Gunmen kill at least 15 people at US-Mexico border

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Law enforcement officials say gunmen aboard a number of vehicles have staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, local media have reported.

Cuban Soberana 02 COVID-19 vaccine showing 62% efficiency

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – The Cuban biopharmaceutical corporation BioCubaFarma announced that the Soberana 02 vaccine against COVID-19 has an efficacy of over 60 percent.

World leaders congratulate Iran's President-elect Raeisi

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Many political leaders and prominent figures in the region and the world in separate messages congratulated Iran's President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi for his victory in the 13th presidential election.

Maduro expresses desire for foreign aid, deal with US

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro declared on Friday that his government is seeking to negotiate with the US President Joe Biden administration in line with easing of their diplomatic and trade tensions.

António Guterres secures second term as UN Secretary-General

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed on Friday to a second term in office by the General Assembly.

Zarif meets with Venezuelan counterpart for bilateral talk

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with Foreign Minister of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza in Turkey on Fri. on the sidelines of Antalya Diplomacy Forum to discuss bilateral talks.

Iran stands firmly by Cuban people

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Stating that siege of Cuba by the United States is ‘cruel oppression and an illegitimate economic war', Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Islamic Republic of Iran has firmly stood by the Cuban people.

Brazil beats Iran in 2021 VNL on Week 4

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Iran lost to Brazil 3-1 (25-19, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21) on Week 4 of the 2021 Volleyball Nations League Wednesday night.

36 people injured in a car bomb blast in Colombia

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – At least 36 people, including two civilians, were wounded in a car bomb blast at a military base in eastern Colombia.

234 poll stations to be available for Iranians abroad

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman announced that 234 poll stations will be available for Iranians abroad to cast votes in the 2021 presidential election which will be held on Friday.

Venezuela gets new shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – A new batch of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Venezuela, Russian Ambassador to the Latin American country Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov said.

Venezuela calls on US to ‘unlock’ vaccine money

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro demanded on Friday that US President Joe Biden “unlock the money for the vaccines” for the COVID-19, coronavirus.

WHO:

Latin America among regions most in need of COVID-19 vaccines

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – WHO officials repeated their calls for the world’s governments to accelerate plans to distribute coronavirus vaccines to hard-hit nations, warning that many countries in Latin America continue to see rising caseloads.

US sanctions policies against Iran, Cuba failed: Embassy

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – While emphasizing the development of trade and economic ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Cuban Embassy said that US sanctions policies imposed against Iran and Cuba have failed.

El Salvador 1st country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – El Salvador's congress at midnight on Tuesday approved a proposal from President Nayib Bukele for a law to classify bitcoin as legal tender, making the Central American nation the first in the world to do so.

58 people killed in protests in Colombia

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – A human rights institution announced that at least 58 people have so far been killed in anti-government protests in Colombia.

Venezuelans get ready for elections

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and political organizations are preparing their electoral machines for the November 21 elections, while the extreme right-wing desperately advocates for dialogue.

Chile suspends AstraZeneca vaccine shots for people under 45

TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – Chile temporarily suspended the application of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 in people under 45 years of age, after reporting an "adverse event" in a person immunized with the dose.

Colombia recorded largest increase in Covid-19 cases in SA

TEHRAN, Jun. 03 (MNA) – Colombia recorded the largest increase in coronavirus, Covid-19, cases in South America last week, Pan American Health Organization (OPS) announced on Thursday.