U.S. Strongly Opposes Israeli Settlement Expansion In West Bank

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United States yesterday voiced strong opposition to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, saying, such a move damages the prospects for a two-state solution. “We are deeply concerned about the Israeli government’s plan, to advance thousands of settlement units tomorrow (today), many of…

U.S. Suspends Economic Aid To Sudan

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United States, yesterday, suspended 700 million U.S. dollars in economic aid to Sudan, after the country’s military forces arrested civilian leaders and officials. “The United States condemns the actions taken overnight by Sudanese military forces,” State Department spokesperson, Ned Price said, during a press…

At Least Four Dead In Avalanche On Ecuador’s Volcano

QUITO, Oct 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – At least four people were killed yesterday, by an avalanche on the Chimborazo volcano, in central Ecuador, said the country’s Integrated Security Service, ECU 911. The avalanche fell on a group of 12 hikers, as they were climbing the volcano, at an altitude of…

Wildfire In U.S. Produces Widespread Ecological Damage To River System: Survey

DENVER, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One year after the most destructive wildfire in U.S. Colorado history, torched 208,913 acres (845.4 square kilometres) of forest land, biologists were lamenting the slow recovery of the nearby water system. “As feared, recent surveys of the river showed thousands of fish were killed, as…

Cuba Continues To See Reduction In COVID-19 Cases And Deaths

HAVANA, Oct 25 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Cuba has continued to see a reduction in infections and deaths from COVID-19, with 1,319 cases and 15 deaths reported yesterday, for a total of 945,750 infections and 8,182 fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health reported, yesterday. “Today (yesterday), we have indicators that show…

Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez shot dead

 QUITO, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez was shot dead in the port city of Guayaquil, authorities announced, sparking an outpouring of grief in a country struggling to contain a surge inviolence.   Quinonez, 32, and another person were found dead close to midnight local time (0500…

Covid-19: US administers nearly 413 million doses of vaccines

October 24, 20213:14 AM +08Last Updated 12 hours ago United States U.S. administers nearly 413 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines A person receives a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has administered 412,856,169 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of…

US envoy urges North Korea to stop missile tests

  SEOUL, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US on Sunday urged North Korea to stop “counterproductive” missile tests, but expressed hope Pyongyang would respond positively to Washington’s call for dialogue.   It comes after North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, prompting an emergency meeting of the…

Hurricane Rick gains strength as it advances on Mexico

  MEXICO CITY, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Rick gained strength as it advanced toward Mexico’s Pacific coast Saturday and risked becoming a major hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said.   At 0000 GMT on Saturday, Rick was located 265 km from Zihuatanejo and 305 km from Acapulco, both…

Cargo ship on fire, spewing toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast: officials

  VANCOUVER, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A container ship has caught fire and isexpelling toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast, authorities said.   The Zim Kingston ship had been bound for Vancouver when the flames erupted,with the fire reported to the coast guard at around 11 pm local time, CBCNews…
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