Rising Inflation Pressures Will Prompt U.S. Fed To Raise Interest Rates In 2022: Report

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will be forced to start raising interest rates in 2022, as inflation pressures will remain elevated over the next two years, according to a report released by the Economics Group of Wells Fargo Securities. “With inflation likely to remain hot for…

Afghan Acting FM Questions Double Standards Of The West During Pakistan Visit

ISLAMABAD, Nov 13 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, yesterday questioned the double standards of the West, saying that, all donations and aid from the West to Afghanistan stopped, when the Afghan people needed them the most. “There are around 3,100 clinics, operational clinics, and healthcare centres…

Police Clears Bomb Threat After NY University Evacuations

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – Local authorities conducted investigations, after New York University (NYU) evacuated multiple buildings, due to bomb threats, Thursday night. “NYU received bomb threats for three locations: the Stern School of Business, Centre for Neural Science, and Hebrew Union College,” the school said, in its website…

British Newspaper Unveils COVID-19 Vaccine Inequality Among U.S. Kids

LONDON, Nov 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – A major British newspaper revealed inequality of access among U.S. kids for COVID-19 vaccines, which have been rolled out to this group. More than 360,000 children under the age of 12 have already received their first shot, according to the U.S. Centres for Disease Control…

U.S. Federal Judge Rejects Trump’s Attempt To Withhold Records From House Jan 6 Panel

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A U.S. federal judge ruled that, the committee investigating the Jan 6 Capitol riot, can access records related to former President Trump, in the lead-up to the insurrection, dealing a blow to Trump’s effort to keep them secret. The ruling was made Tuesday night, from…

Hate Crimes In Los Angeles County Up 20 Percent In 2020

LOS ANGELES, Nov 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A new report found a 20 percent increase in hate crimes last year, in Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, mostly due to a 53 percent jump in racial hate crime. In 2020, reported hate crimes in the county,…

U.S. Inflation Surges In Oct Amid Continued Supply Chain Bottlenecks

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. inflation remained elevated in Oct, as supply chain disruptions persisted for months, surging to the highest level in three decades, the Labour Department reported yesterday. The consumer price index (CPI) soared 0.9 percent in Oct, after rising 0.4 percent in Sept, according to the…

U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Down Last Week: API

HOUSTON, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The American Petroleum Institute (API) yesterday reported a decrease of 2.485 million barrels of crude oil in U.S. inventories, for the week ending Nov 5. Analysts had expected an increase of about 1.9 million barrels for the week. The API reported a surge of 3.594…

U.S. House Jan 6 Committee Subpoenas Six More Trump Associates In Probe Into Capitol Riot

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. House Select Committee, investigating the Jan 6 Capitol riot, issued subpoenas to six associates of former President Trump, asking them to provide documents related to their involvement in the riot and appear for depositions. “In the days before the Jan 6 attack, the…

Iran’s Army Intercepts Two U.S. Drones During Military Drills

TEHRAN, Nov 10 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian army intercepted two U.S. drones and warned them to stay away from the zones, where it was carrying out the Zolfaqar-1400 military drills, the army’s media bureau said in a statement yesterday. The U.S. aircraft, including MQ-9 and RQ-4 drones, intruded into the…
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