Covid-19: Cuba to see increase in int’l flights in mid-November

HAVANA, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of international flights to Cuba could increase from the current 63 a week to about 400 in mid-November as the island relaxes pandemic restrictions, Transportation Minister Eduardo Rodriguez said. “We strongly believe all these measures could contribute to improving passenger comfort,” Rodriguez told…

Landslide kills 11 in southern Colombia, others missing

BOGOTA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A landslide in Colombia’s Narino province, close to the border with Ecuador, has killed 11 people, the country’s disaster relief agency (UNGRD) said on Tuesday, adding that dozens more were hurt or missing. The landslide, which followed heavy rain, took place in the rural municipality…

Covid-19: Canada to allow 8 more airports to accept int’l passenger flights

OTTAWA, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Canada will allow more airports to accept international passenger flights at the end of November, Canada’s Transport Ministry said. The Canadian government’s strict vaccine travel requirements that will be fully phased in by Nov 30, and the issuing of a pan-Canadian proof of vaccination passport,…

US Pres Biden says China, Russia failed to lead at COP26 climate summit

GLASGOW, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden accused China and Russia of failing to show leadership on climate change in blistering criticism of their leaders for not attending the COP26 summit in Glasgow. Speaking at the UN summit aimed at forging an ambitious new climate agreement, Biden called…

Ukraine denies Russia border build-up as defence minister quits

KIEV, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine has denied reports of a Russian military build-up near its eastern border that raised fears of a new escalation in fighting with pro-Moscow separatists. The statement came hours before a government official said that Ukraine’s Defence Minister Andriy Taran had resigned – reportedly on health…

Covid-19: US can start giving children aged 5 to 11 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine – CDC

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed broad use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in children aged five to 11, clearing the way for shots to go into young arms as soon as Wednesday. The announcement comes hours after the advisers to…

Argentina makes interest payment to IMF

 BUENOS AIRES, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina made a payment of $390 million to the International Monetary Fund for interest on a $44 billion loan it is seeking to renegotiate, the government said.   The amount was the final interest payment for 2021, the economy ministry said.   So far…

Iran Warns Against Israeli Threats, Calls U.S. Military Flight Over Regional Waters “Provocative”

TEHRAN, Nov 2 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, yesterday warned against what he called, regional threats of Israel and called the latest U.S.-led military flight over regional waters “provocative.” When asked about the allocation of 1.5 billion U.S. dollars by Israel, to counter Iran’s nuclear programme, Saeed Khatibzadeh said,…

Covid-19 global death toll passes 5 mn, mainly due to current increase in Europe: tally

   PARIS, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five million people have died worldwide from Covid-19 since the disease first emerged in China nearly two years ago, according to a tally from official sources.    Monday’s milestone, nearly four months after four million deaths were registered, came even as mortality rates slow…

COP26: Climate change main cause of fires in US west – study

 LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Climate change caused overwhelmingly by human activity is the primary source of the unprecedented forest fires regularly ravaging the western United States, according to a study.   Fires destroyed an average of 13,500 square kilometers per year in the American west between 2001 and…
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