Almost 2 bln people depend on health care facilities without basic water services: WHO, UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because…
Update: Biden says Trump ‘refused to respect the will of the people’
WILMINGTON (Delaware, US), Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President-elect Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump with his strongest criticism since the…
US removes Sudan from ‘state sponsors of terrorism’ list
Sudan’s removal is effective Dec 14, 2020 KHARTOUM, Dec 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said that Sudan…
Covid-19: Nurse gets first shot as US begins vaccinations
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive Monday hoping to turn the…
UN Chief Urges Member States To Help Address Severe Economic Crisis In Yemen
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-SABA) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called on member states to help address the severe…
Electoral college: key states confirm Joe Biden’s victory in presidential election
Georgia Democratic electors cast their electoral college votes at the state capitol on Dec 14 in Atlanta, Georgia WASHINGTON, Dec…
Argentine Lower House passes bill legalizing abortion; a harder battle forecasted in the Senate
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s lower house of Congress has approved a bill to legalize abortion, a big…
UK and Brazil to boost economic relationship
LONDON, Dec 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The UK and Brazil made agreements on financial services, taxation, sustainable growth and Green Finance,…
Panama suspends flights by Venezuelan airlines in tit-for-tat measure
PANAMA CITY, Dec 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Flights by Venezuelan airlines to Panama would be cancelled beginning on Sunday until Panama…
Celebration in Laayoune after US adopts map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara
RABAT, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States adopted a “new official” map of Morocco that includes the disputed territory…