Powell’s Death Of COVID-19 Complications Triggers Vaccine Effectiveness Debate In U.S.

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Former U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, died at 84 of COVID-19 complications on Monday, triggering heated debate, over the effectiveness of vaccines in the United States. “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed…

Tunisian FM Meets German Minister To Discuss Strategic Partnership

TUNIS, Oct 20 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, yesterday met with visiting German Minister of State, at the Federal Foreign Office, Niels Annen, to discuss strategic partnership between the two countries, according to the Foreign Ministry. The Tunisian-German strategic partnership “is witnessing continuous development, that reflects the importance…

Nigerian Troops Kill Over 50 Gunmen In Northwest State

LAGOS, Oct 20 (NNN-NAN) – Over 50 gunmen were killed, during a joint operation by Nigerian troops, in the country’s northwestern state of Kaduna on Monday, an official said. Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security and home affairs in Kaduna state, said in a statement, an operational feedback to the…

Libya Receives First Group Of European Tourists In A Decade

TRIPOLI, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A group of more than 100 European tourists, yesterday visited Libya for the first time, since the 2011 uprising, that toppled the former government. The visitors entered Libya from neighbouring Tunisia, and started their 12-day trip from Ghadames, a historic town in south-eastern Libya. “The…

First Cargo Trucks Depart Afghanistan For Europe: Official

KABUL, Oct 20 (NNN-ANA) -The first batch of cargo trucks, carrying commercial products from Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, to Europe, departed on Monday, an official confirmed. The seven-truck convoy has been loaded with 100 tonnes of products, including dried fruit, carpets, saffron and handicrafts, according to Mohammad Abdullah Bilall, director of…

Ukrainian President, U.S. Defence Secretary Discuss Ways To Deepen Cooperation

KIEV, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky and visiting U.S. Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, met here yesterday, to discuss ways to deepen practical cooperation between Kiev and Washington, in the field of security and defence, the Ukrainian presidential press service said. The two sides exchanged views on…

Italian Cabinet Delivers 23-Billion-Euro Draft Budget For 2022

ROME, Oct 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Prime Minister, Mario Draghi’s cabinet, yesterday passed a draft budget for 2022, worth some 23 billion euros (26.7 billion U.S. dollars), which would deliver expansionary measures, including a sharp cut in income taxes. The draft indicates the main policy framework the government intends to follow…

Chocolate Festival Kicks Off In Perugia, Italy

PERUGIA, Italy, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 27th International Chocolate Festival, “Eurochocolate,” kicked off on Oct 15 in Perugia, an Italian city, with a tradition of chocolate production. The ten-day event presented different kinds of chocolate products, and offered a variety of activities, including chocolate making class, chocolate tasting and…

U.S. Lies About Wuhan Lab Motivated By Geopolitics: Pakistani Paper

ISLAMABAD, Oct 20 (NNN-APP) – The U.S. lies about China’s Wuhan lab are motivated not by science but geopolitics, with a clear purpose to demonise China and the Chinese people, said Pakistan’s English-language daily, The Express Tribune. The U.S. lies have a clear motive to scapegoat the Chinese people for…

Biden’s Measures To Relieve Bottlenecks In Supply Chain To Fail – Experts

by Peter Mertz DENVER, Oct 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Joe Biden’s stopgap measures to accelerate the flow of products into the country, by increasing hours at West Coast ports will fail, experts on supply chain said. Biden announced last week that, busiest U.S. seaports in Southern California would increase…