UN Security Council to discuss deadly tanker attack off Oman
The damaged Mercer Street Tanker moored off the coast of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates UNITED NATIONS, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: Ranks of Mexican poor swell to reach nearly 44% of the population
A low-income neighborhood in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s poverty rate grew to nearly 44 per…
US DOJ repatriates another US$452 million in 1MDB funds to Malaysia
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has repatriated US$452 million in misappropriated funds from 1Malaysia Development…
Update: Evacuation orders widened as California fire spreads
GREENVILLE (California, US), Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Evacuation orders were widened as California’s biggest wildfire raged through the state’s tinder-dry…
US vows support for struggling Pacific islands
SYDNEY, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden underscored US support for Pacific island nations battling Covid-19 and the climate…
Covid-19: Fully vaccinated people can still transmit virus – US CDC director
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Fully vaccinated people can still transmit the COVID-19 virus, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
US aircrash: Six dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
JUNEAU (Alaska, US), Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All six people on board a sightseeing plane were killed Thursday when the…
Covid-19: US plans to require vaccine for foreign travellers
Most international travel has been halted by the restrictions WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US will eventually require almost…
US urges Iran’s new president Ebrahim Raisi to resume nuclear talks
Ebrahim Raisi was sworn into office on Thursday WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has called on Iran’s new…
US to allow visitors from Hong Kong to stay for 18 months
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Hong Kong residents are to be offered a temporary “safe haven” in the US,…