Drone Strike Kills Three Allegedly Linked To Al-Qaeda In Yemen: Source

ADEN, Nov 15 (NNN-SABA) – Three people, suspected of being members of the Yemen-based al-Qaeda branch, were killed by an airstrike in Yemen yesterday, a military official said. “Missiles fired by a U.S. drone struck a travelling vehicle, passing on the road between the provinces of al-Bayda and Shabwa, in…

Death Toll From Prison Clashes In Ecuador Rises To 68

QUITO, Nov 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – The death toll from the clashes at the Litoral Penitentiary in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil has risen to 68, the State Attorney General’s Office reported yesterday. The clashes occurred on Friday night and early yesterday, which left an initial balance of 58 dead…

Iran’s FM Urges “Serious” Approach For “Good Deal” In Upcoming Nuke Talks

TEHRAN, Nov 14 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, called for a “serious” approach of the negotiating sides, in the upcoming nuclear talks, for a “good deal.” “I believe that, if the opposite sides enter the Vienna talks with a serious and positive approach, it will be possible…

COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 610,000 In Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 13 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil on Wednesday, registered 280 more deaths from COVID-19, over the past 24 hours, raising the national death toll to 610,036, said the Health Ministry. Authorities also registered 12,273 new daily COVID-19 cases, bringing the total caseload to 21,909,298. Brazil has seen an…

Qatar To Represent U.S. Interests In Afghanistan, Says Blinken

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (NNN-QNA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said yesterday, Qatar has agreed to represent U.S. interests in Afghanistan, following the closure of the U.S. embassy in Kabul, in late Aug. Blinken made the announcement at a news conference, after holding talks with Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh…

Rising Inflation Pressures Will Prompt U.S. Fed To Raise Interest Rates In 2022: Report

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will be forced to start raising interest rates in 2022, as inflation pressures will remain elevated over the next two years, according to a report released by the Economics Group of Wells Fargo Securities. “With inflation likely to remain hot for…

Afghan Acting FM Questions Double Standards Of The West During Pakistan Visit

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, yesterday questioned the double standards of the West, saying that, all donations and aid from the West to Afghanistan stopped, when the Afghan people needed them the most. “There are around 3,100 clinics, operational clinics, and healthcare centres…

Police Clears Bomb Threat After NY University Evacuations

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Local authorities conducted investigations, after New York University (NYU) evacuated multiple buildings, due to bomb threats, Thursday night. “NYU received bomb threats for three locations: the Stern School of Business, Centre for Neural Science, and Hebrew Union College,” the school said, in its website…

British Newspaper Unveils COVID-19 Vaccine Inequality Among U.S. Kids

LONDON, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A major British newspaper revealed inequality of access among U.S. kids for COVID-19 vaccines, which have been rolled out to this group. More than 360,000 children under the age of 12 have already received their first shot, according to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control…

U.S. Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt To Withhold Records From House Jan 6 Panel

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A U.S. federal judge ruled that, the committee investigating the Jan 6 Capitol riot, can access records related to former President Trump, in the lead-up to the insurrection, dealing a blow to Trump’s effort to keep them secret. The ruling was made Tuesday night, from…
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