Americas

UN extends probe into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro GENEVA, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Human Rights Council extended by two years the…

Covid-19: Six US states report record hospitalisations, new restrictions in place

A man has a swab sample taken for the coronavirus disease at a testing centre in the Far Rockaway section…

Update: Powerful hurricane nears Mexico’s Caribbean coast

CANCUN (Mexico), Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An “extremely dangerous” hurricane bore down on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, triggering the mobilization of…

Covid-19: Pres Trump calls off stimulus talks, Fed says recovery faster with aid

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump called off talks on a new stimulus plan to boost the Covid-ravaged…

Covid-19: Downturn not as bad as feared; crisis not over, says IMF chief

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic will not be as bad as originally…

Covid-19: US agency wants 2 months safety data before approving vaccine

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Food and Drug Administration made public its guidance for issuing emergency approval for…

UN Human Rights Council deepens relations with Venezuela

Venezuelan Foreign Minister participating in the international seminar, “Let Us Breathe: Sanctions As a Human Rights Violation,” in Caracas CARACAS,…

President Obrador: ‘The Honduran migrant caravan won’t pass through Mexico’

The immigrant caravan crosses a river on its way to the US-Mexico border MEXICO CITY, Oct 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexico’s…

Covid-19: Panama to resume tourism on Oct 12

PANAMA CITY, Oct 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — The government of Panama announced the resume of tourism activities on Oct 12 as…

Delta becomes a hurricane heading to Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula

MIAMI, Oct 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — The weather phenomenon Delta became a category two hurricane in the Caribbean Sea during its…