Russian and UK defence ministers to meet over Ukraine

  LONDON, Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has accepted an invitation to meet his British counterpart Ben Wallace to discuss the crisis on the Russia-Ukraine border, a senior UK defence source said.    “The Defence Secretary is glad that Russia has accepted the invitation to talk with his counterpart,”…

US: Lab monkeys escape after road crash, one on the loose

HARRISBURG (Pennsylvania, US), Jan 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The crash in Pennsylvania of a truck transporting 100 monkeys to a laboratory allowed four of them to escape, triggering a search by police who warned the public not to approach the animals. The vehicle collided with a dump truck near Danville, Pennsylvania…

Covid-19: Brazil reports over 160,000 new cases for 3rd straight day

BRASILIA, Jan 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — Brazil reported 166,539 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the third consecutive day on which the country registered more than 160,000 cases, the National Council of Health Secretaries said. The new cases have brought the nationwide tally to 23,751,782, it said. Meanwhile, the…

Update: New York mayor calls for national action on guns after death of police officer

   NEW YORK, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York’s mayor called on the federal government to help “stop the flow of weapons” in the city after a police officer was killed and another wounded in a shooting on Friday.    America’s largest city has been rocked by a spate of…

US shooting: One NY police officer shot dead, another in critical condition; gunman dead

A massive NYPD response was invoked following the fatal shooting of a fellow officer in Harlem on Friday NEW YORK, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One New York police officer lost his life and another remains in critical condition following a shooting Friday in the Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem. The New…

Malaysia Committed To Support Re-Elected Head of UN-Habitat In Achieving SDG11

PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Jan 22 (NNN-Bernama) — A Malaysian delegation led by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, will take part in the 150th session of the executive board (EB) of the World Health Organisation (WHO), to be held in Geneva, Switzerland from Jan 24 to 29. Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah…

UN condemns deadly air strike on Yemen prison

Hope of finding survivors in the rubble is said to be fading  UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN has condemned an air strike on a Yemen detention centre that has killed more than 70 people. The facility in Saada, a stronghold of the rebel Houthi movement in north-western…

Covid-19: Brazil to stop unvaccinated footballers playing in top leagues

CBF headquarters, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BRASILIA, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said players must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to take part in this year’s league championship, The CBF said it was in constant contact with health bodies and had sent an updated list of requirements…

US, Russia promise to work to ease Ukraine tensions

GENEVA, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Washington and Moscow’s top diplomats on Friday agreed to keep working to ease tensions over Ukraine, with the United States promising a written response to Russian security requirements next week and not ruling out a presidential meeting. As fears grew that Russia could invade its…

UN chief ‘convinced’ Russia won’t invade Ukraine

   UNITED NATIONS, Jan 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would be against international law and said he was confident that it would not happen.    “There should not be any military intervention. In this context, I think that diplomacy is the way…
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