Cuba to increase minimum salary fivefold
A worker in Havana holds up 1 Cuban Peso (top) and 1 Cuban convertible peso (bottom) HAVANA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: Mexico regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
MEXICO CITY, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s health regulator granted emergency authorization to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, deputy health minister…
Update: US issues emergency approval to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine; Pres Trump says vaccination within 24 hours
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Food and Drug Adminstration on Friday granted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine an emergency…
Eight countries, including US, denounce ‘appalling’ human rights in North Korea
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight countries, including the United States, on Friday denounced North Korea’s human rights record…
Helicopter crashes into field in Texas, 2 killed
COLORADO CITY (Texas, US), Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two men were killed when a helicopter crashed in a field in…
Covid-19: Global cases surpass 70 mln — Johns Hopkins University
NEW YORK, Dec 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 70 million on Friday, according to the Center for Systems…
Mexico’s ‘tower of skulls’ yields more ancient remains
MEXICO CITY, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican archaeologists said they had found remains of 119 more people, including women and…
Covid-19: Brazil’s death toll surpasses 180,000
BRASILIA, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazil passed the grim milestone of 180,000 deaths from Covid-19 Friday, as experts warned the…
Covid-10: US Pres Trump signs one-week funding stopgap, averting shutdown of government
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate approved and President Donald Trump signed a one-week budget stopgap Friday that…
US unrest: Car driven by white woman hits multiple protesters in New York, causing injuries
NEW YORK, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A motorist struck about half a dozen people taking part in a protest in…