US: Fire at fertiliser plant in North Carolina may cause explosion, area evacuated

Firefighters battle a fire of burning Weaver Fertilizer Plant on Cherry Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 6,500 people have been told to evacuate their homes in Winston-Salem, North Carolina due to a fire at a fertiliser plant storing over 300 tons of potentially…

Covid-19: WHO warns of Covid medical waste threat

    GENEVA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health. The tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste had put a huge strain on healthcare waste…

Fourth journalist slain in Mexico in a month

A woman posts photos of murdered journalists during a national protest MEXICO CITY, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A journalist with an online news outlet was preparing to record a video interview Monday when he was shot by assailants, becoming the fourth journalist killed in less than a month in Mexico, the…

Flooding kills at least 11 people in Ecuador capital

 QUITO, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 11 people were killed and 32 injured on Monday after the heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in nearly two decades triggered a massive landslide in capital Quito, authorities said. Torrents of water carrying stones and mud swept down an avenue in the Ecuadorian…

US lacks moral authority to criticise rights abuses, says Cuba

An old American car drives near a banner reading ‘As the virus, the United States blockade isolates’, in Havana HAVANA, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba, marking six decades under American sanctions this week, has lashed out at US “cruelty” against the island nation and said Washington lacked the moral authority…

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…
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