Covid-19: Quebec announces curfew, Ontario cuts isolation period as Canada tackles Omicron

People queue to pick up coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test kits, as the latest Omicron variant emerges as a threat, at Yorkdale Mall in Toronto TORONTO, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s Ontario and Quebec announced fresh measures to combat COVID-19 as the country faces a rise in cases that has…

Brazilian Pres Bolsonaro refuses flood aid from Argentina, drawing Bahia rebuke

Sergio da Silva dos Santos hands clothes to other residents in front of a flooded house accessed by canoe at Sambaituba in Ilheus, Bahia state RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rejected an offer of aid from Argentina, saying that his country did not need…

US wildfire: Wind-driven Colorado grass fire destroys hundreds of homes, displaces thousands

DENVER (Colorado, US), Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fierce, wind-driven wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes, injured at least a half dozen people and prompted the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents in and around two towns east of the Rockies near Denver, authorities said. The swiftly spreading prairie grass…

Presidents Biden, Putin hold phone call amid heightened tensions over Ukraine

WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via phone on Thursday amid heightened tensions over Ukraine. Biden urged Russia to “de-escalate tensions with Ukraine” and he made clear that the United States and its allies and partners will “respond decisively if…

Chile road accident kills 9

SANTIAGO, Dec 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — A road accident in the town of Peumo, in the O’Higgins region in central Chile, killed nine and seriously injured two, the Chilean government reported. According to Ricardo Guzman, an official from the O’Higgins region, a large truck and a van carrying workers collided and…

Iraqi PM Confirms End Of U.S.-Led Combat Mission In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, confirmed yesterday, the end of the U.S.-led coalition forces’ combat mission in Iraq, after the withdrawal of the forces from the country. “The combat mission of the international coalition has ended, and all the combat equipment withdrew outside Iraq,” al-Kadhimi…

Four dead after gunmen hit public transport in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four people have been reported dead after a group of unidentified gunmen fired shots on two public transport buses while another four people wounded following the attack in southern Port-au-Prince. Despite promises by the authorities to guarantee security and peace, the country is…

Ethiopia regrets US decision to terminate its eligibility for AGOA

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopia’s trade ministry said it is unhappy with the Biden administration’s decision to revoke duty-free access for the country’s exports. The US terminated on Dec 23 Ethiopia’s eligibility for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) citing its disapproval of the war…

Mexico: Children among 8 dead in gun attack

  SILAO (Mexico), Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people, including two children, died in a shooting in a region of central Mexico plagued by turf wars between rival drug cartels, authorities said.   Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fired at homes in the municipality of Silao in…

Drought-hit western US walloped by powerful winter storm

This photo obtained from Caltrans Distric 3, shows Highway 50/Lake Tahoe Boulevard, in Lake Tahoe, California, covered in snow LOS ANGELES, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful winter storm battered the western United States, dumping much-needed snow on the drought-parched mountains of California, but causing travel misery over a wide area.…
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