Americas

Brazil: New protests seek Pres Bolsonaro’s removal over COVID-19 response

Demonstrators stand next to police officers during a protest against President Jair Bolsonaro BRASILIA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of…

Covid-19: Canada bans flights to Caribbean and Mexico

OTTAWA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new agreement with airlines to suspend travel to the Caribbean…

Britain to apply to join Asia-Pacific free trade bloc

  LONDON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it is to apply to join a massive 11-nation free-trade bloc of…

US warns of response after military detains Myanmar officials; UN condemns detention

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The United States urged Myanmar’s military to release detained officials, including de facto leader Aung…

Covid-19: Brazil registers 27,756 cases, bringing total to over 9.2 million as Cuba sees surge

BRASILIA, Feb 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil has registered 27,756 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), for a total of 9,204,731,…

Pres Biden seeks ambitious hike in US minimum wage

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were…

Brazil Sees 1,279 New COVID-19 Deaths

SAO PAULO, Jan 31 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported 1,279 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its death…

U.S. COVID-19 Cases Surpass 26 Million — Johns Hopkins University

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 26 million yesterday,…

Covid-19: First vaccine administered in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ (Bolivia), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A nurse on Friday became the first person in Bolivia to be vaccinated…

Covid-19: First Cuban health worker dies from virus

HAVANA, Jan 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba has lost its first health worker due to COVID-19 amid the government’s efforts to…