US envoy visits Libya in show of support for interim government

oPrime Minister of Libya, Abdulhamid Dbeibah TRIPOLI, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior US State Department official Joey Hood held talks in Tripoli on Tuesday in a show of support for Libya’s transitional government, and urged the withdrawal of all foreign forces.“The US opposes all military escalation and all foreign military…

US to provide $155 million more for Rohingyas

GENEVA, May 20 (NNN-BSS) — The United States (US) has announced to provide nearly $155 million in new humanitarian assistance, much of which will go toward the 2021 Bangladesh Joint Response Plan (JRP). With this new funding, the US total humanitarian assistance for this response reaches more than $1.3 billion…

Inmates beheaded in Guatemala prison clashes: police

GUATEMALA CITY, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four inmates were beheaded in a fight between rival gangs on Wednesday at a prison in western Guatemala, police said. The Cantel prison — located in Quetzaltenango, 205 kilometers west of Guatemala City — has inmates from both the Mara Salvatrucha gang…

Covid-19: Argentina daily cases hit record high as Colombia reports 452 more deaths

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES/BOGOTA, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina on Wednesday reported a record daily count of 39,652 COVID-19 cases, taking the national tally to 3,411,160, said the health ministry. The ministry said 494 more deaths were logged, raising the death toll to…

US sanctions former Albania leader Berisha over corruption

Sali Berisha WASHINGTON/TIRANA, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States sanctioned former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha for alleged “significant corruption” and barred him and his wife and children from entering the U.S. Berisha, 76, who also served as Albania’s president from 1992 to 1997, is currently a lawmaker representing…

U.S. to waive sanctions on company building Nord Stream 2 pipeline: reports

WASHINGTON, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Biden administration plans to waive sanctions against a company and its head overseeing the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, US media reported on Wednesday. The State Department will report to Congress that “Nord Stream 2 AG and its…

US House passes legislation creating independent commission to probe Jan 6 Capitol riot

Capitol riot WASHINGTON, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to pass the legislation creating an independent commission to probe the Jan 6 Capitol riot. The bill passed mostly along party lines, with 35 defecting Republicans joining 217 Democrats in supporting the creation of the investigative panel…

COVID-19: 1.5 billion anti-virus shots injected worldwide

PARIS, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1.5 billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been injected into people’s arms around the world, six months after the vaccination drive started. By Tuesday at 1530 GMT at least 1,500,017,337 doses had been injected in 210 countries or territories, according to a tally…

Iceland: First US-Russia meeting ahead of Biden-Putin summit

REYKJAVIK, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US and Russian foreign ministers are meeting in Iceland on Wednesday to gauge the enormous gulf between the rival powers and confirm a summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. Statements preceding the face-to-face talks on the sidelines of the Arctic Council meeting…

Covid-19: Mexico aims to give population at least one vaccine dose by October

MEXICO CITY, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico aims to ensure its population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by October before the onset of colder weather, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. Mexico has so far distributed nearly 24 million vaccine doses to its population of 126 million,…
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