Brazil: Rio’s Carnival kicks off with 462 street parades and 6 million expected attendees

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — The street Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world’s largest public cultural celebrations, begins this weekend with 462 scheduled street parades (blocos) and an expected attendance of around six million people, Brazilian state media Agência Brasil reported. The official program…

Chile wildfires rage for third day, entire towns wiped out

Residents of the Gabriela Mistral neighbourhood clear debris from their burnt homes after a wildfire in Lirquen, Chile LIRQUEN (Chile), Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires that have killed 20 people in southern Chile and wiped out entire towns raged for a third day on Monday, fanned by warm temperatures and…

US gun violence: Indiana judge and wife injured in shooting at their home

LAFAYETTE (Indiana, US), Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Indiana judge and his wife were injured in a shooting at their home over the weekend, with a search underway for the suspected gunman, officials said. Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, were shot in their home on…

US gun violence: Man killed, 3 bystanders hurt in shooting at iconic New Orleans restaurant

Police work the scene of a shooting in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A man was killed, and three bystanders were wounded, in a shooting in the foyer of an iconic New Orleans restaurant, authorities said, and the gunman remains at large. The shooting occurred just after…

US: Heavy snow strands drivers in 100-vehicle crash

Part of a severe multi-car pileup leading Michigan State Police to shut down an interstate south of Grand Rapids in Ottawa County, Michigan WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Law enforcement officials said that they were working to clear roads after a 100-vehicle crash occurred on snow-blanketed roads in the northern…

Pres Sheinbaum reassures Mexico after US military movements spark concern

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum MEXICO CITY, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum quelled concerns about two recent movements of the US military in the vicinity of Mexico that have the country on edge since the attack on Venezuela. On Friday, the US Federal Aviation Administration urged US aircraft…

EU confirms emergency summit on Thursday over Trump Greenland threats

BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU leaders will meet Thursday evening for an emergency summit on threats by US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on countries opposed to his push to take Greenland, a spokeswoman said Monday. The crisis talks in Brussels come as the 27-nation bloc weighs potential…

Zionist Israeli army launches large-scale operation in West Bank’s Hebron

RAMALLAH, Jan 20 (NNN-WAFA) – The Barbaric Israeli army has launched a large-scale military operation in the city of Hebron, in the southern West Bank, Palestinian and Israeli sources said, yesterday. Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said that, the marauding Israeli forces, imposed a closure on several neighbourhoods in southern…

South Africa to showcase investment potential at World Economic Forum

PRETORIA, Jan 19 (NNN-SANEWS) — A delegation of South African Ministers will showcase the country’s economic progress, reform momentum and investment potential at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland next week. The forum will be held from Monday to Jan 23 under the theme: “A Spirit of Dialogue”.…

Guatemala: Cops killed, school canceled as gang violence erupts

Inmates gather at a security tower at the Renovacion 1 prison GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violence broke out in parts of Guatemala on Sunday morning after Guatemalan security forces regained control of a prison that had been taken over by inmates, and took a top gang leader into…
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