Americas

South Korean trade minister Yoo withdraws from WTO chief race, leaves Nigerian to lead the global body

Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the only remaining candidate for the WTO director-general’s post SEOUL, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Covid-19: Chile launches vaccination campaign and inoculates 140,000 on the first day

SANTIAGO, Feb 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chile on Wednesday launched its mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, inoculating people over 90 years…

Russia offered Argentina fighter aircraft and training jets, defense website reports

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Russia has again approached the Argentine government to offer defense equipment, including military planes…

Brazil: Mining giant Vale signs US$7bn settlement deal over Brumadinho disaster that killed more than 270 people

BRASILIA, Feb 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian mining giant Vale signed a settlement deal to pay 37.7 billion reais (US$ 7…

Lavrov, Blinken discuss normalization of Russian-US relations during first phone call

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (NNN-TASS) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov andUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken have discussed the normalization…

Taiwan blames Chinese ‘bullying’ for Guyana revoking representative office

TAIPEI, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taiwan on Friday blamed Chinese “bullying” for Guyana’s decision to revoke a deal for the…

Trump refuses to testify in ‘unconstitutional’ impeachment trial

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former president Donald Trump refused to testify in his looming impeachment trial after being called…

US could see employment recovery in January

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A nationwide drop in Covid-19 cases and improvements in economic indicators have raised hopes that…

Mexico arrests ex-governor accused of torturing journalist

MEXICO CITY, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Mexican governor appeared in court Thursday on charges of ordering the torture…

US freezes troop withdrawal from Germany, ends support for Yemen conflict

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden said that the United States is freezing troop withdrawal from Germany…