Biden, Putin Likely To Hold Summit In Geneva: Reports

WASHINGTON, May 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Joe Biden and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will likely hold a summit in Geneva in June, U.S. media reported yesterday. Citing sources familiar with the matter, several media outlets said, the Swiss city of Geneva is expected to be the venue for Biden’s…

Iranian FM Calls Washington’s Lifting Sanctions As Legal, Moral Obligation

TEHRAN, May 25 (NNN-IRNA) – Lifting sanctions, imposed on Iran by former U.S. President, is Washington’s “legal and moral obligation,” Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, tweeted yesterday, in response to remarks by his U.S. counterpart, Antony Blinken. Blinken said on Sunday that, it is unclear if Tehran is willing…

California To Fully Reopen On June 15

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – California, the most populous state in the United States, announced plans to fully reopen its economy on June 15, amid dropping cases and vaccine eligibility expansion. Beginning on June 15, almost all industry and business sectors may return to usual operations, with no capacity…

Argentina Reports 24,801 New Cases Of COVID-19

BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (NNN-TELAM) – Argentina reported 24,801 new COVID-19 cases, taking the national tally to 3,539,484, the Ministry of Health said Sunday. The ministry said, 375 more deaths were logged, bringing the death toll to 74,063. There are currently 358,472 active cases with 6,214 patients in intensive care…

Brazil Reports 860 More COVID-19 Deaths

SAO PAULO, May 24 (NNN-CMA) – Brazil reported yesterday, 860 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 449,068, the Ministry of Health said. A total of 35,819 more infections were detected, raising the nationwide tally to 16,083,258, the ministry said. Brazil has the world’s second highest COVID-19 death…

Horror Film “Spiral: From The Book Of Saw” Tops North American Box Office For Second Week In A Row

LOS ANGELES, May 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – American horror film “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” the ninth and latest of the Saw series, remained winner of the North American box office, with an estimated 4.55 million U.S. dollars from 2,991 theatres, during its second weekend of release, according to studio…

12th Dead Whale Washes Up On San Francisco Bay This Year

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and local authorities were working to tow away a dead gray whale, that washed up on the Pacifica State Beach of Northern California, officials said yesterday. Officials at the Marine Mammal Centre in Sausalito said, they received…

U.S. Troops’ So-Called “Friendly Fire” Haunts Afghans For Decades

KABUL, May 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Living in Shinwar district of eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, 32-year-old Mohammad Basir Abid said, he is still haunted by the deadly operations in Afghanistan, carried out by U.S. troops over the past 20 years. “It was midnight Jan 13, 2017, and I was in my…

Haitians facing US deportation receive temporary protected status

WASHINGTON, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it would allow tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants to reapply for temporary protected status to remain in the country for 18 months, citing the island nation’s political crisis and rampant crime. “After careful consideration, we determined that we must do…

Movies and vaccines: Uruguay’s main airport reinvents itself during pandemic

MONTEVIDEO, May 23 (NNN-EFE) — Several vehicles roll onto the parking lot of the Carrasco International Airport outside Uruguay’s capital, although none of their occupants have a flight to catch. Instead, one of the passengers of an SUV and another riding in a small car have arrived at the country’s…
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