Covid-19: Canada will grant permanent residency to 90,000 students and foreign workers

OTTAWA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada will grant permanent residency to more than 90,000 foreign students and workers who helped treat patients during the pandemic, the immigration minister announced. The program, in effect from May 6, is intended for workers with at least one year of work experience in health…

Covid-19 global developments: EU to get 50 million Pfizer doses early as US prolongs J&J pause

PARIS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union said that it is expecting 50 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier than expected, as the United States said it would continue a pause in vaccinations using the Johnson & Johnson shot for at least another week so regulators can assess possible…

UN warns that impact of Caribbean volcano could affect other islands

UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The humanitarian and economic crisis unleashed by the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent will last months and could extend to nearby islands, a UN official warned. “It is a crisis that will require a humanitarian response but…

US shooting: Former Minnesota officer charged with second-degree manslaughter over shooting of black motorist

Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who is charged with killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in a shooting BROOKLYN CENTER (Minnesota, US), April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A white former suburban Minneapolis police officer was charged on Wednesday with second-degree manslaughter for killing 20-year-old black motorist Daunte Wright in…

Germany, United States call on Russia to pull back troops from Ukrainian border

BERLIN, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Joe Biden called on Russia to pull back troops from the Ukrainian border to de-escalate the situation in the region, a German government spokesman said. The United States and NATO allies have been alarmed by the large buildup of Russian…

Pres Biden declares ‘It’s time to end the forever war’ as US withdrawal from Afghanistan to begin on May 1

Pres Joe Biden walks through Arlington National cemetery to honour fallen veterans of Afghan conflict in Arlington, Virginia WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden announced it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two decades in a bloody,…

One dead, 12 missing after ship capsizes off southern US coast

HOUSTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One crew member was pronounced dead and 12 are missing after a vessel capsized in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday. In a press conference, Coast Guard Capt. Will Watson provided updates on the search and rescue following the…

Lebanon’s Restaurant Sector Struggles To Survive Amid COVID-19, Economic Crisis

BEIRUT, Apr 15 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese restaurant sector, best known for its delicious food and generosity, is on the verge of meltdown, under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lasting economic crisis. An estimated 4,300 restaurants and cafes out of a total of 8,500, closed between Oct 17,…

Iran’s Top Leader Insists U.S. Lifts Sanctions First To Revive Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Apr 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday, reiterated Tehran’s position that U.S. sanctions must be lifted, before Iran returns to its compliance with the 2015 deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). “The officials’ assessment is to go and negotiate in order…

Covid-19: Vaccination delays top risk for global economy – IMF official

WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Delays in Covid-19 vaccinations are the top risk facing the global economy, and getting people in poor countries inoculated should be a top priority, the IMF’s chief economist said. “The fact that there is this big gap in access to vaccinations is a big problem,”…
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