Update: Fuel pipeline partially restored after shutdown for four days – US operator

Gas Stations Run Dry as Pipeline Races to Recover From Hacking HOUSTON, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The operator of a main US fuel pipeline that was forced to shut down due to a cybersecurity attack said that one of its lines has been partially restored. “We can now report that…

Argentine President Fernández starts European tour in Lisbon

LISBON, May 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentine President Alberto Fernández started his new European tour by meeting in Lisbon with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. “We have come to ratify our agreements with Europe so that they accompany us,” Fernández said upon arriving. The purpose of Fernández’s trip is…

Chilean president urges public to vote in upcoming elections for constitutional assembly

President Sebastian Pinera SANTIAGO, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera urged the public to vote in upcoming elections in which voters will for the first time cast ballots for members of the body that will draft a new constitution. The May 15 and 16 elections will also see…

Covid-19: Honduras says El Salvador will help it get Chinese vaccines

TEGUCIGALPA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Honduras said that neighbor El Salvador will help it buy coronavirus vaccines from China, with which Tegucigalpa does not have diplomatic ties. Honduras is one of 15 countries to maintain an official relationship with Taiwan, which Beijing considers a rebel province of China. El Salvador…

US says ‘Russia-based’ group DarkSide behind pipeline hack

After a cyber attack, Colonial said it was moving toward a partial reopening of its pipeline system WASHINGTON, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden said that a Russia-based group was behind the ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of the largest oil pipeline in the eastern United States. The FBI identified the…

Covid-19: Treasury to start paying out US$350 billion in state and local aid

WASHINGTON, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Treasury Department launched its US$350 billion program to distribute aid to state and local governments, giving the US economy an added boost as President Joe Biden sought to assure the country that stronger growth is coming. The aid is part of Biden’s larger US$1.9…

Daesh Committed Genocide Against Yazidis In Iraq — UN Investigative Team

UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Karim Khan, head of a UN team, investigating Daesh crimes in Iraq, said, there is “clear and convincing evidence” that the terrorist group committed genocide against the Yazidi people. “I’m able to announce that, based upon independent and impartial investigations, complying with international standards…

Chinese Envoy Asks UN Team To Hand Over Evidence Of Daesh Crimes To Iraqi Gov’t

UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese envoy, yesterday asked a UN team, investigating Daesh crimes in Iraq, to hand over evidence it collected to the Iraqi government, so that the perpetrators can be brought to justice. The UN Investigative Team, to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh…

Peru, Nicaragua begin free trade agreement negotiations

LIMA, May 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peru and Nicaragua began the first round of negotiations to form a free trade agreement (FTA), Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Claudia Cornejo announced. “We are sure that this new agreement will allow us to boost export activity, which is so necessary for…

Covid-19: Global deaths reach 3,294,812

PARIS, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,294,812 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled on Monday. At least 158,221,430 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered, though some people…
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