Americas

Covid-19: Fully-vaccinated Governor of Brazil’s São Paulo state tests positive for the second time

SAO PAULO, July 18 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — João Doria, Governor of the Brazilian State of São Paulo, has tested yet again…

Charges filed against former Argentine President Macri for helping overthrow Evo in Bolivia

BUENOS AIRES, July 18 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine prosecutors have agreed to file charges against former President Mauricio Macri and several…

Covid-19: Mexico’s death toll rises to 236,240 as cases surge

Healthcare workers apply a rapid test to people at a temporary testing site in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, July 18…

US wildfires: California fire prompts evacuations; Oregon blaze balloons

Firefighters battle the Tamarack Fire in the Markleeville community of Alpine County SAN FRANCISCO (California, US), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Covid-19: EU says vaccine rate now higher than in US

       BRUSSELS, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Union leaders celebrated their coronavirus vaccination programme reaching a higher proportion of its…

Wounded widow of Haiti’s slain president returns home: official

PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The widow of Haiti’s slain president Jovenel Moise returned home Saturday after being treated in…

US shooting: 4 people shot outside Washington baseball stadium

Fans rush to evacuate after hearing gunfire, during a baseball game in Washiington’s National Stadium WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

US: Pres Biden vows to appeal ruling against ‘Dreamers’ immigration program

WASHINGTON, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden denounced as “deeply disappointing” a federal judge’s decision curbing a program…

Cuba president denounces unrest as a ‘lie’, calls protest images ‘false’

    HAVANA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced what he called a “lie” over unrest on the…

Update: Slain Haiti leader’s funeral set for July 23, ex-president Aristide back home

PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The funeral for Haiti’s slain president Jovenel Moise will take place on July 23, officials…