Pentagon claims Russia continues boosting troops near border with Ukraine

  WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (NNN-TASS) — The United States continues to see additions to the Russian forces near the Russian-Ukrainian border, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs John Kirby told a briefing onMonday.   Asked to comment on reports saying that Russian troops are allegedly staying near…

Ecuador renews state of emergency over prison violence

 QUITO, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s president on Monday renewed for one month a state of emergency aimed at restoring calm in the country’s prisons, where riots have left more than 300 inmates dead this year.    President Guillermo Lasso signed a decree that allows for mobilization of police and…

Mexico: Over 95,000 registered as disappeared, impunity ‘almost absolute’ – UN

protest rally in Mexico City on the case of Ayoitzinapa rural school attended by the 43 disappeared students MEXICO CITY, Nov 30 (NNN-UNNS) — As of last Friday, more than 95,000 people have been officially registered as disappeared in Mexico. That includes a worrying increase in the number of women and children, a trend that has…

Magnitude 7.5 quake damages hundreds of houses in Peru

The arrival of the president, Pedro Castillo, to the area where an earthquake of 7.5 degrees on the scale occurred LIMA, Nov 30 (NNN-EFE) — A 7.5 magnitude earthquake that shook northern Peru Sunday left at least 12 people injured and damaged hundreds of homes in the remote Amazon region…

Honduras about to have first woman president; LatAm takes turn to the left

TEGUCIGALPA, Nov 30 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Chavist candidate Xiomara Castro seemed on track Monday morning to become the first female president of Honduras after 38.94% of the votes had been counted. Castro, a former first lady whose husband Manuel Zelaya was ousted by a coup in 2009, had obtained 53.44% of…

Violations Of Palestinian Rights Threaten Two-State Solution, Warns UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, said yesterday that, constant violations of the rights of Palestinians, threaten the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “On this International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – including East Jerusalem…

EU, Russia, Iran optimistic after resumption of nuclear talks

VIENNA, Nov 30 (NNN-Xinhua) — Diplomats from EU, Russia and Iran expressed here on Monday optimism amid a fresh round of Iran nuclear talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal after a hiatus of more than five months. “I feel extremely positive about what I have seen today,” said…

U.S. Should Drop Trump’s Maximum Pressure Policy Against Iran: Iranian Spokesman

TEHRAN, Nov 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said, the current U.S. government should stop following the maximum pressure policy by former President Donald Trump against Iran. “The Americans took our time in six (previous) rounds of negotiations, to preserve Trump’s failed legacy,” said Khatibzadeh, referring to…

Covid-19: Cuba tightens restrictions on eight African countries over Omicron concerns

HAVANA, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba will ratchet up restrictions from Dec 4 on passengers from certain African countries over concerns about the Omicron coronavirus variant, the country’s Communist-run government said. The World Health Organization said on Monday that the Omicron variant carried a “very high” risk of infection surges. Countries…

Covid-19: US CDC says all adults 18 and over should get booster shots

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said everyone aged 18 years and older should get a booster shot either six months after their initial Pfizer or Moderna vaccine doses or two months after their Johnson & Johnson shot. The update on Monday comes after…
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