EU lawmakers push for closer ties with Taiwan amid rising Chinese pressure
European Commission’s executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager STRASBOURG, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union must deepen ties with Taiwan…
US bans Malaysian firm’s gloves over forced labour
WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has barred imports from a Malaysian latex glove maker over alleged labour…
Brazil, Colombia ‘united’ in defense of Amazon ahead of UN climate summit
Colombia‘s President Ivan Duque (L) and his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro said their countries will carry “an unequivocal message of protecting” the Amazon BRASILIA, Oct 21…
Ecuador president refuses to testify over Pandora Papers leaks
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso speaks to supporters who gathered outside Carondelet presidential palace in Quito QUITO, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Panama, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic want US to curb Haitian migration
Migrants are seen at a temporary shelter in the village of La Penita, Panama PANAMA CITY, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Russia’s jailed Kremlin critic Navalny wins EU rights prize
Alexei Navalny being escorted from a police station outside Moscow BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny…
US violence: Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murdering 17 in high school campus
PARKLAND (Florida, US), Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people in a 2018…
Nigerian romance scam suspects targeted 100 women – FBI/Interpol
Many of the alleged victims are believed to be widows and divorcees WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight Nigerian men…
Ex-German soldiers arrested over alleged terror plot in Yemen’s war
Prosecutors say the accused wanted to fight in Yemen, which has been gripped by civil war for years BERLIN, Oct…
Covid-19: Pleas and regrets in Russian hospital as Covid rages
MOSCOW, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — For nearly 20 straight months, Yevgeny Ryabov has watched coronavirus patients come through the doors…