US: All federal prisons locked down after deadly gang fight

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) wrote in an emailed statement that two prisoners died in hospital near the prison in Beaumont, Texas, where the violence erupted WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All federal prisons in the United States were locked down on Tuesday after a deadly gang brawl involving several…

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 caused rivers to burst their banks, and rescue teams have begun evacuating people in high-risk zones, the civil protection authority said. Nearly 36 hours of rain caused flooding, primarily in…

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 United Arab Emirates and Canada. In UAE the exercise is taking place at the Kenya Embassy in Abu Dhabi and Kenya Consulate in Dubai. While in Canada the exercise kicks…

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 and urged Tehran to agree to direct talks to help forge a deal.    Speaking on background, the official said that Iran’s nuclear program was nearing “breakout” toward nuclear weapons…

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 Nations Security Council on Monday, with both countries accusing each other of being “provocative”. Russia failed to stop the US-requested council meeting on the build-up, allowing for a public face-off over…

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 the forced landing of one of its flights last May, and said that airlines should not fly over Belarus without such a guarantee. The plane was overflying Belarus on its way from…

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 plea deals from two white men convicted of murdering a black jogger in Georgia after relatives of the victim vehemently objected to the agreements. Travis McMichael, his father Gregory McMichael…

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 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A single flash of lightning in the United States nearly two years ago cut across the sky for nearly 770km, setting a new world record, the United Nations…

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 cases and 330 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total caseload and death toll to 25,348,797 and 626,854 respectively. The moving average of cases stood at 186,363…

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 the former Afghan government and its security forces. “After general amnesty, no one is allowed to harm anyone. If any revenge-taking incident reported, we would investigate and punish the perpetrators,”…
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