits hospital treating US troops wounded in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and his wife visited a Maryland hospital treating troops wounded in…

Cuba to reopen schools after kids get vaccinated against COVID-19

HAVANA, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba prepares to resume classes next Monday through distance learning amid a third wave of…

US shootings: Two people injured on perimeter of high schools in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two people were injured in shootings Thursday afternoon near schools in Los Angeles, California.…

Ida-driven rain, flooding claim over 40 lives in US Northeast

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Torrential rains, floods and tornadoes from storm Ida remnants claimed more than 40 lives across…

US looking at land routes to continue Afghanistan evacuations

Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is exploring…