Covid-19: US trade gap soars in 2020 amid pandemic disruptions
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US trade deficit surged in 2020 to its highest level since 2008, the government…
Covid-19: Spain detects first case of Brazilian variant
The announcement came 3 days after Spain restricted arrivals by air from Brazil and South Africa MADRID, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Path clears for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief after support from US president
GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden’s administration offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead…
Germany, France, UK, US agree ‘to revive transatlantic ties’
BERLIN, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Britain and the United States on Friday said they…
Covid-19: Pres Biden says will ‘act fast’ on Covid relief, Americans near ‘breaking point’
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Joe Biden said he has to “act fast” to push a huge new economic…
ICC rules its ‘territorial jurisdiction’ extends to Palestinian areas
THE HAGUE, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the situation in the…
Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests – Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will expel diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany over their alleged participation in recent…
Covid-19: US in tug-of-war with teachers over reopening schools
LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From lawsuits in San Francisco tothreats of a remote learning “lockout” in Chicago, US…
Germany welcomes US troop withdrawal freeze
US soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany BERLIN, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany welcomed the US decision to stop the military withdrawal…
South Korean trade minister Yoo withdraws from WTO chief race, leaves Nigerian to lead the global body
Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the only remaining candidate for the WTO director-general’s post SEOUL, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
