Russia among four candidates to host Euro 2028 and Euro 2032

LAUSANNE, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia is among the candidates to host the European Championship in either 2028 or 2032 despite being banned from international sport following the invasion of Ukraine, UEFA announced after Wednesday’s deadline to declare an interest passed.    Russia and Turkey will go up against a joint…

US reinstates tariff exemptions on 352 Chinese products

WASHINGTON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government announced it will reinstate tariff exemptions for 352 Chinese products first hit with punitive duties in 2018, when then-president Donald Trump started a trade war with Beijing.   The exemptions lapsed in late 2020, but President Joe Biden’s administration last October began seeking…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: UK to send 6,000 more missiles, €25 mn to Ukraine army – PM Johnson

LONDON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Britain would send 6,000 missiles, consisting of anti-tank and high explosive weapons, and €25 million in financial aid to Ukraine’s military.    “The United Kingdom will work with our allies to step up military and economic support to Ukraine, strengthening…

US condemns Taliban decision to shut girls’ secondary schools

  WASHINGTON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States condemned the Taliban decision to close secondary schools for girls, just hours after they had reopened.    “We join millions of Afghan families today in expressing deep, deep disappointment and condemnation with the Taliban’s decision not to allow women and girls to…

Covid-19: Comeback seen in parts of US as funding runs dry

 WASHINGTON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Covid-19 is making its latest comeback in parts of the northeastern United States as the BA.2 coronavirus variant becomes dominant in the country, officials said, while urging Congress to pass new funding or risk the supply of future treatments and vaccines.   The country is currently…

No country met WHO air quality standards in 2021; New Delhi most polluted city and Bangladesh the most polluted country: Data

A smoggy day in New Delhi, India GENEVA, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Not a single country managed to meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) air quality standard in 2021, a survey of pollution data in 6,475 cities showed, and smog even rebounded in some regions after a COVID-19 related dip.…

Covid-19: New York City mayor set to lift vaccine mandate on athletes, performers

The Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving has been ineligible to play home games because of his refusal to be vaccinated for Covid-19 NEW YORK, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York Mayor Eric Adams is set to lift the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for performers and professional athletes as early as this…

El Salvador turns to Binance for help on bitcoin adoption

SAN SALVADOR, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — El Salvador is seeking support from cryptocurrency exchange Binance for its implementation of bitcoin as legal tender and the issuance of bitcoin bonds, the Central American country’s ambassador to the United States said. Binance Chief Executive Officer Changpeng Zhao is visiting El Salvador and…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia to expel a number of US diplomats in tit-for-tat move

MOSCOW, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia told the United States it would throw out an unspecified number of American diplomats in response to a US move to expel Russian staff from the permanent UN mission, Interfax news agency said. The agency also cited the Russian foreign ministry as telling the United States…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Oil futures climb as supply concerns linger

Oil refinery behind residential buildings in Omsk, Russia LONDON, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil futures extended gains on Thursday morning, after sharply rising in the first portion of the week, as traders weighed additional supply disruptions following reports of storm damage at a major export terminal system on the Black…