Covid-19: US records deadliest week since pandemic started with 17,000 deaths
US death toll from coronavirus topped 300,000 on Monday NEW YORK, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States lost more…
Covid-19: Teachers should be among first for vaccination – UNESCO
PARIS, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations agency for education, UNESCO, called on governments to give teachers priority access…
Covid-19: Canada announces new aid package for developing nations, UN agencies
OTTAWA, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada announced a Can$458 million aid package to help developing countries fight the coronavirus pandemic.…
Solar eclipse plunges southern Chile, Argentina into darkness
PUCON (Chile), Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people turned their heads to the sky to watch a solar eclipse…
Moscow condemns US sanctions on Turkey over Russian missile purchases
MOSCOW, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned US sanctions against Turkey over the purchase of Russia’s…
Mexico calls for cooperation between LatAm, EU in response to COVID-19
MEXICO CITY, Dec 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexico, the president pro tempore of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States…
Almost 2 bln people depend on health care facilities without basic water services: WHO, UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because…
Update: Biden says Trump ‘refused to respect the will of the people’
WILMINGTON (Delaware, US), Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President-elect Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump with his strongest criticism since the…
US removes Sudan from ‘state sponsors of terrorism’ list
Sudan’s removal is effective Dec 14, 2020 KHARTOUM, Dec 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said that Sudan…
Covid-19: Nurse gets first shot as US begins vaccinations
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive Monday hoping to turn the…