Americas

US racism: San Francisco to remove Lincoln, Washington and other slave-tainted names from 44 schools

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are no longer in favor in San Francisco,…

Covid-19: Brazil’s response worst, New Zealand’s best – study

SYDNEY, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s handling of the coronaviruspandemic has been ranked the world’s worst, while New Zealand topped…

US Pres Biden polls higher in first week than Trump at any time

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden has a higher approval rating after one week in office than…

Covid-19: Barbados to impose a two-week lockdown starting Feb 3

BRIDGETOWN, Jan 28 (NNN-TELESUR) — Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that the country will enter “a period of national…

Covid-19: Ecuador’s lawmakers dismiss Health Minister Zevallos over “mishandling of virus management”

QUITO, Jan 28 (NNN-TELESUR) — Ecuador’s Parliament approved the dismissal and the beginning of an impeachment process against Health Minister Juan Zevallos for…

Covid-19: Argentine president calls for LatAm unity to tackle pandemic

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentine President Alberto Fernandez called for Latin American unity to tackle the challenges posed…

International police dismantle world’s ‘most dangerous’ criminal hacking network

LONDON, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International law enforcement agencies said they had dismantled a criminal hacking scheme used to steal…

Covid-19: US demands ‘robust’ international probe into virus origins

A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan after repeated delays to probe the virus’s origins…

US issues terror alert over anti-government extremists

An August 2020 photo shows a man carrying ammunition and a confederate flag taking part in a far-right rally in…

Japan’s PM Suga Holds First Phone Conversation With Biden

TOKYO, Jan 28 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Yoshihide Suga, spoke with new U.S. President, Joe Biden, via the phone…