Americas

Hurricane Iota tears through Central America after Nicaragua landfall

BILWI (Nicaragua), Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Iota was barreling through Central America on Tuesday, hours after making landfall as…

Covid-19: Global cases surpass 55 mln, WHO “extremely concerned”

GENEVA, Nov 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Global COVID-19 cases topped 55 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science…

Pentagon Confirms Troops Drawdown Plan In Afghanistan, Iraq

WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Pentagon, yesterday confirmed that U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be reduced to…

Putin Praises BRICS Cooperation On International Issues

MOSCOW, Nov 18 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, yesterday, praised the BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and…

Covid-19: Strict new limits imposed coast to coast in US as pandemic surge continues

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The city of Philadelphia and several large U.S. states announced strict new limits on social…

Congress chooses centrist Francisco Sagasti new Peru president: official

LIMA, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s Congress on Monday chose a 76-year-old former World Bank official as the South American…

Covid-19: Number of cases across globe up by over 528,000 in past day – WHO

GENEVA, Nov 17 (NNN-TASS) — More than 528,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the…

Covid-19: ‘More people may die’ if Trump blocks cooperation on covid planning, says Pres-elect Biden

WILMINGTON (Delaware,US), Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden expressed frustration Monday about Donald Trump’s refusal so far to…

Hurricane Iota, maximum category 5 strength, makes landfall in Nicaragua

BILWI (Nicaragua), Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iota made landfall on Nicaragua’s northern Caribbean coast as a maximum Category 5 hurricane,…

Covid-19: Venezuela to buy 10 million doses of Russian vaccine

CARACAS, Nov 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that his government has agreed to buy 10 million doses…