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US Pres Biden invites Ukraine’s president to White House

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) has accepted an invitation to the White House by US President Joe Biden  WASHINGTON/KIEV, June…

Maldives FM Elected New President Of UN General Assembly

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 8 (NNN-PSM) – Foreign minister of the Maldives, Abdulla Shahid, was yesterday elected president of the upcoming…

Covid-19: WHO urges Covid jab makers to give Covax 50% of doses

GENEVA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Orgamisation called for Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to give Covax first refusal on…

Covid-19 far worse for work than 2008 financial crash: UN

GENEVA, June 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said that the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on the world of work was…

Pres Putin signs law to pull Russia out of Open Skies treaty

Vladimir Putin, Russian President MOSCOW, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Vladimir Putin has signed a law withdrawing Russia from the…

Colombia: Another signatory to the Peace Agreement is killed

BOGOTA, June 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — Colombia’s Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) reported the assassination of Jose Alonso, a social…

Update: Peru’s runoff elections – Fujimori slightly ahead but too soon to celebrate

LIMA, June 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori was slightly ahead of leftist Pedro Castillo Monday dawn as provisional…

Covid-19: UK’s PM Johnson calls on G7 to vaccinate world by end of 2022

Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister LONDON, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called for leaders of the…

Two Drones Shot Down Over Air Base In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jun 7 (NNN-NINA) – Two drones were shot down yesterday, over a military airbase, housing U.S.-led coalition forces, in…

Colombia orders police ‘modernization’ after protest criticism

BOGOTA, June 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia announced an effort to “modernize” the police, who have been widely criticized internationally for…