Six bodies found hanging in violence-hit Mexican state

Agents remove bodies hanging from a bridge in Cuauhtemoc City MEXICO CITY, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of six people were found Tuesday hanging from a bridge and a tree in an area of northern Mexico shaken by cartel turf wars, authorities said. The gruesome discoveries were made in…

US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week

Taliban soldiers stand guard near Serena Hotel after US and UK governments warned to avoid hotels in Kabul citing threats, in Kabul, Afganistan WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues the fight against terrorism and…

Brazil: 58 cities cancel Carnival 2022 over COVID-19 fears

SAO PAULO, Nov 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 58 cities in southeast Brazil’s states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais have decided to cancel Carnival 2022 celebrations for fear of COVID-19 outbreaks, local press reported. The famous Brazilian festival was cancelled in 2021 amid the second wave of COVID-19 infections…

Brazil violence: 8 bodies found near Rio de Janeiro favela after shootout during police operation

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Eight bodies were discovered near the Salgueiro favela in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region a day after a shootout during a police operation, according to local authorities. The bodies were found in a mangrove after members of the Military Police’s Special Police…

12th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum Held In New Delhi

NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (NNN-PTI) – The 12th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum was held in the Indian capital, New Delhi yesterday, and both sides reaffirmed commitment to closer economic ties. India’s Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal and visiting U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, discussed issues for “developing an ambitious, shared vision…

US to release 50 million barrels of oil from reserves after OPEC+ rebuffs call for more crude

The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, US WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would release 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves in a coordinated move with China, India, South Korea, Japan and…

Child injured in US Christmas parade crash dies, taking toll to six: Prosecutor

A red SUV is seen speeding through the holiday parade crowd in Waukesha, Wisconsin, from the city’s Facebook Live on Nov 21 WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A child injured when a car ploughed into a Wisconsin Christmas parade has died, taking the toll from the tragedy to six, a local prosecutor said…

Covid-19: Americans urged not to travel to Germany, Denmark over Covid

An advertising display calls for people to get their booster vaccination in the city centre in Leipzig, eastern Germany WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The State Department urged Americans Monday not to travel to Germany and Denmark due to surging Covid-19 cases in Europe.   The department issued Level 4…

Covid-19: 95 pct of US federal workers obey vaccine mandate – White House

  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The White House said that 95 percent of federal government employees in the United States have met a Covid vaccination mandate ahead of a deadline to comply.   Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that of the 95 percent who complied, 90…

UN chief visits Colombia for fifth anniversary of peace deal

BOGOTA, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid tribute to Colombia’s peace deal efforts on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the historic agreement that ended almost six decades of devastatingconflict.   Guterres, who landed in the South American nation late Monday, said Colombia offered “a very…
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