IAEA chief reports ‘no progress’ in talks with Iran

     VIENNA, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN nuclear watchdog’s head said there had been “no progress” in talks with Iran to resolve disputes over the monitoring of the country’s atomic programme, a day after returning from Tehran.    Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told a quarterly…

Russia launches new docking module to ISS

     MOSCOW, Nov 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying the new Prichal docking module for the International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, the Roscosmos space agency said.     A live feed from Roscosmos showed the carrier rocket taking off against a dark evening sky…

Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal Graduate From Least Developed Country Category

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN General Assembly, yesterday affirmed the graduation of Bangladesh, Laos, and Nepal from the least developed country (LDC) category. In a resolution, the General Assembly decides to provide the three countries, on an exceptional basis, with a five-year preparatory period, leading to graduation,…

Roundup: Iran, IAEA Agree To Continue Negotiations, Cooperation

TEHRAN, Nov 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), yesterday announced that, they have agreed to continue their negotiations and cooperation, in the areas of common concerns. IAEA Director General, Rafael Grossi, met with Mohammad Eslami, the chief of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI),…

Chinese Envoy Calls On Iraqi Factions To Work Towards Gov’t Formation

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese envoy to the UN yesterday called on all Iraqi factions, to address their disputes over last month’s elections, through legal means and work towards the formation of a new government. China applauses Iraq’s successful holding of parliamentary elections last month and appreciates the…

Peru’s Congressional Committee declares ex-Bolivian Pres Evo persona non grata

LIMA, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Committee within Peru’s Congress agreed to declare former Bolivian President Evo Morales a persona non grata for meddling with internal politics, it was announced. The Foreign Relations Committee approved to “Declare Juan Evo Morales Ayma persona non grata in our country for his negative…

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…
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