Americas

Colombia dangles olive branch to drug lords

  BOGOTA, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian drug traffickers facing charges in the United States will avoid extradition if they…

Mexico ex-attorney general to face trial over missing students

MEXICO CITY, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican judge on Wednesday ordered a former attorney general to stand trial in…

US shooting: Uvalde school police chief sacked months after 21 killed in school shooting in Texas

Pete Arredondo, center, the Uvalde school district police chief HOUSTON, Aug 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uvalde school district police chief Pete…

US shooting: Two dead, three injured in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed and three others were injured in a shooting in northwest Washington,…

Iran Received U.S. Response To Tehran’s Views About Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Aug 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said yesterday, Iran received, through the European Union, U.S. government’s response…

US: Pres Biden forgives millions of student loans; critics fear inflation

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden said the US government will forgive US$10,000 in student loans for millions…

Chilean government sets new push on bill to reduce working hours

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric SANTIAGO, Aug 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Chilean President Gabriel Boric said it has revived…

Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Aug 24 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguayan health authorities have confirmed a third monkeypox infection had been detected in the country…

LatAm to see low economic growth in 2022: UN agency

Mario Cimoli, the acting executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) SANTIAGO, Aug 24…

Germany, Canada partner on transatlantic hydrogen trade

OTTAWA, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leaders of Canada and Germany signed a green hydrogen deal on Tuesday, laying a…