US says to ‘re-engage’ with UN Human Rights Council after Trump pullout

GENEVA, Feb 8, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The United States announced Monday that it would “re-engage” with the UN Human Rights Council, nearly three years after former president Donald Trump’s administration withdrew the country from the body. “I am pleased to inform you that this morning, (US Secretary of State Anthony)…

Andres Arauz, Yaku Perez Lead In Ecuadorian Presidential Election

QUITO, Feb 8 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Progressive candidate, Andres Arauz and indigenous leader, Yaku Perez, are leading Ecuador’s presidential election, the official quick count released by the National Electoral Council (CNE) showed late Sunday. The results were announced by Diana Atamaint, the president of the CNE, four hours after the…

Former U.S. Secretary Of State George Shultz Dies At 100

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – George Shultz, who severed as U.S. secretary of state in the Ronald Reagan administration, died Saturday, at the age of 100. His death was announced by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where Shultz had worked for more than three decades. “Our colleague was a…

Haitian President Denounces Attempted Coup

MEXICO, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Haitian President, Jovenel Moise, denounced yesterday, an attempted coup and assassination that was thwarted by the National Palace security. At least 20 people, including a Supreme Court judge and a police inspector, were arrested and will be questioned by the head of the Higher Council…

20 Killed As Yemen’s Houthis Step Up Military Operations Against Oil-Rich Marib

ADEN, Feb 8 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi forces intensified military operations against the government-controlled oil-rich province of Marib yesterday, leaving at least 20 people killed. An official of Marib’s local authority said, “The Houthis stepped up their military operations against military sites manned by government forces in different areas of…

Wildfire in Argentinean Patagonia approaches residential area

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — Argentina’s authorities warned that a wildfire that started in a forest of the Patagonia region two weeks ago is approaching a residential area despite firefighters’ efforts to quell it. “Over 180 rescuers are working tirelessly to contain the flames, but the high temperatures, winds,…

Covid-19: Venezuela ready to send second shipment of oxygen to Brazil

CARACAS, Feb 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said that his country is ready to send a second shipment of oxygen to Brazil to ease the health emergency caused by COVID-19 in the Roraima and the Amazon states. Workers at Venezuela’s Orinoco Steel Mill (Sidor), which has a powerful…

UN welcomes US intent to revoke Houthi terrorist designation

Houthi supporters rally against the United States’ designation of Houthis as terrorist organisation, in Sanaa, Jan 25, 2021 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations welcomed the announcement of US intention to revoke the designation of the Houthi movement in Yemen as a terrorist organization. The revocation will…

US: Four skiers killed, 4 injured in avalanche; highest toll since 1992

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four skiers were killed and four others wounded after an avalanche struck in a canyon in the western US state of Utah, local authorities and media said. The Utah Avalanche Center, which documents avalanches in the region, said it was the highest toll since 1992.…

Covid-19: Bolivia funeral homes, cemeteries overwhelmed as deaths mount

LA PAZ, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Corpses in Bolivia have begun to pile up as a fierce second wave of COVID-19 has overwhelmed funeral homes and cemeteries, according to officials, stoking fears the growing backlog could become yet another focal point of infection. The bodies of the dead, wrapped in…
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