Covid-19: US Pres Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle

WASHINGTON, March 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate voted to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden vows will revive the country’s pandemic-stricken economy, capping hours of debate, frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. Passed by 50 votes to 49 in a party line vote,…

Iraq, Iran Call For Enhancing Regional Security, Stability

BAGHDAD, Mar 7 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, yesterday, called for enhancing security and stability of the region. A statement by al-Kadhimi’s media office said, al-Kadhimi received a phone call from Rouhani, in which they discussed means to develop bilateral relations at various…

Covid-19: Fire, smoke, gunshots in Paraguay capital as pandemic response ignites protests

Paraguayans protest against lack of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in Asuncion ASUNCION, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters clashed with police in Paraguay´s capital, Asuncion, as anger over the government´s handling of the coronavirus crisis boiled onto the streets and forced the resignation of the country´s health minister. Security forces fired…

Irish foreign minister to meet Iran’s Rouhani on nuclear deal

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney DUBLIN, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney is to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on Sunday in his role as a UN Security Council facilitator of the nuclear deal agreed in 2015 between Iran and major world powers. Iran has…

Venezuela introduces 1,000,000 Bolivar note as hyperinflation renders most bills worthless

CARACAS, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela said it will introduce new large-denomination bolivar notes as hyperinflation renders most bills worthless, forcing citizens to turn to the US dollar for everyday transactions. The country’s central bank posted a statement on its website saying it would begin circulating the new 200,000, 500,000…

Iran’s FM Slams U.S. Continued “Maximum Pressure” Amid COVID-19

TEHRAN, Mar 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, denounced yesterday, the U.S. continued sanctions against Iran, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even amid COVID-19, the U.S. continues to exert Trump’s failed ‘maximum pressure’ on Iranians. Isn’t it time to try something that may actually work?” Zarif wrote on…

Covid-19: Relief bill back on track after US Senate impasse broken

WASHINGTON, March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate broke a logjam late Friday when a centrist Democrat compromised on a key provision of the Covid relief package, setting the $1.9 trillion bill on a likely path to passage. Democrats had struggled to keep Senator Joe Manchin’s support for expanded unemployment…

Covid-19: Brazil is the new world epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic

BRASILIA, March 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazil became the new world epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, surpassing the United States in new daily infections while setting another record in the number of daily deaths from Covid-19. The Johns Hopkins University count indicated that the US counted 63,816 new Covid-19 infections in the last…

Salvadoreans protest against December 1981 El Mozote massacre impunity

SAN SALVADOR, March 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — El Salvador’s human rights defenders, survivors, and relatives of victims of the El Mozote massacre protested in front of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (ICHR) headquarters to demand justice for the crime. “Thirty-nine years have passed and there is still no justice for the…

Bolivia gets ready for regional elections

LA PAZ, March 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Inter-American Union of Electoral Organizations (Uniore) ‘s mission arrived in Bolivia on Friday to monitor the departmental elections Sunday, March 7. The Union’s mission representative Pamela San Martín said that “on behalf of Uniore, 12 people from seven member countries are present and…
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