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Uzbekistan Provides 3,700 Tonnes Of Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Dec 25 (NNN-ANA) – Uzbekistan provided 3,700 tonnes of humanitarian aid to war-torn Afghanistan, to help needy people…

5.7-Magnitude Quake Hits Northern Laos — USGS

HONG KONG, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.7, jolted 86 km NNW of Phôngsali, Laos,…

Two US women lawmakers carjacked at gunpoint in Philadelphia and Chicago

Mary Gay Scanlon has been in Washington since 2018  WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two US women lawmakers have had…

Covid-19: 55 people test positive on US cruise ship

MIAMI, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifty-five people have tested positive for Covid-19 aboard a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship that…

Covid-19: Vaccine obligatory in Ecuador from age of 5

  QUITO, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador became the first country to make coronavirus vaccines obligatory for children as young…

Covid-19: Millions of Americans on the move amid Omicron’s Christmas surge

 WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Millions of Americans were on the move Thursday during one of the busiest travel days…

Iran nuclear deal talks to resume on Dec 27: Officials

Negotiations restarted in November after a five-month hiatus VIENNA, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Negotiations to revive a 2015 nuclear deal…

US official meets with Israeli PM on Iran nuclear deal talks

United States National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan JERUSALEM, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met…

Covid-19: US Pres Biden denies failure in Omicron testing response

 WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden has denied his administration bungled its response to the emergence of…

UN Security Council adopts resolution to ease Afghan aid

 UNITED NATIONS, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help humanitarian aid reach…