Americas

Covid-19: Brazil sees 227,563 deaths

BRASILIA, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil registered on Wednesday 1,254more deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the last 24 hours,…

S. Korean, U.S. Presidents Hold Phone Talks Over Korean Peninsula Issue

SEOUL, Feb 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, today held phone talks with U.S. President, Joe Biden, over…

UN court says it can hear Iran-US sanctions case

THE HAGUE, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s top court has said it can hear Iran’s bid to overturn US…

UN wants to ‘make sure’ Myanmar coup fails: Guterres

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-GeneralAntonio Guterres said he would do everything in his power topressure Myanmar and…

Ecuador ready for general elections on Sunday, says electoral body

QUITO, Feb 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ecuador is ready to go to the polls on Sunday to elect a successor to…

At least 3 injured in gas line explosion in US state of Virginia

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least three Washington Gas workers were injured on Wednesday in a gas line explosion…

New mass graves discovered in Colombia

BOGOTA, Feb 3 (NNN-TELESUR) — Nine people were found dead in the Nariño department, thus becoming the latest victims of…

Covid-19: Blockade hinders Venezuela access to Covax scheme for vaccines

CARACAS/QUITO, Feb 3 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Pan American Health Organization’s (PAHO) representative in Venezuela, Paolo Balladelli, said that “between 1,425,000 and 2,409,600 doses”…

US authorizes certain port, airport operations with Venezuela

WASHINGTON/CARACAS, Feb 3 (NNN-TELESUR) — The US Treasury Department has issued a license authorizing certain transactions “necessary” for port and…

Russian dissident sentenced to 3.5 years in jail despite demands from Western countries

MOSCOW, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was sentenced to three and a half years in a penal…