Int’l agencies call for urgent aid to address food insecurity

 WASHINGTON, April 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major international organizations issued an appeal for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including providing financing to support farmers and increase food supplies.  “It is critical to quickly provide support for food insecure countries in a coordinated manner,” the heads…

Severe Economic Crisis, High Living Cost Affect Lebanese Diet

by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Apr 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – With his meager income from a household appliances company in Beirut, 38-year-old Lebanese, Mustafa Hejazi, said, he could barely able to afford enough meat for his family. “How can I buy meat at 280,000 Lebanese pounds (11.5 U.S. dollars) per kg, when…

Brazil gaining ground in the US beef market: main exporter in first two months of 2022

BRASILIA, April 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil in the first two months of this year became for the first time ever, the main supplier of beef to the United States. In January the US took 45,400 tons of Brazilian beef and in February 25,600, totaling 71,000 tons, ahead of more traditional…

US crypto expert jailed 63 months for helping North Korea

NEW YORK, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US cryptocurrency expert was sentenced Tuesday to 63 months in prison for advising North Korea on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology to circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program, court officials said. Virgil Griffith, 39, had pleaded guilty to conspiring…

Mexico argues case in lawsuit against US arms makers

MEXICO CITY, April 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Mexican government on Tuesday argued its case before a federal judge in Boston in the eastern US state of Massachusetts, as part of its lawsuit against eight US arms manufacturers and distributors. The hearing, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, focused on…

Covid-19: Global cases surpass 500 mln, with 6.18 mln deaths

NEW YORK, April 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Global COVID-19 cases topped 500 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count amounted to 500,074,490, with 6,183,035 deaths worldwide showed the data. The United States reported 80,456,912 cases and 986,019 deaths,…

Brazil’s Lula promises indigenous tribes he will reverse Bolsonaro measures

Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva joins the indigenous people Free Land camp BRASILIA, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised Brazil’s indigenous people that he would stop illegal mining on their reservations and recognise their land claims if he wins the presidential…

US violence: At least 29 injured in Brooklyn subway shooting, undetonated devices found

At least 29 people were injured, including 10 who were shot, in the gruesome incident. NEW YORK, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A madman disguised as a construction worker turned a Brooklyn subway car into a bloodbath during the early-morning rush Tuesday, setting off smoke bombs before opening fire and wounding 29,…

Iran’s Top Leader Praises Nuke Negotiators For Resisting “Excessive Demands”

TEHRAN, Apr 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday praised Iran’s negotiating team, for resisting the “excessive demands,” during talks on salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal. “Negotiations are going well,” Khamenei was quoted as saying, by his official website. The Iranian leader added that, the Iranian negotiators…

Quarter of billion face extreme poverty in 2022: Oxfam

 LONDON, April 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fallout from the Ukraine conflict, growing inequality and Covid could force more than a quarter of a billion people into extreme poverty this year, Oxfam forecast Tuesday. The British-based charity issued the warning in a report published before next week’s annual meetings of the World Bank and International…
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