US: Mississippi braces for floods as Pearl River hits 37-year highwater mark

Mississippi on the brink of near-record flooding as Pearl River swells with days of rain JACKSON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mississippi urged thousands of people in the Pearl River flood plain to evacuate as the river reached its highest level in 37 years near the state capital and was not…

US Sec of State Pompeo wraps up visit to Senegal; next Angola

DAKAR, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a visit to Senegal on Sunday, where he discussed the US role in security issues in Africa. This visit came as the U.S. Defense Department is conducting a global force review and has indicated there likely will…

Covid-19: Americans from quarantined cruise ship flown home from Japan

WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two planes carrying Americans from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess have left Japan. The aircraft chartered by the US government departed Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in the early hours of Monday. There were some 400 Americans on board the ship, which has been held since Feb 3…

US Pres Trump calls for Russia to stop backing Syrian ‘atrocities’

WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian regime’s “atrocities” as he expressed US concern over violence in the Idlib region, the White House said. In a call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Trump “expressed concern over…

Palestine Accuses U.S.-Israeli Mapping Committee Of Imposing Illegal Annexation Plan

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine criticised a U.S.-Israeli committee, tasked with mapping out the areas in the West Bank that Israel would annex, under the U.S. Middle East peace plan. The announcement of this committee is a “withdrawal from signed agreements and international legitimacy,” said Saeb Erekat, secretary…

US: Snake orgy prompts partial closure of Florida city park

MIAMI, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A city in Florida closed off part of a park after residents spotted dozens of snakes which had apparently gathered for their annual coupling.“It appears they have congregated for mating,” the City of Lakeland Parks and Recreation Department said on Facebook with a photo of…

Oman, U.S. Start Joint Air Force Drill

MUSCAT, Feb 17 (NNN-ONA) – An Omani-U.S. joint air force drill, code-named, Precision Testing, began on Sunday (yesterday). The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), is taking part in the exercise, with support by the Omani navy, and the U.S. Air Force, according to a statement by the Morale Guidance.…

Nigerian immigrants to Canada tripled since 2015

OTTAWA, Feb 17 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — For the fifth year in a row, more Nigerians emigrated to Canada than the year before as data published by the Canadian government shows the number of Nigerians issued permanent resident permits has tripled since 2015. It is a growth rate that outstrips some of…

Rockets Strike Near U.S. Embassy In Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb 16 (NNN-NINA) – Rockets struck near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, early on Sunday (today), with no immediate word on casualties and the extent of damage, local media reported. Warning sirens across the diplomatic compound were heard and a huge plume of smoke was seen rising over the…

Iran Starts Parliamentary Elections Campaign

DUBAI, Feb 16 (NNN-STATE TV) – Iran’s week-long parliamentary election campaign started on Thursday, a vote seen as a popularity test for the clerical establishment, at a time when relations with Washington are at their worst, since the 1979 Islamic revolution. The Guardian Council, which must approve candidates, rejected around…
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