Oil companies, aid groups plan to press Biden to allow Venezuela fuel swaps

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Representatives of fuel suppliers to Venezuela, importers of Venezuelan oil and advocacy groups said this month they plan to press the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden to reverse a ban on crude-for-diesel swaps. That has prompted concerns about the humanitarian impact of a…

Mexico says drug case row won’t affect US ties

Joe Biden shaking hands with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that tensions with the United States over the case of a former defense minister accused of cartel ties would not affect cooperation. The US Justice…

Afghan President, NATO Chief Hold Phone Conversation Over Peace Talks

KABUL, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghan President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, and NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, held a phone conversation over peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. The two sides discussed “the Afghan peace process and NATO’s continued support for Afghanistan Defence and Security forces,” the presidential…

UN Chief Voices Concern Over Israel’s New Settlements Announcement

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (NNN-WAFA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday expressed his deep concern, over Israel’s decision to advance plans for some 800 settlement units, most of which are located deep inside the occupied West Bank. Guterres reiterated that Israel’s establishment of settlements in the Palestinian territory, occupied since…

Roadway crash kills 12 in Ecuador

QUITO, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 12 people were killed, including six minors, when a van veered off the road and into a ravine in the Andean Ecuadorian province of Bolivar, the national emergency service ECU 911 said. According to the agency, the accident was reported at 8:33 p.m.…

Authorities investigate 12 murders in eastern Mexico

Police in Mexico have faced a surge of violence MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican authorities are investigating the murder of 12 men whose bodies were found on a rural road in the municipality of Las Choapas in the eastern state of Veracruz, police said. Veracruz’s secretary of public…

Covid-19: Biden team says US will not lift Europe, Brazil travel bans, despite Trump statement

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden’s spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump’s announcement Monday that a Covid-19 ban on travelers arriving from much of Europe and Brazil would be lifted. “On the advice of our medical team, the Administration does not intend to lift these restrictions on 1/26,”…

Leaving office, Pres Trump has lowest approval rating of his presidency

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump will leave the White House Wednesday with the lowest approval rating of his presidency, with just 34 percent of Americans supporting the job he has done, a Gallup poll showed. Gallup noted that Trump’s average approval rating during his one-term presidency was…

Biden to reverse Trump’s Muslim ban on inauguration day

US President-elect Joe Biden WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — On his first day in office, US President-elect Joe Biden, plans to issue a number of executive orders, including one rescinding the controversial travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries.According to a memo circulated by Ron Klain, Biden’s incoming White House…

Australian PM Tells Disgruntled Tennis Players To “Follow The Rules”

CANBERRA, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Prime Minister told tennis players in quarantine, ahead of the Australian Open, to “follow the rules.” The Department of Health and Human Services in the state of Victoria, where the Australian Open will be held from Feb 8 to 21, this morning reported four…
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