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…

12th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum Held In New Delhi

NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (NNN-PTI) – The 12th India-U.S. Trade Policy Forum was held in the Indian capital, New Delhi yesterday, and both sides reaffirmed commitment to closer economic ties. India’s Commerce Minister, Piyush Goyal and visiting U.S. Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, discussed issues for “developing an ambitious, shared vision…

US to release 50 million barrels of oil from reserves after OPEC+ rebuffs call for more crude

The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, US WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would release 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves in a coordinated move with China, India, South Korea, Japan and…

Child injured in US Christmas parade crash dies, taking toll to six: Prosecutor

A red SUV is seen speeding through the holiday parade crowd in Waukesha, Wisconsin, from the city’s Facebook Live on Nov 21 WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A child injured when a car ploughed into a Wisconsin Christmas parade has died, taking the toll from the tragedy to six, a local prosecutor said…
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