Americas

Ecuador under epidemiological alert for pertussis, yellow fever, and leptospirosis

QUITO, May 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Ecuador has mandated mask-wearing in schools across provinces like Guayas, Manabí, Santo Domingo de los…

Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary Mudavadi set for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi arrived in Washington and was received by Kenya’s Ambassador to the US, David Kerich WASHINGTON,…

Ecuador’s winter storms claim 49 lives

QUITO, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Ecuador’s winter storms have claimed 49 lives and impacted more than 189,000 people this year,…

US: Second fighter jet crashes into the sea after landing failure on aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman

WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For the second time in eight days, a fighter jet was lost in the Red…

South Africa participates in Copenhagen Climate Ministerial in Denmark

COPENHAGEN (Denmark), May 7 (NNN-SANEWS) — Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, is representing South Africa…

Colombia arrests 217 suspected members of top drug cartel

BOGOTA, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian authorities said they had captured more than 200 members of the country’s biggest drug…

US Pres Trump and Canada’s PM Carney hold high-stakes meeting

 WASHINGTON, May  7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney held highly anticipated talks with US Pres Donald Trump at…

Putin, Xi to discuss Ukraine, US in Moscow on May 8: Kremlin

    MOSCOW, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping will discuss the Ukraine conflict and US-Russia relations…

US: ‘No one is illegal’: Mormon women stage patchwork protest in Washington

WASHINGTON, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At the base of the Capitol in Washington, dozens of Mormon women gathered Tuesday for…

Roundup: UN Chief Alarmed By Reports Of Israel Expanding Operations, Blocking Aid In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Reports that Israel is expanding military operations in Gaza, have alarmed the UN chief,…