Iran Urges “Practical” Steps, “Tangible” Results In Nuke Talks

TEHRAN, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Taking “practical” steps with “tangible” outcomes should be the purpose of the upcoming nuclear talks between Iran and the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri, yesterday. The Iranian…

Malaysia Ready To Return As Regional and International Investment Hub — PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia is now ready to be back on track as an investment hub for both regional and international investors, driven by creative and innovative methods in encouraging investments implemented by the government. Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this is also made possible through…

Blinken Warns Of “Other Options” If Diplomacy Fails On Iran Nuclear Issue

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, yesterday warned that the United States would turn to “other options” if diplomacy fails to curb Iran’s nuclear programme, saying “time is running short.” Blinken yesterday met with his counterparts of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in…

UN Chief Asks For 3.12 Billion USD For 2022 Budget

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday asked for nearly 3.12 billion dollars, as the world body’s regular budget for 2022. “To fully implement the mandates entrusted to us, we will require a total of 3.12 billion U.S. dollars before re-costing, which represents a net reduction…

Cuba To Administer COVID-19 Booster Shots Next Month

HAVANA, Oct 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuba will start administering booster shots with its homegrown COVID-19 vaccines next month, Cuban Health Minister, Jose Angel Portal, said at a press conference. “In the very beginning, we will administer booster shots to vulnerable groups and frontline workers, including doctors, nurses, scientists, and…

US: Hundreds evacuated from derailed metro train in Arlington

ARLINGTON (Virginia, US), Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A metro train partially derailed near Arlington Cemetery on Tuesday, and hundreds of passengers were evacuated to the Arlington Cemetery station by walking along the train tracks. The incident occurred about 4.50 p.m when Metro rail controllers received a report of a disabled Blue…

EU envoy to visit Iran Thursday amid nuclear talks push

  TEHRAN, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU envoy charged with coordinating talks on reviving a troubled nuclear deal between Iran and major powers is to visit Tehran on Thursday, the Iranian foreign ministry said.    Enrique Mora’s visit “is a follow-up to consultations between the two sides on matters…

Venezuela calls on Spain to rectify indigenous massacres

CARACAS, Oct 13 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called on the Spanish government to rectify and apologize for the massacre of millions of indigenous people from America during colonization. On the Day of Indigenous Resistance, the Venezuelan president recalled the victims of murder and slavery due to the expansion…

Argentine Economy Minister and IMF Director hold meeting in Washington DC

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine Economy Minister Martín Guzmán met in Washington DC with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to further discuss renegotiations of the country’s US $ 45 billion debt. The South American official also held an encounter with David Lipton, a top adviser to US…

Israel, UAE ministers in US as Pres Biden seeks to expand normalisation

US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Israeli’s foreign affair minister Yair Lapid at the White House WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The top diplomats from Israel and the United Arab Emirates are set to hold three-way talks in Washington Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s administration embraces and looks to expand…
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