Covid-19: Bolivia extends ban on flights from Europe as Brazil sees 1,242 deaths in 24 hours

LA PAZ/BRASILIA, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — BOLIVIA will extend a ban on flights from Europe until mid-February as a preventive measure against the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus disease, President Luis Arce announced. “To protect the health of the Bolivian population … we are extending the suspension…

Update: US Congress reconvenes hours after protesters breach Capitol with one fatality

Members of the D.C. National Guard are deployed outside of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday evening WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The U.S. Congress reconvened on Wednesday night for proceedings certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, hours after protesters supporting outgoing President Donald Trump breached the Capitol.…

New Venezuela parliament sworn in, US continue to back ‘out-of-job’ Guaido

CARACAS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A new Venezuelan parliament was sworn in Tuesday with President Nicolas Maduro’s party in firm control and opposition leader Juan Guaido officially without a job, but with foreign backing to keep up a parallel legislature. The new assembly was denounced as “a fraudulently elected body”…

Covid-19: Slow vaccine rollouts globally fuel worry as US logs record daily Covid death toll

LONDON, Jan 6, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – England went back into full lockdown as Europe battled Wednesday to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases, and the United States logged its worst daily death toll of the pandemic. The Covid-19 crisis has shown no signs of slowing, with known infections nearing…

US elections: Democrats Win the Senate as its candidates defeated Republican rivals in Georgia runoff

Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock campaigning in Atlanta. Both defeated their Republican opponents, assuring that the balance of power in the Senate will shift WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democrats took control of the Senate on Wednesday with a pair of historic victories in Georgia’s runoff elections, assuring…

US Congress in turmoil as violent Trump supporters breach building

Tear gas is used to disperse protesters at the Capitol building WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violent supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the Capitol in Washington, as lawmakers met to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s poll win. In dramatic scenes, demonstrators swarmed the building as Congress members were escorted…

Iraqi PM Says Only Hundreds Of U.S. Troops To Remain In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi said, only hundreds of U.S. troops would remain in Iraq, after the withdrawal of half of them from the country. Al-Kadhimi said, during a speech on the eve of the centenary of the Iraqi Army Day, the U.S. troops’ withdrawal…

UN Expert Welcomes British Court’s Refusal To Extradite Assange

GENEVA, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, welcomed a British court’s refusal to extradite Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange to the United States, on the ground that he would be exposed to “oppressive” conditions. “In the U.S., Assange would be exposed to conditions of detention,…

Brazil Sees Over 1,000 COVID-19 Deaths In 24 Hours

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 6 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil saw 1,171 more deaths from COVID-19, in 24 hours, raising the total death toll to 197,732, the Ministry of Health, said. According to the ministry, tests detected 56,648 new cases in the same period, bringing the accumulated caseload to 7,810,400, since the…

Saudi FM Hails “New Chapter” In Gulf As Crisis With Qatar Ends

RIYADH, Jan 6 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, yesterday, hailed end of the Gulf crisis with Qatar, as a “new chapter” for Gulf’s security and stability. The Al-Ula Declaration, signed at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, held in the Saudi city, Al-Ula, ended the…
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