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Covid-19: Bolivia extends ban on flights from Europe as Brazil sees 1,242 deaths in 24 hours

LA PAZ/BRASILIA, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — BOLIVIA will extend a ban on flights from Europe until mid-February as a preventive…

Update: US Congress reconvenes hours after protesters breach Capitol with one fatality

Members of the D.C. National Guard are deployed outside of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday evening WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

New Venezuela parliament sworn in, US continue to back ‘out-of-job’ Guaido

CARACAS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new Venezuelan parliament was sworn in Tuesday with President Nicolas Maduro’s party in firm…

Covid-19: Slow vaccine rollouts globally fuel worry as US logs record daily Covid death toll

LONDON, Jan 6, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – England went back into full lockdown as Europe battled Wednesday to stem a rising…

US elections: Democrats Win the Senate as its candidates defeated Republican rivals in Georgia runoff

Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock campaigning in Atlanta. Both defeated their Republican opponents, assuring that the balance of…

US Congress in turmoil as violent Trump supporters breach building

Tear gas is used to disperse protesters at the Capitol building WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violent supporters of President…

Iraqi PM Says Only Hundreds Of U.S. Troops To Remain In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi said, only hundreds of U.S. troops would remain in Iraq,…

UN Expert Welcomes British Court’s Refusal To Extradite Assange

GENEVA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, welcomed a British court’s refusal to extradite…

Brazil Sees Over 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths In 24 Hours

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 6 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil saw 1,171 more deaths from COVID-19, in 24 hours, raising the total…

Saudi FM Hails “New Chapter” In Gulf As Crisis With Qatar Ends

RIYADH, Jan 6 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, yesterday, hailed end of the Gulf crisis…