Americas

China, Cuba, Russia elected to UN Human Rights Council

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The UN General Assembly voted Tuesday to elect a new tranche of 15 Human Rights…

Chile keeping close monitoring of large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels

SANTIAGO, Oct 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Chilean government is keeping close tabs on a large fleet of Chinese fishing vessels…

Thousands of indigenous people march to end Colombian violence

CALI (Colombia), Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of indigenous people demonstrated in southwestern Columbia on Monday demanding an end to violence,…

Covid-19: As pandemic rages, Mexicans pray to death ‘saint’

Mexico’s ‘Saint Death’ has no shortage of followers during a pandemic that has claimed tens of thousands of lives MEXICO…

Covid-19: Peru opens Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after almost seven-month wait

Jesse Takayama’s (left) original plan had been to spend only a few days in Peru to take in Machu Picchu…

IMF to launch talks on new Argentina loan in November

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF said it will start talks with the government of crisis-ravaged Argentina on a…

Russia shuns US lunar program, as space cooperation under threat

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia is unlikely to participate in the Moon-orbiting station planned by the United States, a…

Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson pauses vaccine trial as participant becomes ill

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Johnson & Johnson said it had temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccine trial because one of…

US presidential election: Pres Trump tells fans on post-Covid comeback tour: ‘I feel so powerful’

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deprived of his beloved campaign trail for 10 days by Covid-19, President Donald Trump took…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump has tested negative – White House doctor

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump has been found negative for Covid-19 using a rapid test, his…