Americas

Haiti: Two journalists and a policeman shot dead as gunmen attack hospital reopening

Police officers patrol a street after attack on a public hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At…

Brazil: Pres Lula issues Christmas pardon but not for sex or antidemocratic offenders

BRASILIA, Dec 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva issued a pardon favoring terminally ill prison inmates…

Venezuela: Colombia and Mexico to be represented at Maduro’s new inauguration

CARACAS, Dec 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Authorities in Bogotá and Mexico City admitted this week that their governments will be represented…

Canada pledges strengthening ties with Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 26 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — CANADIAN government has expressed commitment to further strengthening its relationship with Tanzania for mutual…

UN adopts milestone treaty against cybercrime

The legally binding convention acknowledges the significant risks posed by the misuse of information and communications technologies UNITED NATIONS, Dec…

Bird flu kills 20 big cats at US animal sanctuary

Four bobcats were among the many big cats who died from bird flu at the sanctuary WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Bald Eagle officially declared US National Bird after 250 years

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bald eagle is now officially the national bird of the US, after President Joe Biden…

US: Pier breaks off, floats away in heavy California storm

 SANTA CRUZ (California, US), Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US…

Mexico: Christmas fair organizer shot dead in Chilpancingo

MEXICO CITY, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The promoter of one of the largest Christmas fairs in the southern Mexican state…

Cuba’s ‘invisible’ tragedy: US-bound migrants who disappear in the Caribbean

CARDENAS (Cuba), Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In the early hours of Jan 3, 2023, 32 people climbed onto a makeshift…