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…

Iran Warns Against Re-Emergence Of Daesh Militants In Syria

TEHRAN, Jan 29 (NNN-IRNA) – Latest violence in Syria’s north-eastern province of Hasakah is a warning sign of re-emerging dangers of the Daesh terrorists in the country, Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), warned. Referring to the recent attack by the Daesh militants on the Kurdish-run Ghwayran…

US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecoms giant to be banned from the US over “significant” national security and espionage concerns. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had voted unanimously to revoke authorisation for the company’s American unit to operate in the US.…

7 illegal Indian nationals in US released from Border Patrol custody

NEW YORK, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven Indian nationals, who entered the US illegally and were arrested near the US/Canada border last week, have been released from Border Patrol’s custody and processed for removal from the country.  “All seven migrants who illegally entered the United States last week were administratively…

Iran Nuke Talks In Vienna Paused, “Political Decisions” Needed: EU

BRUSSELS, Jan 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – 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 yesterday. The European External Action Service (EEAS), said in a statement that, the 8th round of negotiations in Vienna will…
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