Bolivia stands with Palestinian people, Choquehuanca says

LA PAZ, Jan 19 (NNN-TELESUR) — Bolivia reaffirmed that Israel should be judged for its crimes against Palestinians as the world’s peoples stand in support of illegally occupied Palestine. During a virtual press conference by parliamentarians supporting the Palestinian cause, Bolivia’s Vice-President David Choquehuanca stated that “the crimes committed by the Zionist regime, especially against civilians, especially women…

Mexico urges US to make major immigration reforms

The caravan of migrants blocked a key road after being halted by police in Guatemala at the weekend MEXICO CITY,Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has urged the US to make major reforms to its immigration policy as thousands of migrants were blocked by police in…

Germany provides UNDP with 400,000 euros to support elections in Libya

Libya has been split since 2014 between rival factions in Tripoli in the west and Benghazi in the east TRIPOLI, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — German Ambassador to Libya Oliver Owcza announced providing 400,000 euros for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support the High National Elections Commission of Libya.…

Oil companies, aid groups plan to press Biden to allow Venezuela fuel swaps

NEW YORK, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Representatives of fuel suppliers to Venezuela, importers of Venezuelan oil and advocacy groups said this month they plan to press the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden to reverse a ban on crude-for-diesel swaps. That has prompted concerns about the humanitarian impact of a…

Mexico says drug case row won’t affect US ties

Joe Biden shaking hands with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that tensions with the United States over the case of a former defense minister accused of cartel ties would not affect cooperation. The US Justice…

Russia says all Azeri captives returned under Karabakh deal

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov MOSCOW/YEREVAN, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Armenia has returned all Azeri prisoners who were captured during last year’s conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, but the process with Armenian prisoners has been held up, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. The six-week conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh was brought…

Covid-19: Germany mulls tighter shutdown as virus variants fuel fears

BERLIN, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Germany’s 16 states are expected to extend and tighten a partial lockdown beyond January, as fears grow over virus variant strains believed to be more contagious. Germany shuttered restaurants, leisure and sporting facilities in November, then expanded the shutdown…

Roadway crash kills 12 in Ecuador

QUITO, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 12 people were killed, including six minors, when a van veered off the road and into a ravine in the Andean Ecuadorian province of Bolivar, the national emergency service ECU 911 said. According to the agency, the accident was reported at 8:33 p.m.…

Authorities investigate 12 murders in eastern Mexico

Police in Mexico have faced a surge of violence MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexican authorities are investigating the murder of 12 men whose bodies were found on a rural road in the municipality of Las Choapas in the eastern state of Veracruz, police said. Veracruz’s secretary of public…

Covid-19: EU plans to start spending huge recovery fund in months

Paolo Gentiloni (L), European Commissioner for Economy, and President of Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe, co-hosting an online press conference BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) plans to start raising and allocating in the next few months the main part of the 750-billion-euro recovery fund, designed to bail out…