Daniel Ortega sworn in for a new term as President of Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Jan 11 (NNN-TELESUR) — The President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega Saavedra and Vice President Rosario Murillo Zambrana received the credentials that accredit them in office for the period 2022-2027, before the swearing-in performed by the President of the National Assembly, Gustavo Porra Cortez, who took the promise of the…

6.6-magnitude quake hits off west coast of Cyprus: USGS

US Geological Survey says there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage NICOSIA, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 6.6-magnitude quake hit off the west coast of Cyprus early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The strong and relatively shallow…

Kenya suspends passenger flights from Dubai from Jan 10

NAIROBI, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) to retaliate against a move by Dubai to ban all passenger flights from Kenya last year. The suspension took effect on Jan 10, for an initial period of seven days.…

Nigerian Amina Mohammed reappointed as Deputy UN Secretary-General

Amina Mohammed with current Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s former Environment Minister Amina Mohammed has formally been retained as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, UN.This was contained in an announcement from the office of the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who himself was handed a…

Mexico’s president once again tests positive for COVID-19

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador MEXICO CITY, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time. Lopez Obrador, 68, tweeted that he has “mild symptoms” and will continue to work while being isolated. “I will communicate virtually…

Covid-19: Italian PM says schools reopening “country’s priority,” defends vaccine mandate

ROME, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Italy’s main priority in the phase of the COVID-19 pandemic is to keep schools open, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said, meanwhile defending the decision to make the vaccine mandatory for people aged 50 and above. An increase in the practice of distant learning would be…

Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant

Surgeon Bartley P. Griffith pictured with David Bennett earlier this month  BALTIMORE (Maryland, US), Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour…

Covid-19: Vaccine pass protesters attack French MP Stéphane Claireaux with seaweed

French MP Stéphane Claireaux compared the incident outside his home to a “stoning” PARIS, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French MP has been attacked by a crowd of Covid-19 pass protesters outside his home in the overseas territory of St Pierre and Miquelon in North Atlantic. Video showed Stéphane Claireaux…

US police pull crashed pilot from path of speeding train

 LOS ANGELES, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pilot was pulled to safety from his downed plane seconds before it was smashed to pieces by a speeding train in California, police said. In bodycam footage, the bloodied pilot can be seen trapped in his cockpit as Los Angeles police officers desperately…

UN wants $5 bn aid for Afghanistan in 2022

GENEVA, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said it needed $5 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the ravaged country a future after 40 years of suffering. In its biggest-ever single-country appeal, the UN said $4.4 billion was needed within Afghanistan,…