An overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City late Monday, killing at least 23 people, including children, according to local government officials.
At least 65 people have been hospitalized, seven of whom are in serious condition, (...)
Help from the European Union (EU), UK and the United States (US) has begun arriving in India as the country battles a devastating surge of COVID-19 infections.
India recorded 323,144 new infections on Tuesday raising its total past 17.6 million, (...)
Just over half of Americans approve of the job President Joe Biden is doing as he marks 100 days in office, thanks mainly to the way he is handling the coronavirus pandemic.
According to a new survey by Washington / Post-ABC News, 52 percent of (...)
Mexico recorded 3,911 confirmed cases of the emerging coronavirus, along with 409 deaths in the past 24 hours.
The Mexican Ministry of Health stated that the total number of cases infected with the virus reached 2,323,430 cases, while the total (...)
The number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply, jumping from 380 to nearly 3,500 since the beginning of the year: a nine-fold rise, the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, reported on Tuesday.
Children comprise at least 30 percent (...)
India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recorded 259,170 COVID-19 cases over the past day, bringing the total caseload to 15,321,089, TASS News Agency reported.
The number of active cases in India has been rising for 41 days in a row.
The (...)
Mexico recorded 4,157 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 535 deaths.
The Mexican Ministry of Health stated today that the total number of cases infected with the virus reached 2,304,096 cases, while the total (...)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) member states continue to back a draft resolution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was unanimously approved in December 2020.
It calls for the continuity of (...)
The global death toll due to COVID-19 has now passed three million, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
The European Union and Economic Area account for at least 645,412 deaths, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention (...)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) member states continue to back up a draft resolution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has been unanimously approved in December 2020.
It calls for the continuity of (...)
Fracking in North America has almost recovered to pre-pandemic levels, with the count of started frac jobs reaching a 12-month high in March 2021, a Rystad Energy report shows.
The number of completed wells in the Permian basin during the first (...)
Mexico's government on Saturday reported 2,192 new confirmed coronavirus deaths, one of its biggest one-day tolls during the pandemic, bringing the country's total to 209,212 deaths, Reuters reported.
It was not immediately clear whether the (...)
Vulnerable communities disproportionately bear the brunt of environmental degradation caused by plastics pollution, and action is urgently needed to address the issue and restore access to human rights, health and well-being, according to a new UN (...)
After a challenging 2020, oil and gas demand recovery — supported by vaccination efforts and OPEC+ supply cuts — is proving good for drilling activity.
Rystad Energy expects around 54,000 wells to be drilled worldwide in 2021, a 12% increase from (...)
Mexico on Saturday reported 4,922 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 567 more fatalities, bringing the country's total to 2,224,767 infections and 201,429 deaths, Reuters cited health ministry data as showing.
Actual numbers are likely (...)
At the closing of the UN women's commission, world leaders issued a strong pledge for women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life along with the elimination of violence against them.
The 65th session of the UN (...)
Gunmen killed 13 law enforcement officers in Mexico on Thursday, in an ambush on a police convoy in a rural area plagued by gangs.
A huge hunt was underway following the attack, apparently by a drug gang, who killed eight state police officers and (...)
Setting a global road map for achieving full equality at decision-making tables is among the objectives of the 65th session of the UN's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), which opens in New York on Monday.
For the first time in its history, (...)
Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 6,561 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country and 779 fatalities, bringing its total to 2,125,866 infections and 190,357 deaths, Reuters reported.
Officials have been frustrated by bottlenecks in (...)
Russia's Sputnik V has seen rising popularity across Latin America as more countries announce shipments and deals to purchase the COVID-19 vaccine.
Nine Latin American countries so far have approved usage of the Sputnik V vaccine — Argentina, (...)
For Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, vaccinating all Mexicans is a matter of responsible national health policy as well as social justice.
"Vaccines will start arriving little by little," he said on Feb. 15, during his daily morning (...)
UN agencies have begun preparing individuals and families at the Matamoros informal camp, near the United States-Mexico border, for entry into the US, following the termination of a policy that forced asylum seekers to wait for immigration hearings (...)
Mexico on Monday registered 429 additional fatalities due to the coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 180,536 deaths.
According to health ministry data, Mexico also registered 2,252 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, for a (...)
The White House announced a sweeping immigration bill on Thursday that would create an eight-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants already in the country and provide a faster track for undocumented immigrants brought to the US as (...)
At least 20 people have died after a winter storm left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather in several parts of the United States.
The deaths included three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and (...)
