World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

    PARIS, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler regions will also need to adapt, scientists said. Demand for cooling will “drastically” increase in giant countries like Brazil, Indonesia and Nigeria, where hundreds of millions of people…

Libya signs $20 billion oil deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips

US senior advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos with Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibah at an energy forum in Tripoli TRIPOLI, Jan 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Libya signed a 25-year oil deal with France’s TotalEnergies and US-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than 20 billion dollars of foreign investments, Prime Minister Abdul…

Acting President Delcy Rodriguez meets Repsol, Chevron and Shell as Venezuela pushes oil law overhaul to draw investment

CARACAS, Jan 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez met on Monday in Caracas with representatives of oil companies including Repsol, Chevron and Shell to discuss a hydrocarbons law reform now moving through the National Assembly, as her government seeks to attract private and foreign investment. The meeting took…

Brazil remains world leader in killings of trans people despite drop in 2025, rights groups say

BRASILIA, Jan 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil again topped the global ranking for killings of trans and travesti people despite a year-on-year decline in recorded murders, according to a new annual dossier released by the National Association of Travestis and Transsexuals (Antra). The report counted 80 killings in 2025, down from…

Zionist Israeli Military Launches Second Attack On S. Lebanon In A Day

JERUSALEM, Jan 27 (NNN-NNA) – Zionist Israel’s military said in a statement that, it carried out another attack on southern Lebanon on Monday, targeting a Hezbollah member. The strike, in the Nabatieh area, was a “response to Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings,” it claimed. Earlier yesterday, Lebanon Debate,…

At least 8 killed in 4 armed attacks in Ecuador

QUITO, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least eight people were killed in four armed attacks Sunday night in the cities of Manta and Montecristi in Ecuador’s coastal province of Manabi, local media reported. The shootings occurred between 7:50 p.m. and 10:50 p.m. local time in several neighborhoods, according to reports…

Update: Death toll rises to 30 amid severe winter storm across US

NEW YORK, Jan 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 30 weather-related deaths were reported Monday as a massive winter storm dumped snow across dozens of US states over the weekend, causing widespread power outages, flight cancellations and school closures. The death toll included two people run over by snowplows in Massachusetts…

Historic winter storm kills at least 11 across US

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A monster storm barreling across the United States had killed at least 11 people on Monday, prompting warnings to stay off the roads, mass flight cancelations and power outages after a weekend of misery. The storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain across swathes of the country from Texas…

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Slammed Israel For Undermining Ceasefire Committee As Airstrikes Pound South

BEIRUT, Jan 27 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, slammed Israel yesterday, for seeking to dismantle a ceasefire committee, tasked with monitoring the halt in hostilities between the two countries, warning that, such actions aim to perpetuate aggression. “Our position is well known … we remain committed to the…

At least seven dead and 800,000 without power as major winter storm hits US

Winter storm grips US as millions face power outages and disruption WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A dangerous winter storm has swept across the US, leaving at least seven people dead and cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes.Schools and roads across the country have been closed and flights…
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