Americas

Pres Trump plan to slash US troops sparks concern in Germany

BERLIN, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas voiced regret at reports that President Donald Trump plans to…

Covid-19: US records 691 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours as Pres Trump calls on states to further ease lockdown

WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Coronavirus pandemic killed 691 people in the United States in the past 24 hours, according to…

US unrest: Protesters tear down slave trader statue in England

Protesters in Bristol pull down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston LONDON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A slave trader’s…

Covid-19: 600 nurses killed worldwide as World Bank says coronavirus ‘a devastating blow for world economy’

GENEVA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Statistics from the International Council of Nurses (I.C.N.) indicates that over 600 nurses across the…

US unrest: New York and Washington see security ease

National Guardsmen watch on as a protester demonstrates in Washington DC WASHINGTON, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Security measures in the…

Mexico governor apologises for police abuses, searches for missing people

Anarchist protestors face off against police in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City MEXICO CITY, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Pres Trump ‘approves plan’ to withdraw US troops from Germany by September

Trump has previously complained about a lack of burden-sharing at Nato WASHINGTON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump…

OPEC, allies agree to extend deep output cuts through July

VIENNA, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC members, led by Saudi Arabia, and other key oil producers agreed to extend historic…

Venezuela’s opposition leader Guaido reappears after claim he hid in French embassy

CARACAS, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido reappeared in the street in videos distributed Saturday by his…

Covid-19: Global deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts

PARIS, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Saturday with fatalities accelerating in…