Femicides: Nicaragua approves life imprisonment as Mexico reports increase in cases

MANAGUA/MEXICO CITY, Jan 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — Nicaragua approved life imprisonment for misogynists who rape and murder a woman in front of the victim’s children. Life imprisonment “will not be retroactive. It will apply to those who commit grave crimes against girls or women as of Monday,” said criminal law expert…

Electoral commission: Portugal’s President Rebelo de Sousa re-elected

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa LISBON, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been re-elected for a second five-year term in Portugal’s presidential election in the first round, according to official results from the electoral commission.With 99 per cent of the votes counted, the 72-year-old conservative politician…

Covid-19: Germany considers stopping all air travel due to coronavirus mutations

More infectious variants of the coronavirus have prompted consideration of new restrictions BERLIN, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced that the government is considering a ban on almost all international air travel in an effort to stop the spread of new, more virulent strains of the…

Puerto Rico declares state of emergency over violence against women

The declaration also offers protection to gay and transgender people SAN JUAN, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi declared a state of emergency over the island’s gender violence crisis, a measure local groups have demanded from the government for years.The executive order—which allocates public resources to address…

$439 mn pledged for peace fund, far short of goal: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over three dozen nations have pledged or contributed over $439 million to help secure peace in conflict-stricken states, the United Nations said, a sum that falls far short of the hoped-for $1.5 billion. Member states met via videoconference, committing to “the importance of investing…

Covid-19: Argentinian flight departs to pick up Russian vaccine doses after delay

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Aerolineas Argentinas plane left Buenos Aires for Russia late Tuesday on a trip to pick up a third batch of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines after the flight was delayed from its originally scheduled departure Sunday. “Today, at 9 pm, the third @Aerolineas_AR flight…

Dutch government says won’t bow to curfew riot ‘scum’

THE HAGUE, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cities across the Netherlands were calmer on Tuesday after three nights of rioting against a coronavirus curfew as authorities vowed to crack down on the unrest, blaming “scum” for the looting and arson and deploying a huge police presence on the streets. There were…

Tunisia parliament reshuffles cabinet as protesters face off against police

TUNIS, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of anti-government protesters faced off against riot police outside the Tunisian parliament as lawmakers inside confirmed a cabinet reshuffle amid growing unrest. Mired in a political and economic crisis worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, the North African country has been rocked by a wave…

Covid-19: Brazil to transfer 1,500 patients from hotspot Amazonas for treatment

Covid-19 patients receive treatment at the regional hospital of Tefé. Amazonas state BRASILIA, Jan 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian government aims to airlift 1,500 COVID-19 patients in the hard-hit northern state of Amazonas to other states for medical treatment, Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said. Pazuello spoke to reporters at the…

Covid-19: UK coronavirus-related deaths top 100,000

A worker assists a woman in entering The Royal London Hospital LONDON, Jan 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of people who died within 28 days of a positive coronavirus test in Britain has surpassed 100,000 after another 1,631 have been confirmed, according to official figures released Tuesday. The total number…