British PM Johnson, US Pres Biden discuss ‘deepening alliance’: PM’s office

LONDON, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US Pres Joe Biden vowed to deepen ties and cooperate on tackling climate change in their first conversation since the US president’s inauguration, the British prime minister’s office said. Johnson congratulated Biden on his inauguration and “the two leaders…

Venezuela: Pres Maduro says willing to establish ‘new path’ with US

CARACAS, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was willing to “turn the page” with the US under President JoeBiden, calling for a “new path” after years of tension with Donald Trump’sWhite House. “We are willing to walk a new path in our relations with Joe Biden’sgovernment…

A 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits South Of Shetland Islands

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) – A strong earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale, was reported south of Shetland Islands, at 7.36am local time today. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, the quake was detected at 2,556 kilometres (km) south of Puerto Montt, Chile, at a…

Covid-19: Uruguay acquired Pfizer and Sinovac vaccines; ongoing negotiation for other vaccines

MONTEVIDEO, Jan 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou announced that a deal for the purchase of Pfizer/BioNTech and China’s Sinovac anti Covid-19 vaccines has been reached. “The government has just finished an agreement with Pfizer and Sinovac for the supply of vaccines to our country. At the same…

Andres Arauz favorite to become Ecuador’s next president: survey poll

QUITO, Jan 23 (NNN-TELESUR) — Ecuador’s leftist candidate Andres Arauz is the favorite to win the upcoming Feb 7 election, according to a survey by Comunicaliza polling company. According to the poll, 49.4 percent of Ecuadorian voters have already decided their intention to vote. Twenty-three percent of them assured they…

Covid-19: The Brazilian strain reported in Peru

LIMA, Jan 23 (NNN-TELESUR) — Peru’s Regional Health Director Carlos Calampa reported the identification of suspected cases of the COVID-19 strain originated in Manaos (Brazil). The new strain is independent of those recorded in the United Kingdom and South Africa. Calampa pointed out that there were no doubts in terms…

ECLAC: Latam’s foreign trade at its worse, women hardest it

SANTIAGO, Jan 23 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported that the region’s foreign trade experienced in 2020 its lowest performance since the economic crisis of 2008-2009. The UN agency estimates that exports decreased by 13 percent, and imports fell by 20 percent amid the…

Covid-19: Argentina extends ban on layoffs for another 90 days

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 23 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Argentine government will extend for another 90 days a ban that prohibits layoffs and establishes the payment of a double compensation if a contract is ended for 2021. The measure aims at preventing private companies from dismissing staff under the pretext of low…

Iran Urges U.S. To “Unconditionally” Remove Sanctions As 1st Step To Revive Nuke Deal

TEHRAN, Jan 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, urged U.S. new administration, to “unconditionally” remove sanctions as the first step to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), stressing the necessity to limit the deal to nuclear issues. “U.S. Biden administration should begin by unconditionally removing,…

Covid-19: Cuba detects imported case of South African variant

HAVANA, Jan 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuban health authorities said they had detected an imported case of a coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa. The authorities cannot affirm whether the variant “has been introduced or extended to community transmission of the virus in the country, but we cannot rule it…
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