US nuclear sub damaged in underwater collision in South East Asia

A US Navy image shows the USS Connecticut departing a Washington naval base for deployment in May 2021 WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US nuclear submarine was damaged after hitting an unidentified object while operating underwater in Asia, the US Navy said.  The USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine,…

Global Ratings Agencies, World Bank Cut India’s Growth Projections

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s gross domestic product (GDP) would grow at the rate of 8.7 percent, in the rest of the current fiscal year, down from the projection of 10 percent in June, said the American rating agency, Fitch Ratings, in a report yesterday. The cut in…

Brazil police find stash of Nazi material in home of suspected child abuser

A handout photo released by police shows Nazi uniforms RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Rio de Janeiro found a vast collection of Nazi uniforms and memorabilia in the home of an alleged child abuser, along with several weapons, officials said.  The 58-year-old suspect, identified as Aylson…

French ambassador to return to Australia after subs row

 PARIS, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France announced it will return its ambassador to Australia, ending a weeks-long diplomatic protest over Canberra’s decision to scrap a submarine contract.   Paris recalled its envoy on Sept 17, enraged at Australia’s decision to tear up a landmark defence contract worth about US$65 billion…

More than 50 migrants died in 2021 while crossing Panama jungle

  PANAMA CITY, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 50 migrants have died since the start of the year while trying to cross the Panama jungle in an effort to reach the United States, the Panamanian prosecutor’s office said.   “The Institute of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences of Panama…

Update: Peru president names woman environmentalist as new PM

Mirtha Vasque was sworn in as the new prime minister replacing Guido Bellido LIMA, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peruvian President Pedro Castillo accepted the resignation of his prime minister Wednesday and replaced him with a female environmental activist.   Under Peruvian law, the prime minister’s resignation automatically triggered that of…

Peru’s president announces resignation of PM

Peru’s Prime Minister Guido Bellido (C)  LIMA, Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peru’s President Pedro Castillo announced the resignation of Prime Minister Guido Bellido to preserve the “governability of the country” mired in political tension since Bellido took office on July 29. “Today I have accepted the resignation of the president…

Mexico: Fiery road crash kills 3 migrants in Gulf Coast, 20 injured

MEXICO CITY, Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least three migrants were burned to death and about 20 others were injured in a fiery road crash early Wednesday in Mexico’s Gulf Coast state of Veracruz, the National Immigration Institute (INM) said. Among the victims were Honduran, Haitian and Guatemalan migrants, the…

State Department reveals number of nuclear arsenal in the US in 2020

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US administration revealed that the United States (US) had 3,750 nuclear warheads as of Sept 30, 2020, reversing former President Donald Trump’s decision to rank the numbers on the nuclear arsenal.“The United States is releasing newly declassified information on the US nuclear arsenal to…

Nuke Talks To Resume “Soon”: Iranian Official

TEHRAN, Oct 7 (NNN-TASNIM) – A senior Iranian lawmaker, yesterday announced that, the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, will resume in coming days. Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, spokesperson of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian parliament, said “negotiations will begin…
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