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US envoy visits Libya in show of support for interim government

oPrime Minister of Libya, Abdulhamid Dbeibah TRIPOLI, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior US State Department official Joey Hood held talks…

US to provide $155 million more for Rohingyas

GENEVA, May 20 (NNN-BSS) — The United States (US) has announced to provide nearly $155 million in new humanitarian assistance,…

Inmates beheaded in Guatemala prison clashes: police

GUATEMALA CITY, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four inmates were beheaded in a fight between rival gangs on Wednesday…

Covid-19: Argentina daily cases hit record high as Colombia reports 452 more deaths

Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Buenos Aires BUENOS AIRES/BOGOTA, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — Argentina on Wednesday reported a…

US sanctions former Albania leader Berisha over corruption

Sali Berisha WASHINGTON/TIRANA, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States sanctioned former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha for alleged “significant…

U.S. to waive sanctions on company building Nord Stream 2 pipeline: reports

WASHINGTON, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Biden administration plans to waive sanctions against a company and its head overseeing the…

US House passes legislation creating independent commission to probe Jan 6 Capitol riot

Capitol riot WASHINGTON, May 20 (NNN-Xinhua) — The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to pass the legislation creating an independent…

COVID-19: 1.5 billion anti-virus shots injected worldwide

PARIS, May 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1.5 billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been injected into people’s arms around…

Iceland: First US-Russia meeting ahead of Biden-Putin summit

REYKJAVIK, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US and Russian foreign ministers are meeting in Iceland on Wednesday to gauge the…

Covid-19: Mexico aims to give population at least one vaccine dose by October

MEXICO CITY, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico aims to ensure its population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot…