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…

Canadian Minister Meets Indigenous Representatives On Rail Blockade

TORONTO, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Canadian Indigenous Services Minister, Marc Miller, met with representatives of the Mohawk First Nation, in eastern Ontario, on the 10th day of a blockade that caused the shutdown of all rail lines across Canada. Canadian cargo and passenger rail operators announced the suspension of all…

U.S. Decision To Raise Tariffs On EU Planes Escalates Trade Tensions: Airbus

PARIS, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – European aircraft producer, Airbus, said that, the United States government’s decision to increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union (EU), further escalates trade tensions between the U.S. and the EU. The decision of the Office of U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), “further escalates trade…

Deaths from dengue fever in Paraguay spike to 16 under strained health system

ASUNCION, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paraguay health officials said that deaths from dengue fever increased to 16 in the South American country’s worst outbreak of the disease in the last decade, severely straining its health system. There are also 89 deaths under review to determine if they were caused by…

Mexico women protest after gruesome killing of Ingrid Escamilla

Demonstrators throwing paint at the door of the National Palace during the protest. MEXICO CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of activists flocked to Mexico’s presidential palace on Friday to protest against violence against women, chanting “not one murder more” and splashing one of its large, ornate doors with blood-red…

Venezuela’s PDVSA steps up fuel shipments to Cuba as shortages bite

MEXICO CITY/HAVANA, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s state energy firm PDVSA has been shipping more oil this month to close ally Cuba, as tighter U.S. sanctions have worsened fuel shortages on the Caribbean island. Six vessels, most of them owned by PDVSA’s maritime arm, have exported an average of 173,000…

US renews pressure on China to join nuclear talks

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States renewed pressure on China to join nuclear arms control talks with Washington and Moscow, seeking to overcome Beijing’s long-standing opposition to entering such a dialogue. “China has long said it will never enter into an arms race and does not seek numeric…

US bans Sri Lanka army chief over war crimes

A UN report says General Shavendra Silva played a major role in orchestrating atrocities against Tamil Tiger rebels WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka’s army chief over what it called credible evidence of human rights violations in the 2009 finale to…

Any Future Mideast Peace Talks Must Be Based On UN Resolutions: Palestinian PM

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh said that, any future peace talks in the Mideast region must be based on United Nations (UN) resolutions. His remarks were made at a meeting with 21 Republican and Democrat members, in the U.S. Congress, which was held on…

Covid-19: US Pres Trump thanks Cambodia over ship in rare message to China-ally

Passengers wave their hands onboard MS Westerdam as it docks in Sihanoukville WASHINGTON/SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia), Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has thanked Cambodia for taking in the castaway cruise ship MS Westerdam in a rare message to a country that is one of China’s closest allies and has often…
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