Americas

US to announce sanctions on Russia over hacking, election meddling

US President Joe Biden (L) and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin WASHINGTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will announce…

Covid-19: Canada will grant permanent residency to 90,000 students and foreign workers

OTTAWA, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada will grant permanent residency to more than 90,000 foreign students and workers who helped…

Covid-19 global developments: EU to get 50 million Pfizer doses early as US prolongs J&J pause

PARIS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union said that it is expecting 50 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier…

UN warns that impact of Caribbean volcano could affect other islands

UNITED NATIONS, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The humanitarian and economic crisis unleashed by the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano on…

US shooting: Former Minnesota officer charged with second-degree manslaughter over shooting of black motorist

Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer who is charged with killing 20-year-old Black motorist Daunte Wright in…

Germany, United States call on Russia to pull back troops from Ukrainian border

BERLIN, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Joe Biden called on Russia to pull back troops from…

Pres Biden declares ‘It’s time to end the forever war’ as US withdrawal from Afghanistan to begin on May 1

Pres Joe Biden walks through Arlington National cemetery to honour fallen veterans of Afghan conflict in Arlington, Virginia WASHINGTON, April…

One dead, 12 missing after ship capsizes off southern US coast

HOUSTON, April 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One crew member was pronounced dead and 12 are missing after a vessel capsized in…

Lebanon’s Restaurant Sector Struggles To Survive Amid COVID-19, Economic Crisis

BEIRUT, Apr 15 (NNN-NNA) – The Lebanese restaurant sector, best known for its delicious food and generosity, is on the…

Iran’s Top Leader Insists U.S. Lifts Sanctions First To Revive Nuclear Deal

TEHRAN, Apr 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, yesterday, reiterated Tehran’s position that U.S. sanctions must be…