Family from India who died in freezing cold by US-Canada border identified

OTTAWA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian authorities believe the deaths of four Indian nationals found steps away from the Canada-US border are connected to a human smuggling scheme. Jagdish Patel, 39, Vaishailben Patel, 37, and their children Vihangi, 11, and Dharkmik, 3, died from exposure due to the frigid cold…

DR Congo court set for verdict in murder of UN experts

KANANGA (DR Congo), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A military court in Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday is set to pronounce a long-awaited verdict in a mass trial over the 2017 murder of two UN experts in a troubled central region.    Dozens of people have been on trial for more…

Thousands of flights canceled as Eastern US braces for winter storm

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of flights in the United States were canceled Saturday as parts of the East Coast braced for a shellacking by a powerful winter storm packing heavy snow and high winds.   Places in the North East, including New York and Boston, were expected…

Working with US, Guatemala detains 10 people in raids on migrant smugglers

People attend the funeral of 3 migrants killed in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas while trying to reach the US GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemalan authorities working with the US Homeland Security agency on Friday arrested 10 people in raids against a migrant smuggling group linked to the massacre of…

US: At collapsed bridge, Pres Biden envisions rebuilding America

PITTSBURGH (Pennsylvania, US), Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh provided a symbolic backdrop for President Joe Biden’s trip to the city to tout his $1 trillion infrastructure plan — and try rebuilding hisown crumbling approval ratings.    Arriving in the gritty city in Pennsylvania — a key…

UN releases 20 mln USD in relief for Yemen victims following recent airstrikes

Yemen has been devasted by five years of conflict UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations on Friday released 20 million US dollars in emergency funds for 270,000 people in Yemen, including those newly displaced by airstrikes, a UN spokesman said. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths allocated…

Iran nuke talks in Vienna paused, “political decisions” needed: EU

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — Talks on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), were paused temporarily, the European Union (EU) said. The European External Action Service (EEAS) said in a Friday statement that the 8th round of negotiations in Vienna will…

Covid-19: Canada truckers head for Ottawa to protest vaccine mandate

MONTREAL, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Canadian truckers converged on Ottawa for a major demonstration against vaccine mandates to cross the Canada-US border.   Coming from as far as British Columbia on the Pacific coast, the “Freedom Convoy”, as the truckers have named it, has been growing and drawing…

Peru government says oil spill twice as big as previously thought

 LIMA, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away is twice as big as previously reported, the government said.   The announcement came hours after a court banned four directors from the Spanish oil company Repsol, which…

UN Releases 20 Million USD In Relief For Yemen Victims Following Recent Airstrikes

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations yesterday, released 20 million U.S. dollars in emergency funds for 270,000 people in Yemen, including those newly displaced by airstrikes, a UN spokesman said. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, allocated the money from the Central Emergency Response Fund, to support…
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