Tunisia, France ink financing agreement worth 200 mln euros

TUNIS, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA/AGENCIES) — Tunisia and France on Saturday signed a 200-million-euro deal to meet Tunisia’s financing needs on the sidelines of the 18th summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie. This was announced today by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to the Tunisian counterpart, Kais Saied, on the occasion…

President-elect Lula calls for close relationship between Brazil, Portugal

LISBON, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA/AGENCIES) — Visiting Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said here that Brazil and Portugal need to have a close relationship. “Portugal is a historic partner, and we need to learn to have a very close relationship,” Lula told journalists after meeting with Portuguese President Marcelo…

British PM Sunak says UK will support Kyiv ‘until Ukraine has won’

KYIV, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed his country would stand by Kyiv’s side “until Ukraine has won” during a visit to the Ukrainian capital. “I am here today to say that the UK will continue to stand with you … until Ukraine has won the…

Norway to take in 20 migrants from France Italy ship dispute

     OSLO, Nov 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Norway’s foreign ministry said that the country would take in 20 of the migrants rescued by the Ocean Viking NGO, who disembarked in France after Italy blocked access to its ports.      The Ocean Viking, a Norwegian-flagged vessel operated by a French…

Gas explosion kills 7 in Russia’s Sakhalin region

VLADIVOSTOK (Russia), Nov 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — A gas explosion in a residential building has killed seven, including three children, and injured nine others in the Tymovskoye village of Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin region on early Saturday. Valery Limarenko, governor of the Sakhalin Region, said the rescuers are still searching for…

Kenya-led East African Forces vow to protect DR Congo’s Goma from M23 rebels

GOMA (DR Congo), Nov 19 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The East African Community’s armed force, led by Kenya, has vowed to protect the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 rebels advance toward the city, which is home to one million people. The Kenyan commander of the force,…

Tanzania: PM stresses war against illegal fishing

Illegal fishing DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 19 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has directed fisheries stakeholders to join forces in the fight against illegal fishing and protect water bodies especially Lake Victoria whose fish productivity has declined. The Premier issued the directives here on Thursday in a speech…

Equatorial Guinea leader Obiang, 80, seeks to extend 43-year rule

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo MALABO, Nov 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Equatorial Guinea will hold elections on Sunday in which the world’s longest-standing president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema, will seek to extend his 43-year authoritarian rule. The West African oil-producing nation of about 1.5 million people has had only two presidents since independence…

Mexico rejects auction of archaeological pieces in France

MEXICO CITY, Nov 19 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Mexican government calls on France to stop the auction of “Mexican archaeological monuments” scheduled for Nov 22, at the Binoche et de Giquello house in Paris. There are 62 pieces that, according to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), are “Mexican archaeological monuments,…

Sao Paulo Forum: Latin American and Caribbean currency proposed

SAO PAULO, Nov 19 (NNN-TELESUR) — As part of the expanded meeting of the São Paulo Forum working group, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, raised the need to open a debate to create an integrated multi-currency system for Latin America and the Caribbean. “There are those who propose the use of…