Americas

UN concerned over deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants from Chile

UNITED NATIONS, June 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The United Nations (UN) voiced their concern about Sunday’s deportation of 56 Venezuelan migrants…

Covid-19: Paraguay needs additional medical oxygen from Brazil

ASUNCION, June 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez reached out to his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro to negotiate…

Covid-19: No mandatory jab for Copa America players in Brazil

BRASILIA, June 10 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga announced players taking part in the upcoming Copa América shall…

12 More U.S. Soldiers In S. Korea Test Positive For COVID-19, 897 In Total

SEOUL, Jun 10 (NNN-YONHAP) – Twelve more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, it was reported today,…

US provides over US$181 million to avert famine in Tigray, Ethiopia

WASHINGTON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is providing more than US$181 million to deliver food, water and aid…

Russian court brands Navalny political organisations ‘extremist’

MOSCOW, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Moscow branded the political organisations of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as…

US asks Mexico to investigate second case of union busting

WASHINGTON, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For the second time in a month, the United States demanded Mexico look into a…

Covid-19: US ‘to buy 500 mn doses for world’ as curbs ease in Europe

PARIS, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is set to buy 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to distribute around…

Child labour swells for first time in two decades, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa: UN

GENEVA, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The world has marked the first rise in child labour in two decades and the…

Covid-19: Lottery for cash, scholarships for vaccinated Canadians in Manitoba

MONTREAL, June 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– People getting Covid-19 vaccines in Canada’s Manitoba province can enter a lottery to win a…