Historic heatwave in Brazil puts millions at risk in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro

BRASILIA, Dec 27 (NNN-EFE) — An unprecedented heatwave is affecting millions of people in southeastern Brazil, with record-breaking temperatures in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and a high-risk red alert in effect until Dec 29. The phenomenon, driven by a mass of hot, humid air, has had direct impacts…

Venezuela releases 71 political prisoners

CARACAS, Dec 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuela released 71 political prisoners who had been detained during the wave of protests following the controversial July 2024 presidential elections, which Nicolás Maduro claimed to have won despite producing no supporting evidence. Thursday’s move, confirmed by human rights organizations and family committees, is regarded…

Brazilian eVTOL flying car performs unmanned flight

BRASILIA, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — Eve Air Mobility, a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, has conducted the first flight of the full-scale prototype of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Gavião Peixoto, São Paulo state. The unmanned flight helped test the integration of essential aircraft…

Israel recognises breakaway region of Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says

Somaliland’s president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi called the declaration “historic” MOGADISHU, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland’s president,…

US: Thousands of flights disrupted as winter storm looms

WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of flights across the US have been cancelled or delayed as the northeast braces for a severe winter storm during the peak holiday travel season. As of Friday night, 1,600 flights across the US had been cancelled and 7,400 had been delayed, according to…

Nigeria signals more strikes likely in ‘joint’ US operations

ABUJA, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria signalled more strikes against jihadist groups were expected after a Christmas Day bombardment by United States forces against militants in the north of the country. The West African country faces multiple interlinked security crises in its north, where jihadists have been waging an insurgency…

Oil prices surge amid US-Venezuela standoff

WASHINGTON, Dec 26 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — International oil benchmarks posted modest gains on Tuesday as the market entered a holiday-shortened week. Investors remained focused on the escalating geopolitical friction between Washington and Caracas, which has introduced a risk premium into an otherwise oversupplied market. Trading volumes were thin ahead of the…

Mexico: 10 dead, 32 injured in bus crash in Veracruz state

MEXICO CITY, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus accident in eastern Mexico has left at least 10 people dead and another 32 injured, authorities in the state of Veracruz said. The crash occurred on Christmas Eve in the town of Zontecomatlan, while the vehicle traveled from Mexico City to the…

Brazil: At least 3 killed, multiple injured after bus overturns in Jaboticabal city, Sao Paulo state

SAO PAULO, Dec 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least three people were killed and multiple others injured following a long-distance bus overturned in Brazil’s southeastern state of Sao Paulo, local authorities said. The early Wednesday accident occurred on a highway near the city of Jaboticabal when the bus carrying about 40…

Hezbollah Member Killed In Israeli Airstrike In S. Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 26 (NNN-NNA) – A Hezbollah member was killed yesterday afternoon, in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese sources and the Israeli military. An Israeli drone targeted a pickup at the entrance to the border village of Majdal Selm, yesterday afternoon. The Emergency Operations Centre of…
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