Americas

Canada’s COVID-19 Figures Hit New Records

OTTAWA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – COVID-19 cases reported new records in Canada, with a total of 406,839 cases and 12,583…

Peru farm workers protest continues derailing harvests and blocking roadways

LIMA, Dec 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Protests by farmworkers demanding better wages in Peru raged on, spreading north into key agricultural…

Covid-19: Pres Obrador urges Mexicans to avoid exchanging Christmas presents to stop pandemic

MEXICO CITY, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexicans should cancel celebrations and even avoid exchanging Christmas presents to beat the coronavirus,…

Covid-19: US Pres-elect Biden says jobs report is ‘grim,’ warns of ‘dark winter’ as pandemic rages

WILMINGTON (Delaware, US), Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President-elect Joe Biden said “grim” jobs report shows the economic recovery is stalling and warned…

Mine collapse in Nicaragua traps at least 10

MANAGUA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A mudslide in an unlicensed gold mine in Nicaragua trapped at least 10 workers Friday,…

Covid-19: Canada sees 100,000 new cases in two weeks

An average of 2,377 Canadians with severe infections have also been hospitalised each day OTTAWA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s…

Covid-19: Mexico, Uruguay reports record daily increase of cases

A mural of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo wearing a face mask is pictured as the coronavirus disease outbreak surges in…

Thailand’s Jasmine Rice Wins Championship For World’s Best Rice Contest

BANGKOK, Dec 5 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Rice Exporters Association, announced that, Thailand’s jasmine rice 105 variety, has been named…

Brazil police arrest 11 in animal trafficking ring

Some of the animals are endangered species captured in the Amazon rainforest, including macaws, toucans, monkeys and reptiles such as…

Update: Death toll from Brazil’s bus accident rises to 17

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — A passenger bus plunged off a 15-meter-high bridge on Friday in a town…