Russia resumes regular air service with Vietnam, India, Finland and Qatar

MOSCOW, Jan 27 (NNN-TASS) — Starting from Wednesday, Russia resumes regular air service with Vietnam, India, Finland and Qatar, suspended last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The decision was made in mid-January by the novel coronavirus crisis center. The center authorized flights to Vietnam (Moscow-Hanoi, twice a week),…

Argentine President arrives in Chile on two-day official visit

SANTIAGO, Jan 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — The president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, arrived Tuesday in Chile on a two-day state visit, in which he met with his colleague Sebastián Piñera, to deepen bilateral ties. The trip to Chile includes a meeting between Fernández and Piñera, and a visit to the legislative…

Pres Maduro invites international organizations to witness Venezuela’s governor elections

CARACAS, Jan 27 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro invited the European Union to observe the governor’s elections in 2021. During a meeting with the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), the president reiterated that all international organizations are invited to witness Venezuelan democracy. Maduro foresees a victory of his party…

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…