Americas

Covid-19: IMF chief endorses Pres Biden’s massive US stimulus plan

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva endorsed US President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan…

Covid-19: US trade gap soars in 2020 amid pandemic disruptions

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US trade deficit surged in 2020 to its highest level since 2008, the government…

Covid-19: Spain detects first case of Brazilian variant

The announcement came 3 days after Spain restricted arrivals by air from Brazil and South Africa MADRID, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Path clears for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief after support from US president

GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden’s administration offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead…

Germany, France, UK, US agree ‘to revive transatlantic ties’

BERLIN, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Britain and the United States on Friday said they…

Covid-19: Pres Biden says will ‘act fast’ on Covid relief, Americans near ‘breaking point’

WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Joe Biden said he has to “act fast” to push a huge new economic…

ICC rules its ‘territorial jurisdiction’ extends to Palestinian areas

THE HAGUE, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the situation in the…

Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests – Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will expel diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany over their alleged participation in recent…

Covid-19: US in tug-of-war with teachers over reopening schools

LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From lawsuits in San Francisco tothreats of a remote learning “lockout” in Chicago, US…

Germany welcomes US troop withdrawal freeze

US soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany BERLIN, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany welcomed the US decision to stop the military withdrawal…