Almost 2 bln people depend on health care facilities without basic water services: WHO, UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. The report – Global progress…

Update: Biden says Trump ‘refused to respect the will of the people’

WILMINGTON (Delaware, US), Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President-elect Joe Biden tore into Donald Trump with his strongest criticism since the election, saying the Republican had defied the constitution and the “will of the people” in not accepting the results. “It’s a position so extreme we’ve never seen it before. A…

US removes Sudan from ‘state sponsors of terrorism’ list

Sudan’s removal is effective Dec 14, 2020 KHARTOUM, Dec 15 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said that Sudan had been removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could help the African country get international loans to revive its battered economy and end…

Covid-19: Nurse gets first shot as US begins vaccinations

NEW YORK, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive Monday hoping to turn the tide on the world’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, as the country’s death toll neared a staggering 300,000. A nurse in New York became the first person in America to receive the…

UN Chief Urges Member States To Help Address Severe Economic Crisis In Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (NNN-SABA) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, called on member states to help address the severe economic crisis in Yemen, which has been mired in a civil war since 2014. “I call on all member states to step up their financial support for United Nations relief…

Electoral college: key states confirm Joe Biden’s victory in presidential election

 Georgia Democratic electors cast their electoral college votes at the state capitol on Dec 14 in Atlanta, Georgia WASHINGTON, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Joe Biden was formally elected as the next president of the United States by members of the electoral college on Monday, all but ending Donald Trump’s unprecedented bid…

Argentine Lower House passes bill legalizing abortion; a harder battle forecasted in the Senate

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s lower house of Congress has approved a bill to legalize abortion, a big step forward for the legislation that could set the tone for a wider shift in conservative Latin America. The draft law, which would allow the legal termination of pregnancies up…

UK and Brazil to boost economic relationship

LONDON, Dec 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The UK and Brazil made agreements on financial services, taxation, sustainable growth and Green Finance, helping to boost jobs and investments for UK companies. The fourth Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) between the UK and Brazil saw the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and the Brazilian Economy…

Panama suspends flights by Venezuelan airlines in tit-for-tat measure

PANAMA CITY, Dec 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Flights by Venezuelan airlines to Panama would be cancelled beginning on Sunday until Panama receives “fair and equal” treatment, Panama’s aviation authority said in a statement. The authority said it took the measure after Venezuela restricted access to Panama’s Copa Airlines, saying that flights…

Celebration in Laayoune after US adopts map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara

RABAT, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States adopted a “new official” map of Morocco that includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the ambassador to Rabat said.“This map is a tangible representation of President Trump’s bold proclamation two days ago — recognising Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara,” Ambassador David…
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