Covid-19: Spaniards repatriated from China to be discharged, no virus found

A bus carrying 19 Spanish citizens from Wuhan being escorted after landing at Barajas Airport, in Madrid, on Jan 31 MADRID, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All 19 Spanish citizens who were repatriated from China on Jan 31 amid concerns over the Covid-19 epidemic will be discharged from hospital on Thursday after…

Netherlands says it rejected Russia offer for MH17 prosecution

Moscow sought the right to try its nationals accused in the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014 THE HAGUE, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Netherlands has turned down an offer by Russia to prosecute three men suspected of involvement in the 2014 downing of a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine,…

IOM says over 650,000 illegal immigrants currently in Libya

TRIPOLI, Feb 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that there are over 650,000 illegal immigrants currently in Libya, many of whom lack medical care and basic needs. “According to DTM (Displacement Tracking Matrix), at least 654,000 migrants from 40 countries of origin are currently present in…

Russia: 8 Ukrainians killed in bus-truck accident; 2 others injured

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — A minibus collided with a truck in the wee hours of Thursday in the northwest of Russia’s Pskov Region, killing eight people and injuring another two, local media reported. All the deceased are Ukrainian citizens, and the injured include a Ukrainian and a Belarusian, according…

Immigration across US-Mexico border plunges 74.5 pct in 9 months

Central American migrants carrying a homemade US flag walking in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Feb 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Immigration across the US-Mexico border plunged 74.5 percent from May 2019 to January 2020, in the wake of a bilateral agreement to curb migrant flows, Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Minister Marcelo Ebrard…

Plane crash kills 4 in Colombia

BOGOTA, Feb 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least four people were killed on Wednesday when a twin-engine aircraft crashed north of Colombia’s capital Bogota, the national civil aviation agency said. The plane took off minutes earlier before the crash, the agency said. An investigative team was dispatched to the scene to…

Spain: World Mobile Congress cancelled over Covid-19 fears

Mobile World Congress, held each year in Barcelona, brings together the world’s biggest wireless companies MADRID, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Organisers of the World Mobile Congress said they have cancelled the world’s top mobile trade fair due to fears stemming from the coronavirus Covid-19, following an exodus of industry heavyweights. The…

Russia to retaliate if US abandons Open Skies treaty: diplomat

MOSCOW, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will be forced to retaliate if the United States decides to withdraw from the Treaty on Open Skies, a senior Russian diplomat said. However, it is premature to discuss what the retaliation would involve as Washington has not yet announced the withdrawal, said Vladimir…

Brazil, Paraguay sign free trade agreement for vehicle sector

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil and Paraguay signed an agreement to boost trade of autos and auto parts between the two countries. The agreement was announced Tuesday during the most recent Mercosur Summit held in December 2019. Brazil had signed similar agreements with both Argentina and Uruguay…

Critical support for former child soldiers in South Sudan at risk from lack of funding: UNICEF

Children just released from an armed group in Pibor show off their new backpacks JUBA, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UNICEF warns that 900 former child soldiers about to be released in South Sudan could be left in limbo unless new funds are secured. Critical reintegration programmes for children released from…