Covid-19: World lost equivalent of 255 mn jobs in 2020, says UN

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The coronavirus pandemic took a huge toll on global jobs last year, the United Nations said, with the equivalent of more than a quarter of a billion lost. In a fresh study, the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) found that a full 8.8 percent of…

US suspends sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis rebel dealings to boost aid

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden’s administration froze US sanctions on dealing with Yemen’s Houthi rebels for one month as it reviews a terrorist designation that aid groups warn will aggravate a humanitarian crisis. The Treasury Department in a notice said that all transactions with the group will…

Covid-19: Rich and poor vaccine divide worsening, warns WHO

GENEVA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Covid-19 vaccine divide between rich and poor nations is worsening by the day, the World Health Organization warned, insisting the failure to distribute doses fairly could cost the global economy trillions of dollars. The WHO said it needed $26 billion this year for its…

Brazil: 19 dead, dozens hurt in bus crash

BRASILIA, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus overturned in southern Brazil in the early hours of Monday, killing 19 people and injuring dozens, officials said. The bus was nearing the end of a 3,000-kilometer journey from Ananindeua in northern Brazil to Balneario Camboriu in the south with 53 passengers and…

Iran To Stop IAEA Additional Protocol Inspections, If Nuke Parties Do Not Implement Commitments

TEHRAN, Jan 26 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said, if the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iranian 2015 nuclear deal, do not adhere to their commitments, Iran will stop inspections pertaining to the Additional Protocol of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “The Parliament…

US incident: Police vehicle ploughs into crowd watching street racing, one injured

TACOMA (Washington, US), Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A police officer is under investigation in the US after his vehicle ploughed into a group of people, running over at least one, in Tacoma, Washington. Nobody was killed in the incident, although one person was rushed to hospital with injuries. A video…

Argentina’s voluntary abortion law enters into force

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 25 (NNN-EPE) — Argentina’s newly expanded abortion law enters into force on Sunday, after the 10-day preparatory period since being signed by President Alberto Fernandez. Now, women will be able to voluntarily interrupt their pregnancies up until the 14th week of gestation without legal penalty. In addition,…

Venezuela decries another terrorist attack to its oil industry

CARACAS, Jan 25 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro denounced a terrorist attack aimed at disrupting gas supplies in the northern department of Anzoategui. Maduro informed that the sabotage was carried out by unknown individuals in a gas pipeline section of the Anaco-Jose Industrial Complex. The terrorist attack caused a massive fire controlled…

Massacres climb to 6 in Colombia so far this year

BOGOTA, Jan 25 (NNN-TELESUR) — Colombia’s National Police Director Jorge Vargas confirmed another massacre in the Cauca department where four young people were killed and three others were injured. Unidentified armed men opened fire against a group of people aged between 17 and 18 years old in the Buga municipality.  Condemning the…

Climate change: 480,000 killed by extreme weather this century

A flooded area of Buzi, central Mozambique, after the passage of cyclone Idai. PARIS, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost half a million people have died in natural disasters linked to extreme weather events in the last 20 years, according to a new assessment of the direct threat posed to humanity by…
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