IMF backs smaller $50 billion credit line to Mexico as risks ebb

 WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Monetary Fund’s executive board approved a $50 billion credit line for Mexico, reducing the amount it extended in previous years as it argues that the nation’s economic prospects have improved. The two-year flexible credit line, which is designed for crisis prevention, is Mexico’s…

US Pres Biden declared healthy and ‘fit’ for presidency after exam

  WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden got a clean bill of health from the White House doctor after undergoing an extensive, routine check-up during which his powers were briefly transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris.   “The President remains a healthy, vigorous, 78-year-old male, who is fit…

Covid-19: Canada to allow entry of travelers fully vaccinated with Sinopharm, Sinovac, COVAXIN

  OTTAWA, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — Travelers who are fully vaccinated with the shots from Sinopharm, Sinovac and COVAXIN will be allowed to enter Canada starting Nov. 30, the Canadian government announced.   Currently, Canada only accepts travelers who have received the vaccines including Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson &…

Ecuador’s president extends state of emergency to fight crime

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso QUITO, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso has renewed a 30-day state of emergency in nine of the country’s 24 provinces, as his government seeks to curb crime it says is connected to drug consumption and trafficking. The renewal will keep military patrols on…

Pres Biden to hold Africa summit to boost US ties: Secretary of State Antony Blinken

ABUJA, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden plans to hold a summit with African leaders to show US commitment to the continent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Friday.    “President Biden intends to host the US-Africa Leaders Summit to drive the kind of high-level diplomacy and engagement…

Hundreds try to cross EU border despite easing of crisis

    SOKOLKA (Poland), Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of migrants have again tried to cross the border from Belarus into Poland, Warsaw said, despite signs of the crisis easing after migrants left a makeshift encampment.   Polish border guards said there were attempted crossings by two groups on what is…

Iran Condemns New U.S. Sanctions Against Six Individuals, One Company

TEHRAN, Nov 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, yesterday, refuted the U.S. allegations of interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, condemning the new U.S. sanctions against six Iranian nationals and an Iranian company, under that “false pretext.” “The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns the new U.S.…

Colombia nun freed after 4-year captivity in Mali returns home

Colombian nun Gloria Cecilia Narvaez arrives at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota BOGOTA, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Colombian nun who was kidnapped and held by armed groups in Mali for more than four years has returned home.Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez, 59, was greeted by a dozen fellow nuns,…

Canada death toll set to rise as floods ravage Pacific coast

A view of flooding in the Sumas Prairie area of Abbotsford British Columbia, Canada ABBOTSFORD (Canada), Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada is sending the military to help evacuate and support communities hit by “catastrophic” flooding with the death toll expected to rise after record rainfall on the Pacific coast triggered…

US, Gulf countries accuse Iran of causing ‘nuclear crisis’

  WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and its Arab allies in the Gulf accused Iran of causing a nuclear crisis and destabilizing the Middle East with ballistic missiles and drones.   The warning came in a joint statement issued after a meeting of the US and Gulf…
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