Russia loses bid to block new Syria chemical weapons probe
THE HAGUE, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bid by Russia to block funding for a new team that will identify…
Backlash in Mexico at US Pres Trump plan to list cartels as ‘terror’ groups
MEXICO CITY, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Donald Trump’s plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations has…
Revised data shows deforestation in Brazil Amazon at decade high
BRASÍLIA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil released revised statistics showing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest surpassed 10,000 sq km in…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro congratulates Uruguayan president-elect
BRASILIA, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday congratulated Uruguay’s president-elect Luis Lacalle Pou over phone on…
Brazil’s infant mortality down 91.6 pct since 1940
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s infant mortality fell to 12.4 deaths per every 1,000 live births in…
Cuba works to boost renewable energy by 2030
HAVANA, Nov 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba hopes to generate a quarter of its energy needs from renewable sources over the…
US Pres Trump visits troops in Afghanistan, says Taliban talks back on
BAGRAM (Afghanistan), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said the US had resumed talks with Taliban insurgents as he…
Family of five among seven killed in small plane crash in Canada
TORONTO, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Americans and two Canadianswere killed when a small airplane crashed in a wooded area…
US Pres Trump signs law backing Hong Kong protesters
A pro-democracy protester holds up a US flag during a gathering WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump…
US state department warns against travel to Burkina Faso
WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State Department has urged Americans not to travel to Burkina Faso, which has…