Gambian President Calls For National Unity On 55th Independence Day Speech

BANJUL, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Gambian President, Adama Barrow, called on citizens to remain united by not succumbing to their ethnicity and partisan differences, at the detriment of national development, as he addressed thousands at the country’s 55th anniversary of independence, in Banjul, on Tuesday. He said, the status of…

Storm Dennis Kills At Least Five In UK, Further Damage Feared

LONDON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Storm Dennis killed at least five in the country since Saturday, and there is further wet and windy weather to come this week, Britain’s national weather service, the Met Office warned. Body of a 55-year-old women, who was swept away in Worcestershire, was found Monday.…

Spain Set To Impose Digital Tax On Tech Giants

MADRID, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Spanish government approved the introduction of the so-called “Google tax” on digital companies, during its weekly meeting held on Tuesday. The bill for a digital service tax proposes taxing the revenues of large web companies, such as Google, Amazon and Facebook, obtained through publicity…

Russia Detains Two Teenagers Suspected Of Planning Blasts In Crimean Schools

MOSCOW, Feb 19 (NNN-TASS) – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), said Tuesday that, it detained two teenagers in the Crimean city of Kerch, suspected of plotting explosions in schools. The FSB said that, it prevented the preparations for terrorist acts in two educational institutions by two Kerch residents, born…

Zoran Milanovic Inaugurated As Croatian President

ZAGREB, Feb 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Former Prime Minister, Zoran Milanovic, was sworn in here on Tuesday (last night), as the fifth Croatian president. “I will invest everything I know and everything I have, to build a presidential term that will benefit Croatia and all its citizens,” Milanovic said, in his…

Rio Expects One Billion Reais In Revenue From Carnival Holiday

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 18 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Rio de Janeiro will receive one billion reais (232 million U.S. dollars) in revenue, from the upcoming Carnival holiday, the Rio Trade Federation (Fecomercio-RJ) estimated, on Monday. According to Fecomercio-RJ, Rio is consolidated as a cultural and entertainment destination for the Carnival…

Suspension Of Libyan Oil Exports Costs Over 1.6 Billion USD

TRIPOLI, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), said that, the suspension of oil exports, due to closure of oil fields and ports, has caused a loss of more than 1.6 billion U.S. dollars so far. “National Oil Corporation (NOC), confirms a drop in production, as a result…

Militants Kill Judge In W. Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Taliban militants, had killed a primary court judge, in Afghanistan’s western Herat province, a local official said, today (Tuesday). The incident happened late on Monday night, when a group of Taliban militants shot dead Abdul Rahim Azimi, in Injil district, Shaidaye area, Jailani Farhad…

Iranian Parliament Speaker Supports Lebanon In All Fields

BEIRUT, Feb 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Iran’s Speaker of Parliament, Ali Larijani, said Monday that, his country is ready to help Lebanon in all fields, amid an absence of support by the international community, local Al Manar TV channel reported. “We discussed today (yesterday), with Lebanese officials, the potential of offering…

Abbas, Merkel Talk Over Phone On Resolving Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, on Monday, called on Germany to join the international mechanism he proposed, to sponsor negotiations between Palestine and Israel. Abbas made the remarks, during a phone conversation with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Abbas briefed Merkel on why the Palestinians reject the…