Haiti storm: Thousands of homes flooded, rivers swell amid heavy rains
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of homes were flooded and some 2,500 families displaced in Haiti as torrential rain…
Kenya elections: IEBC begins enlisting voters in UAE, Canada
NAIROBI, Feb 1 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Monday commenced Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) in…
US urges direct nuclear talks with Iran, says time running out
WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A senior US official said that time was running out for nuclear negotiations with Iran…
Russia, US clash at UN over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –: Tensions between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s troop build-up near Ukraine spilled into the United…
Ryanair calls on Belarus to guarantee no repeat of plane diversion
DUBLIN, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Irish airline Ryanair urged Belarus to guarantee that there would be no repeat of…
US racism: Judge rejects plea deals for murderers of black jogger
,Ahmaud Arbery was chased “because he was black”, court told WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United States judge rejected…
770km US megaflash sets new lightning record: UN
‘Lightning is a major hazard that claims many lives every year,’ the UN’s World Meteorological Organization says GENEVA, Ferb 1…
Covid-19: Brazil registers 134,175 new daily cases
People wearing face masks walk in Recife, Brazil BRASILIA, Feb 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s Ministry of Health reported 134,175 COVID-19…
Taliban Rejects UN Report Of Killing Scores Of Former Gov’t, Security Employees
KABUL, Feb 1 (NNN-ANA) – Taliban denied yesterday, a United Nations (UN) report, of killing more than 100 members of…
Senior UN official calls for dialogue to defuse Russia-Ukraine tensions
UN Undersecretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Undersecretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs…