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…

US trade coalition calls for removal of tariffs as phase-one deal with China takes effect

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Americans for Free Trade, a coalition of more than 150 industry associations, has urged the Trump administration to remove all additional tariffs, as the China-US phase-one economic and trade agreement takes effect on Friday. “It’s encouraging to see some of the Phase One Deal come…

Cambodian PM Welcomes Passengers From Cruise Ship, After All Test Negative For COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Feb 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, on Friday, welcomed passengers, disembarked from the Westerdam cruise ship, in southwest Cambodia’s Sihanoukville, after all had tested negative for the novel coronavirus. In a live broadcast on the state-run National Television of Cambodia, Hun Sen shook…

Iran Says U.S. “Probably” Behind Cyber Attack On Telecom Network

TEHRAN, Feb 15 (NNN-IRNA) – The United States was probably behind the recent cyber attack on Iran’s telecommunication infrastructure, Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran’s Civil Defence Organisation, said. “It’s very difficult and time-consuming to trace the source of a cyber attack. The Telecommunication Infrastructure Company (of Iran) is currently…

Mexico’s giant pandas are Chinese in name only

MEXICO CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Xin Xin and Shuan Shuan are the main attractions at the Chapultepec zoo in Mexico City but what makes them truly unique, zoo officials say, is that they’re the only giant pandas in the world not owned by China. They were born in captivity…

Last month was hottest January on record: US climate service

WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Last month was the hottest January on record, surpassing a previous high recorded in 2016, the US climate service said. Land and ocean surface temperatures surpassed the 20th century Januaryaverage of 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit (12 degrees Celsius) by 2.05 degrees, theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…
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