US and China close to reaching major trade deal: Report

NEW YORK, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China are close to reaching a major trade deal that would see both sides lower some of the tariffs imposed during an often-bitter trade war, a report said. Negotiators for the two sides have made substantial progress and a final accord…

US national security adviser John Bolton calls Trump-Kim summit a ‘success’

WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US national security adviser John Bolton denied that last week’s nuclear summit with North Korea was a failure, despite President Donald Trump coming home empty-handed. A high-stakes second meeting to strike a nuclear disarmament deal between the North’s leader Kim Jong Un and Trump broke up…

Death toll from Alabama tornado rises to 22

Hnadout image provided by Justin Merritt from his Instagram account shows a tornado in Dothan, Alabama on Mar 3, 2019. Photo courtesy JUSTIN MERRITT VIA INSTAGRAM WASHINGTON, March 4, (NNN-AGENCIES) – The death toll from a tornado that swept through Lee County, Alabama on Sunday (March 3), has risen to 22.…

Peru’s Lord of Sipan exhibition held in Panama

PANAMA CITY, March 4 (NNN-ANDINA) — Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Edgar Vasquez has inaugurated the “Sipan: Northern Peru’s mystery and splendor” exhibition in Panama with the purpose of promoting this important archaeological treasure, boosting tourist arrivals in the Inca country, and strengthening international trade. As is known, the discovery of…

Former Presidents Indicted For Money Laundering in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, March 3 (NNN-TELESUR) — Ten years after being locked-up for embezzlement and money laundering, former El Salvador president Elías Antonio Saca is once-again being accused of financial irregularities, stemming from US$10M Taiwan granted to the Central American nation, that was misused, according to Prensalibre. Prosecutor this week announced it would proceed with indictments against Saca, along with deceased former president, Francisco Flores,…

Millions of Brazilians dance in the streets on 1st day of Carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 3 (NNN-EFE) — Millions of Brazilians and tourists danced Saturday in the streets of the country’s main cities to the rhythm of the street bands on the first official day of this year’s Carnival, undeterred by the rain falling on the festivities in cities like Rio…

Colombia’s Barranquilla Carnival kicks off with Battle of Flowers

BARRANQUILLA (Colombia), March 3 (NNN-EFE) — The Battle of Flowers, a grand parade attended by more than 600,000 people, kicked off Colombia’s four-day-long annual Barranquilla carnival, the second-largest in the world, on Saturday. One of the most popular festivals in the country, the carnival – declared by UNESCO as Masterpieces…

Russia: Washington Refused To Allow Convoys To Evacuate Syrian Civilians From Al-Rukban Camp

MOSCOW, Russia, Mar 3 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – The Russian Defence Ministry, said that, the United States is still preventing displaced Syrians from leaving al-Rukban camp, as it refused to allow convoys to enter and evacuate Syrian civilians from the camp, and return them to their homes via humanitarian corridors. Head…

Migrant parents separated from children return to U.S., plead to be reunited

MEXICO CITY, March (NNN-AGENCIES) — A large group of Central American migrants who U.S. authorities separated from their children last year when they crossed the Mexican border entered the United States again on Saturday asking for refuge and to be reunited with their kids. Some 50 people entered the United…

Vale president temporarily steps down after mine tragedy

BRASILIA, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazilian mining giant Vale on Saturday accepted the temporary resignation of its president Fabio Schvartsman and three executives, weeks after a mine dam owned by the firm collapsed in the southeastern town of Brumadinho, killing 186 and leaving 122 missing. According to a statement, Schvartsman…
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