Ecuador declares emergency after 22 killed in prison riots
QUITO, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador on Thursday declared a state of emergency in its penitentiary system after riots…
Russia says Nord Stream 2 pipeline to start operation despite U.S. pressure
Nord Stream 2 pipe-laying operations in German territorial waters. MOSCOW, July 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Nord Stream 2 natural gas…
Covid-19: As cases surges, more US Republicans urging vaccinations
WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With Delta variant infections spiking across the United States, growing numbers of Republican officials…
Iraqi officials discuss US military presence on Washington visit
WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior officials from Baghdad were in Washington Thursday for preliminary talks on the US…
Haiti to offer a final farewell to its slain president
PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mourners were set to offer their final farewell to Haiti’s slain president under tight security…
Covid-19: IMF board approves big lending increase for poorest nations
WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The IMF board announced it had approved a massive increase in its ability to…
US launches several airstrikes to support Afghan forces: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military in the past few days conducted airstrikes in Afghanistan to support Afghan…
US sanctions Cuba for repressing protests, Pres Biden warns more to come
WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed sanctions on Cuba’s defense minister and a special forces unit…
Covid-19: 4,000 Nigerian children orphaned by coronavirus in 16 months – World Bank
LONDON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An estimated 4,000 Nigerian children were orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 and…
Covid-19: US judge rules in favor of university’s vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON, July 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US federal judge upheld a university’s decision to require its students and employees to…