UN chief congratulates Biden, American people

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidency — and the American people for a “vibrant exercise of democracy.” Biden was projected as the winner of the bitterly contested Nov 3 election on Saturday by US media, though President Donald…

Pres Trump fires his defence secretary days after losing re-election bid

US Defence Secretary, Mark Esper WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has fired Mark Esper as the defence secretary and announced an acting replacement, making the announcement over Twitter.The step was not entirely unexpected and comes in the wake of Trump losing the presidential election, although he…

US unrest: Kenosha man charged with illegally buying gun for Kyle Rittenhouse

KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The man who purchased the gun Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly used in shootings that killed two in Kenosha earlier this year is now facing charges and court documents show the gun was bought in Ladysmith. Dominick Black, 19, is charged with two counts of intentionally…

US unrest: Sexual assault charge against Jacob Blake dropped after he accepts plea bargain

Prosecutors said they were left with no resort but to drop the charge KENOSHA (Wisconsin, US), Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old African-American man who was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer on Aug 23, has had a sex assault charge against him dropped…

Covid-19: US Pres-elect Biden unveils task force

US President-elect Joe Biden WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named the scientists who will lead his administration’s task force team on the coronavirus pandemic, signalling his plans to prioritise Covid-19 from the outset.The task force will be led by three co-chairs: epidemiologist and former…

US election: China declines to acknowledge Biden victory, says result yet to be determined

US President-elect Joe Biden BEIJING, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China declined to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. While incumbent Donald Trump has yet to concede and has launched several legal challenges, many world…

Russian Pres Putin awaiting official US result to congratulate winner -Kremlin

MOSCOW, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin iswaiting for official results from the US presidential election beforecongratulating a winner, the Kremlin said. “We consider it correct to wait for the official results to be finalised.I want to remind you that President Putin repeatedly said he will respect the…

Plane carrying humanitarian aid crashes in Guatemala, killing 2

GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least two people were killed on Sunday when a small plane airlifting food to victims of tropical storm Eta crashed, the Municipal Firefighters of Guatemala City said. The plane crashed around noon, minutes after taking off from the capital’s La Aurora International Airport…

Iran Urges U.S. To Cease Economic Pressures

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday called for cessation of the U.S. economic pressures against the country. The U.S. administration “must make up for its past measures and stop its economic war against the Islamic Republic,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told Iran’s state TV.…

Luis Arce sworn in as Bolivia’s new president

Luis Arce takes power after landslide win for Movement for Socialism, but experts predict bumpy road ahead LA PAZ, Nov 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — Luis Arce, winner of the Oct 18 general elections in Bolivia, took office on Sunday as the new president of the South American country for the next…
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