Americas

Two dormant volcanoes raise eruption alarms in the Caribbean

KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Two Caribbean volcanoes that had been dormant for decades in suddenly awoke, triggering eruption…

Mexico’s President proposes plebiscite on safe abortion bill

MEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) proposed to hold a plebiscite on safe abortion…

US sanctions BFI, Cuba’s main international financial bank

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — The US Treasury Department announced the inclusion of Banco Financiero Internacional S.A. (BFI) on its sanctions…

Colombia ends the year 2020 with 91st massacre

First ex-combatant killed in 2021, Yolanda Zabala Mazo (L)murdered alongside her sister, 17-year-old Reina Zabala BOGOTA, Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) —…

Covid-19: US passes 20 million cases – Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has recorded more than 20 million cases of Covid-19, Johns Hopkins University…

Covid-19: Pres Trump extends freeze on some work visas until March

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has extended a suspension on issuing certain work visas and green…

Covid-19: US hospital worker arrested for destroying 500 vaccine doses “deliberately”

MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin, US), Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A since-fired Wisconsin hospital worker was arrested for removing more than 500 doses…

Ecuador: 799 observers to monitor the 2021 elections

QUITO, Jan 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Ecuador’s National Electoral Council (CNE) approved 799 people who will participate as national observers to…

Dominican Congress passes law banning child marriage

SANTO DOMINGO, Jan 1 (NNN-TELESUR) — Dominican Republic’s Congress Wednesday passed a bill to prohibit child marriage in the Caribbean…

Covid-19: Canadian lawmaker resigns for vacationing in sunny Caribbean during lockdown

OTTAWA, Jan 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Canadian lawmaker resigned afterbeing caught taking a family vacation in the sunny Caribbean while…