80-Year-Old Palestinian-American Found Dead After Israeli Army Raid In West Bank

RAMALLAH, Jan 13 (NNN-WAFA) – An 80-year-old Palestinian man, who holds an American citizenship, was found dead yesterday, following his arrest by the Israeli army in the West Bank, medics said. The Palestinian Health Ministry, said that, Omar As’ad’s body was found in the village of Jiljilya, before he was…

US grants South Korea an Iran sanctions exemption

SEOUL, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has granted South Korea a sanctions exemption, allowing the country to pay millions of dollars of overdue compensation to an Iranian investor over a 2010 dispute.   Seoul’s foreign ministry said it had received a “specific license” from the US Treasury Department…

Covid-19 picks up pace in Americas as Omicron spreads, regional health agency says

BRASILIA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The spread of COVID-19 in the Americas driven by the Omicron variant of the virus has reached levels of transmission never before seen during the pandemic, with cases doubling to 6.1 million over the past week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said. Omicron has…

Covid-19: Unvaccinated father in Quebec temporarily loses rights to visit son

MONTREAL, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Canadian father, unvaccinated against COVID-19 and “opposed to health measures”, lost the right to visit his 12-year-old after a Quebec judge ruled his visits would not be in the child’s “best interest.” The decision, initially reported by Quebec newspaper Le Devoir, was rendered Dec…

US lays out case against ‘unlawful’ China maritime claims

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Wednesday laid out its most detailed case yet against Beijing’s “unlawful” claims in the South China Sea, rejecting both the geographic and historic bases for its vast, divisive map. In a 47-page research paper, the State Department’s Bureau of Oceans and…

8 member states lose right to vote at UN due to unpaid dues

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iran and Venezuela are among the eight countries whose rights to vote at the United Nations have been revoked due to unpaid dues, a UN spokesperson said. In his letter to the General Assembly on Tuesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said a total of 11…

NATO-Russia Council meeting ends without clear result

BRUSSELS, Jan 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Wednesday’s talks between representatives of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Russia concluded without a clear outcome, with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg describing the differences between the two sides as “significant” and “will not be easy to bridge.” “This was not an easy…

Covid-19: Quebec to impose health tax on unvaccinated Canadians

QUEBEC CITY, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. Quebec, which has seen the highest number of Covid-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in cases. On Tuesday, the premier announced that…

US sanctions five North Koreans after missile launch

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on five North Koreans linked to the country’s ballistic missile program, a day after Pyongyang carried out what it said was the launch of a hypersonic missile.   The Treasury Department said the five individuals being sanctioned were “responsible for…

Aid To Afghanistan, Syria, Vaccine Equity Top UNSC Agenda In 2021

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Aid to Afghanistan and Syria, as well as, vaccine equity demands, were high on the 2021 agenda of the UN Security Council (UNSC), which was grappling with more issues as the COVID-19 pandemic caused various problems, including an economic fallout, the UNSC said, in…
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