US violence: 2 teenagers dead, 8 wounded in shooting at Pittsburgh party

The short-term rental property where police say a shooting took place at a house party early Sunday morning PITTSBURGH, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday killed two 17-year-olds and wounded at least eight other people, police said. Hundreds of people — the…

ASEAN-U.S. Summit Rescheduled For May 12-13

PHNOM PENH, Apr 18 (NNN-AKP) – A summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States is rescheduled for May 12-13, in the U.S. capital city of Washington, according to an ASEAN chair’s press statement. Cambodia is the ASEAN chair for 2022. “ASEAN leaders and President…

President Kagame makes case for deeper Rwanda-Barbados ties

Kagame pays a courtesy call on Sandra Mason, President of Barbados BRIDGETOWN, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — During a one-day official visit, visiting Rwandan Pres Paul Kagame calls for strengthening of ties and cooperation with Barbados, the Caribbean nation.In Barbados, the head of state paid a courtesy call on Sandra Mason,…

Afghanistan Receives 32 Million USD In Humanitarian Cash Aid

KABUL, Apr 18 (NNN-ANA) – Afghanistan received a batch of 32 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian cash assistance yesterday, as the international community continued to provide humanitarian support to the post-war country, according to the country’s central bank. Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Twitter that, “following a series of…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelenskyy, IMF managing director discuss Ukraine’s ‘post-war reconstruction’

KYIV/WASHINGTON, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva about Ukraine’s financial stability and the country’s post-war reconstruction. “Discussed with IMF Managing Director Georgieva the issue of ensuring Ukraine’s financial stability & preparations for post-war reconstruction. We have…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Oil prices rise on supply concerns as Ukraine crisis deepens

PARIS, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices rose on Monday as concerns grew about tighter global supply, with the deepening crisis in Ukraine raising the prospect of heavier sanctions by the West on top exporter Russia. Brent futures were up $1.50, or 1.3per cent, at $113.20 a barrel at 0030…

Container ship stranded for a month off US coast refloated

 WASHINGTON, April 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A massive container ship stranded for a month in the US east coast’s Chesapeake Bay was refloated on Sunday, local media reported. The Ever Forward, owned by the Taiwan-based company Evergreen, became lodged in some six meters of mud a few hundred yards from shore…

US: At least 2 killed in train-vehicle crash in Texas

HARRIS COUNTY (Texas), April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed in a train crash in Texas’s northeast Harris County, deputies say. An Amtrak train 1 was traveling from New Orleans to Los Angeles when a Chrysler 300 went around a vehicle at the train track with arms down and…

Covid-19: Boat crossings between Argentina and Paraguay to resume Monday

ASUNCION, April 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — After more than two years during which they were stopped amid the numerous sanitary restrictions to fight the spread of COVID-19, boat crossings between Paraguay and Argentina are scheduled to resume Monday at various points. According to media reports on both sides of the river,…

Iran’s Economy Minister Cancels Visit To U.S. Due To “Delay” In Visa Issuance

TEHRAN, Apr 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance, Ehsan Khandouzi, cancelled his trip to attend a World Bank meeting in the United States, due to the “delay” in issuing of U.S. visas. Following the U.S. government’s delay in issuing visas for the Iranian delegation to the…
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