US: Indigenous groups seek justice for 19th-century California Gold Rush massacre

Indigenous groups and media reporting about the historical injustice LOS ANGELES, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — During the 19th-century Gold Rush era, state-sanctioned groups of settlers massacred thousands of Indigenous people in northern California, in what both historians and Indigenous descendants of the victims have labelled a genocide.Last month, following years…

Covid-19: Christmas travel will fuel spread of Omicron, US expert warns

Dr Fauci (R) said the rapid spread of Omicron could leave US hospitals struggling WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Christmas travel will increase the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant, even among the fully vaccinated, the top US infectious disease expert says. “There’s no doubt about this, [Omicron] has an extraordinary…

US announces reward of $5m for info on Avijit attack mastermind

 WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (NNN-BSS) — The US Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service, through its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) office has offered reward of up to $5 million for information on attack that left US citizen Avijit Roy dead and his wife, Rafida Bonya Ahmed, seriously injured.      “The Secretary…

Iran Denies Direct Nuke Talks With U.S. In Vienna

TEHRAN, Dec 21 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry denied yesterday, a claim by U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, that, there were direct talks between the two countries over the past few months. “Since the beginning of the negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal in Vienna,…

Roundup: Chaos, Poverty And Hunger – The U.S. Legacy In Afghanistan

By Abdul Haleem KABUL, Dec 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The outgoing year has been a difficult one for Afghans. Almost as hastily as they had arrived, U.S.-led forces ran for home, after 20 years. The military precision with which the evacuation was executed stands in stark contrast to the chaos left…

Colombian authorities seize assets from arrested drug traffickers

BOGOTA, Decc 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombian prosecutors have seized assets worth around US $ 37.2 believed to have been acquired by Gulf Clan leader Dairo Antonio Úsuga, a.k.a. “Otoniel,” with money from illegal deeds. The decision was taken Sunday by the Specialized Directorate for Extinction of Property Rights of the…

Mexico tightens travel requirements on South American visitors

MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Mexican migration authorities have decided over the past few days to reinstate a visa requirement for travelers from Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil after it was detected large numbers of those alleged tourists were seeking to go on by land and try to cross into…

Japanese space tourists return to Earth after 12 days on ISS

ALMATY (Kazakhstan), Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Japanese billionaire returned to Earth on Monday, after 12 days spent on the International Space Station where he made videos about performing mundane tasks in space including brushing teeth and going to the bathroom. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano…

President wants Buenos Aires to no longer be capital of Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 20 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández said he was entertaining the idea that the country’s capital should not be Buenos Aires, thus resurfacing a controversy from 1853-1860 which then-President Raúl Alfonsín also sought in the 1980s to reshape. “Every day I think if the capital should…

Covid-19: EU set to back Novavax vaccine

    THE HAGUE, Dec 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s drug regulator will decide Monday whether to approve a Covid jab by Novavax, which uses a more conventional technology that the US biotech firm hopes will reduce vaccinehesitancy.    Novavax’s jab, a protein-based vaccine of the kind used around the world…
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