Americas

Mexico Ranks Sixth in Medicine Theft Worldwide

Mexico, Feb 18 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Mexico ranks sixth in the sale of stolen medicines, the Association of Pharmaceutical Research…

Haiti officials to lose perks in PM’s response to violent unrest

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Government officials in Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries, will lose their perks under…

Deer in at least 24 U.S. states infected with fatal chronic wasting disease

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in wild deer, elk or moose in at…

Mexico: 6 killed, 3 injured in shooting during street party

MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (NNN-Xinhua) — Six people were killed and three more wounded in a shooting at a street…

US Pres Trump’s top advisor predicts ‘hundreds of miles’ of border wall by 2020

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top adviser to US Pres Donald Trump said that the president’s emergency declaration could allow…

US urges Europe to ‘take back’ hundreds of captured Daesh fighters

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump called on his European allies to take back alleged militants captured in…

Venezuela: Opposition leader Guaido calls for ‘million volunteers’ in aid standoff

CARACAS, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido set a goal of enlisting a million volunteers within a…

Group of 25 Canadian students flees Haiti unrest

OTTAWA, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A group of 25 Canadian school students from Quebec and three chaperones were able to…

US Pentagon chief said he felt ‘welcomed’ on European tour

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan said he felt “very welcomed” during his trip this week…

State Department spokeswoman Nauert ends bid to be next US ambassador to UN

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has withdrawn from consideration to be the next US ambassador…