Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease, stroke: WHO, ILO
GENEVA, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Long working hours led to 745,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016,…
UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo
Protesters march in Yangon, Myanmar UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (May 18) is set…
Miss Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2021
WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Florida, after fellow contestant Miss Myanmar…
Chinese Envoy Vows To Push For UN Security Council Action To Defuse Israeli-Palestinian Tension
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy vowed to push for UN Security Council action to defuse Israeli-Palestinian…
EU chief diplomat criticizes Russia’s list of ‘unfriendly states’
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell BRUSSELS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s decision…
Chileans choose body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution
SANTIAGO, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Independent candidates and leftist parties in Chile were in the lead Sunday, with just over…
Covid-19: Sao Paulo mayor, who fought covid and cancer, dies at 41
Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas SAO PAULO, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city, died…
About 1,000 people evacuated due to wildfire near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, May 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the US state of California…
Palestine-Israel conflict: China FM ‘regrets’ US blocking UN statement on Mideast
UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China on Sunday voiced regret that the United States was blocking a UN Security…
Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution
Sebastián Piñera SANTIAGO, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chileans head to the polls Sunday in a second day of voting to…