Pro-government lawmaker Jorge Rodriguez reelected president of Venezuelan National Assembly

Venezuelan pro-Government deputies arrive in a caravan carrying portraits of the liberator Simon Bolivar (L) and the late president Hugo Chavez (R) to the National Assembly building to swear in an extraordinary ceremony, in Caracas CARACAS, Jan 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Pro-government Deputy Jorge Rodriguez was reelected president of Venezuela’s National…

US: Man exonerated in the killing of Malcolm X is suing New York state for $20 million

Muhammad Aziz NEW YORK, Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Muhammad Aziz, one of the two men who last month were exonerated in the 1965 killing of US civil rights leader Malcolm X, sued New York state for at least $20 million in damages, saying his imprisonment had caused “deep and lasting…

US: Thirteen people killed in Philadelphia house fire

  PHILADELPHIA (Pennsylvania, US), Jan 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirteen people, including seven children, died when fire tore through public housing apartments in the eastern US city of Philadelphia on Wednesday, officials said.   Philadelphia Fire Department deputy commissioner Craig Murphy said the toll was “dynamic,” with two people rushed to…

Iraqi PM Condemns “Absurd” Attacks On Military Bases Hosting Foreign Advisers

BAGHDAD, Jan 6 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, yesterday, called the attacks on Iraqi military bases “absurd,” stressing the end of combat mission of the U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq, after their withdrawal from the country. “Unfortunately, there are some absurd actions within the first days of the…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro discharged from hospital after gut blockage

Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro SAO PAULO, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was discharged from hospital on Wednesday morning, two days after being admitted with an intestinal obstruction, his latest health complication from a 2018 stabbing. “Being discharged now. Thank you all,” Bolsonaro posted on Twitter alongside…

Covid-18: New records in US, UK, France, Australia as Omicron runs rampant

 PARIS, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US, Britain, France and Australia have all announced record numbers of daily Covid-19 cases as the WHO warned that Omicron’s dizzying spread increased the risk of newer, more dangerous variants emerging.   Britain breached 200,000 cases for the first time on Tuesday, Australia posted almost…

NATO foreign ministers to hold emergency talks on Ukraine

 BRUSSELS, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO foreign ministers will hold an emergency videoconference on Friday to discuss Russia’s military build-up around Ukraine, after a raft of demands from Moscow, the alliance said.    Tensions have soared in recent months as the West has warned that the Kremlin could be planning a…

Canada unveils agreements to compensate Indigenous children

According to census data, more than 52 percent of children in foster care in 2016 were Indigenous, while Indigenous children made up only 7.7 percent of the country’s total population OTTAWA, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada has reached agreements-in-principle to compensate Indigenous children who were discriminated against and placed in…

Argentine Navy warplanes still grounded due to lack of British-made spare parts

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five French-built warplanes Argentina bought under President Mauricio Macri for US $ 14 million have never taken to the air, due to which Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) and Fente de Todos (FdT) politicians are now trading pointing fingers.  The Argentine Navy maintains the…

Facebook too suspends Republican Congresswoman’s account

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Just hours after Twitter banned Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene permanently, Facebook gave her a 24-hour suspension for remarks she made on the alleged negative side of covid-19 vaccines. The lawmaker from Georgia accused Facebook on gab.com of censorship for striking a commentary on the…
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