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Four dead, 29 injured in Colombian factory explosion

BOGOTA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Four people died and 29 were injured, including 17 children, following an explosion at a…

Two Venezuelan lawmakers seek refuge in embassies after crackdown on Guaido allies

BUENOS AIRES, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two Venezuelan lawmakers sought refuge at foreign embassies in Caracas on Thursday, as the…

US envoy slams UN over ‘tired talking points’ on Israel

UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Middle East envoy berated the UN Security Council for “rehashing tired talking points”…

Brazil’s ex-president Temer turns himself in to police

SAO PAULO, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s ex-president Michel Temer handed himself in to police in Sao Paulo on Thursday, the…

Mexico City bans disposable plastics

MEXICO CITY, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico City’s legislature voted Thursday to ban businesses from buying, selling or giving their customers…

US hikes tariffs on Chinese goods, China says to strike back

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff increase to 25per cent on US$200 billion worth of Chinese…

US: 10 million signatures urging Pres Trump impeachment delivered to Congress

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two House Democrats joined activists at the US Capitol who presented Congress with signatures of…

‘Nobody’s happy’ about North Korea missile launch, says US Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said that “nobody’s happy” after North Korea raised the pressure over…

Brazil forecasts 2019 harvest to be second largest in history

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s agricultural harvest is forecast to be 231.5 million tons for 2019, up…

US Sec of State Pompeo, Brazilian FM talk over phone on ties, Venezuela

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday held phone conversations with his Brazilian counterpart…