UN General Assembly to consider call for Myanmar arms embargo

Protesters march in Yangon, Myanmar UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (May 18) is set to consider a draft non-binding resolution calling for “an immediate suspension” of the transfer of weapons to the military junta of Myanmar, a UN official said. Unlike Security Council resolutions,…

Miss Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2021

WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Florida, after fellow contestant Miss Myanmar used her stage time to draw attention to the bloody military coup in her country. Sunday night marked the Miss Universe competition’s return to television, after the pageant was cancelled…

Chinese Envoy Vows To Push For UN Security Council Action To Defuse Israeli-Palestinian Tension

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy vowed to push for UN Security Council action to defuse Israeli-Palestinian tension. As the Security Council president for the month of May, China will continue to push the council to take prompt action and to speak in one voice, said Zhang…

EU chief diplomat criticizes Russia’s list of ‘unfriendly states’

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell BRUSSELS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s decision to categorize the United States and the Czech Republic as “unfriendly” states is not justified in the view of the European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell.In remarks made in Brussels,…

Chileans choose body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

SANTIAGO, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Independent candidates and leftist parties in Chile were in the lead Sunday, with just over half of ballots counted after two days of voting for a body of 155 people to rewrite the country’s dictatorship-era constitution. A new constitution was a key demand of protesters…

Covid-19: Sao Paulo mayor, who fought covid and cancer, dies at 41

Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas SAO PAULO, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city, died on Sunday, after a long battle with cancer of the digestive system, the hospital where he was being treated announced. Mayor Bruno Covas had been hospitalised on May 2 as the…

About 1,000 people evacuated due to wildfire near Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, May 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — About 1,000 people were evacuated from their homes in the US state of California Sunday morning due to a wildfire, said the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). The affected area is at Topanga State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains, approximately 35 kilometers west…

Palestine-Israel conflict: China FM ‘regrets’ US blocking UN statement on Mideast

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China on Sunday voiced regret that the United States was blocking a UN Security Council statement on Israeli-Palestinian violence as it urged greater international efforts to stop the bloodshed. “Regrettably, simply because of the obstruction of one country, the Security Council hasn’t been able…

Chile votes for body to rewrite dictatorship-era constitution

Sebastián Piñera SANTIAGO, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chileans head to the polls Sunday in a second day of voting to elect 155 people who will rewrite the country’s dictatorship-era constitution in a bid to address deep-seated social inequality that gave rise to deadly protests in 2019.Some 14 million people are…

Covid-19: Brazil struggles to vaccinate as toll spirals

BRASILIA, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four months into a Covid-19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays, hard-hit Brazil is still struggling to find enough doses, as political and diplomatic blunders prolong its pandemic nightmare. Around 33 million people — 15 percent of the population — have received at least…
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