Pres Maduro eyes victory in Venezuela poll amid opposition boycott
CARACAS, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelans vote Sunday in legislativeelections set to tighten President Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power and…
Covid-19: UK vaccine rollout set to begin with queen in line for jab
LONDON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will receivethe Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, as the biggest immunisation…
OIC draws US$ 1.2m for Gambia to run Rohingya genocide case
NIAMEY, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An OIC fund raising campaign for The Gambia to support its legal battle seeking redressal…
Peru farm workers protest continues derailing harvests and blocking roadways
LIMA, Dec 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Protests by farmworkers demanding better wages in Peru raged on, spreading north into key agricultural…
Ethiopia aid delayed amid ongoing fighting – UN
More than 45,000 people have fled Tigray and crossed into Sudan ADDIS ABABA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Continued fighting in…
Covid-19: Pres Obrador urges Mexicans to avoid exchanging Christmas presents to stop pandemic
MEXICO CITY, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexicans should cancel celebrations and even avoid exchanging Christmas presents to beat the coronavirus,…
UN chief urges Karabakh talks under international format
A group of Azerbaijani soldiers entering the abandoned town of Kalbajar last week UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN…
Covid-19: US Pres-elect Biden says jobs report is ‘grim,’ warns of ‘dark winter’ as pandemic rages
WILMINGTON (Delaware, US), Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President-elect Joe Biden said “grim” jobs report shows the economic recovery is stalling and warned…
Covid-19: President Dodon expects Moldova to receive Russian vaccine soon
MOSCOW, Dec 5 (NNN-TASS) — Moldovan President Igor Dodon expressedhope that his country would receive Russian-made vaccine against the novel…
Update: Johnson, EU chief to hold emergency call as Brexit talks paused
LONDON/BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British and European negotiators broke off their talks on a post-Brexit trade deal without agreement…