Serbian police seizes five tons of cannabis, assault rifles

File photo of wrapped cannabis BELGRADE, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Serbian police have seized five tons of marijuana, the biggest such catch in the country so far, after raiding a small agricultural and trade company in a village in central Serbia, Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said.They have arrested two people…

Venezuela interim president announces ‘general amnesty’ law

CAARACAS, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez has announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, her latest major reform since the US military abducted the country’s President Nicolas Maduro and his wife earlier this month. “We have decided to push ahead with a general…

Iraq’s Parliament Schedules Tomorrow’s Session To Choose President

BAGHDAD, Jan 31 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi parliament said yesterday, it will hold a session on Sunday (tomorrow), to elect the country’s new president. The session, set to begin at 11:00 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), will also include the constitutional oath for some newly elected lawmakers. A previous session…

US: 1 dead, 6 missing after fishing vessel sinks off coast of Massachusetts

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — One person is dead and six others are missing after a commercial fishing vessel sank off the coast of the U.S. state of Massachusetts on Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard said that watchstanders received an emergency position-indicating radio beacon alert at about 6:50 a.m.…

Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm

PANAMA CITY, Jan 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Danish firm Maersk will temporarily take over operation of two ports on the Panama Canal from Hong Kong company CK Hutchison, whose concession has been annulled, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said Friday. Panama’s Supreme Court on Thursday invalidated Hutchison’s contract following repeated threats…

Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires

The government of Argentine President Javier Milei announced that it will declare a “fire emergency” in four provinces in Patagonia, CHOLILA (Argentina), Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s government on Thursday declared an emergency in Patagonia, where wildfires have ripped through vast tracts of forest since the start of the Southern…

Brazil: 13-year-old boy dies after shark attack in northeastern Pernambuco state

SAO PAULO, Jan 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — A 13-year-old boy died Thursday after being attacked by a shark while swimming at a beach in Olinda, in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco, medical officials said. The attack occurred at the beach Praia Del Chifre, where the victim was swimming with friends despite…

Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm’s canal port concession

PANAMA CITY, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Panamanian Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the concession allowing Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison to operate ports at the Panama Canal, a year after US President Donald Trump threatened to seize the crucial passageway claiming China controlled it. The Supreme Court found the laws…

Colombia: Passenger plane crashes in mountainous Santander region, killing all 15 on board

The wreckage was located in a mountainous area in North Santander, Colombia BOGOTA, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A passenger plane has crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, the country’s state-run airline Satena confirmed.In a statement, it said its aircraft – a Beechcraft 1900 – “suffered a…

New Zealand Not To Join Board Of Peace: PM

WELLINGTON, Jan 30 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand will not join the Board of Peace, proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon said, in a statement, today. Luxon said, the government had considered the offer and decided it would not accept the invitation to join the…
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