Covid-19: Number of cases across globe exceeds 325 million as UN says vaccinate whole world to end pandemic

GENEVA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 325 million and the number of fatalities has exceeded 5.53 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.    As on Monday Jan 17, as many as 326,279,424 novel coronavirus cases and 5,536,609 coronavirus-associated deaths were…

Covid-19: Global employment won’t recover before 2023 – UN labour body

The global unemployment rate is projected to reach 5.9 per cent in 2022 GENEVA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global employment will not recover to pre-pandemic levels until at least 2023, with a projected shortfall in hours worked this year equivalent to 52 million full-time jobs, according to a report by…

UN grants $150 million in aid for 13 underfunded crises – the largest ever so far

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations is allocating $150 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to support seriously underfunded humanitarian operations in 13 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East.Topping the list of underfunded crises are Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…

Sudan pro-democracy faction agrees to UN-brokered talks

KHARTOUM, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A prominent Sudanese pro-democracy group has conditionally accepted the UN’s offer to broker an end to political deadlock following the October military coup.Jaafar Hassan, a spokesperson for the Central Council for the Forces of Freedom and Change (CCFFC), said in a press statement that the…

Covid-19: Ecuador declares red alert in most of country over Omicron

QUITO, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador declared a red alert in most of the country following a ten-fold increase in Covid-19 cases.    The red alert applies to 193 of the South American country’s 221 cantons, including major population hubs such as Quito and Guayaquil.    Schools have also been…

US calls on North Korea to ‘cease’ its ‘unlawful’ missile launches

 WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States called on North Korea to “cease its unlawful and destabilizing activities,” after Pyongyang fired two suspected ballistic missiles in its fourth weapons test this month, a State Department spokesman said.   In a call with South Korean and Japanese officials, the US…

Iran Says Agreements Mostly Reached In Vienna Nuke Talks Pending U.S. Decisions

TEHRAN, Jan 18 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said yesterday that, agreements have been reached, to a large extent, in the talks in Vienna on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, and what remains are key issues that require political decisions by the United States. Many of the…

Concerns Mounting Over Tsunami-Hit Tonga As Countries Pledge Aid

SUVA, Jan 17 (NNN-PIN) – The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga, has lately sent tsunami sweeping across the shore of the South Pacific island country, and multiple countries nearby have reported rising water levels or issued tsunami warnings. The eruption and its ensuing tsunami are…

Chile Hits New Record Of Daily COVID-19 Cases With 9,454 Infections

SANTIAGO, Jan 17 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chile, for the second consecutive day, registered a record number of daily COVID-19 cases, after reporting 9,454 infections in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. Cases from the past seven days rose 144 percent from the previous week, and cases…

“Scream” Tops North American Box Office In Opening Weekend

LOS ANGELES, Jan 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Paramount’s horror film “Scream,” sprinted to the top of the box office in its North American debut, unseating superhero film, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” with a three-day estimate of 30.6 million U.S. dollars, according to studio figures released by measurement firm Comscore, yesterday. The…
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