Iran nuke talks in Vienna paused, “political decisions” needed: EU

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), were paused temporarily, the European Union (EU) said. The European External Action Service (EEAS) said in a Friday statement that the 8th round of negotiations in Vienna will…

Covid-19: Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine mandate

MONTREAL, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Canadian truckers converged on Ottawa for a major demonstration against vaccine mandates to cross the Canada-US border.   Coming from as far as British Columbia on the Pacific coast, the “Freedom Convoy”, as the truckers have named it, has been growing and drawing…

Peru government says oil spill twice as big as previously thought

 LIMA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away is twice as big as previously reported, the government said.   The announcement came hours after a court banned four directors from the Spanish oil company Repsol, which…

Covid-19: Denmark to lift almost all restrictions from February

  Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen COPENHAGEN, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Denmark plans to lift almost all coronavirus restrictions next week despite record infection levels, the country’s prime minister announced.From Feb 1, Danes will no longer have to wear masks or show proof of vaccination in most places.The government of…

Nigeria to impose Twitter operational conditions on all social media platforms

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed CAIRO, Jan 29 (NNN-NAN) –Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed has hinted that the federal government is planning to impose the same conditions given to Twitter on all social media platforms in the country.He made this known at a meeting with Egypt Minister of…

ECOWAS suspends Burkina Faso after coup, bloc down to 12 nations

President Akufo-Addo is current Chairman of ECOWAS ABUJA (Nigeria), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Economic Community of West Africa States, ECOWAS, is a 15-nation bloc under normal circumstances but as of today, there are only a dozen nations involved in its affairs.Three countries have been suspended in the last few…

Burkina Faso: New leader gives first speech since ousting president

Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted President Roch Marc Kaboré  OUAGADOUGOU, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The new military leader of Burkina Faso has promised a return to the normal constitutional order “when the conditions are right”. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba led a mutiny that ousted President Roch…

US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecoms giant to be banned from the US over “significant” national security and espionage concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had voted unanimously to revoke authorisation for the company’s American unit to operate in the US.…

Nearly 80 dead from Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa

ANTANANARIVO, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 77 as emergency teams battled to repair damaged infrastructure and help tens of thousands of victims.    Bringing torrential rains, Tropical Storm Ana made landfall Monday in Madagascar before ploughing into…

7 illegal Indian nationals in US released from Border Patrol custody

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven Indian nationals, who entered the US illegally and were arrested near the US/Canada border last week, have been released from Border Patrol’s custody and processed for removal from the country.  “All seven migrants who illegally entered the United States last week were administratively…