US: Protesters, law enforcers clash after immigration agent kills woman

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Protesters clashed with law enforcement in Minneapolis Thursday after the fatal shooting of a US woman further deepened the divide over President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to crackdown on illegal immigration. Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in the head on Wednesday as…

Storm cuts electricity to 380,000 France households: power company

RENNES (France), Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 380,000 households in France were without power on Friday morning as Storm Goretti swept through northern Europe with fierce winds. The vast majority of the affected households were in the northern Normandy region, the Enedis power provider said in a statement, with residents…

Rare red “danger to life” warning issued as Storm Goretti approaches Britain, France

LONDON, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Storm Goretti has reached the UK, bringing with it strong winds. As the storm reached the UK on Thursday evening, the Met Office said winds as strong as 98mph were recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly. The national weather forecaster said…

Cuba: Three forest fires reported so far this year

HAVANA, Jan 9 (NNN-ACN) — The Cuban Forest Rangers (CGBC) announced that there were three forest fires in the country during the first week of January, when their first protection campaign starts.The provinces of Artemisa and Matanzas, as well as the special municipality Isla de la Juventud, reported damages amounting…

Zambia drops plan to extend IMF loan programme

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambia has ditched plans to extend its International Monetary Fund loan programme before the scheduled expiration at the end of this month, the fund said on Wednesday.“While the authorities initially requested a one-year extension of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, they have since informed…

China’s top diplomat tours Africa with focus on strategic trade routes

Wang Yi is China’s Foreign Minister ADDIS ABABA, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across eastern and southern Africa as Beijing seeks to secure key shipping routes and resource supply lines.Foreign Minister Wang Yi…

Spanish PM open to sending troops to maintain peace ‘in Palestine’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez MADRID, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was prepared to deploy troops to “Palestine” for peacekeeping “when the opportunity presents itself”. “I will propose to parliament, when the opportunity presents itself, that we send peacekeeping troops to Palestine, once we…

CAR President extends Putin invitation

BANJUI, Jan 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The newly re-elected president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country. Moscow has become a key ally of Touadera in recent years. In 2018, the Central African Republic became the first West and Central African…

South Africa won’t block US refugee program for white minority

PRETORIA, Jan 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — South Africa has agreed not to interfere with a controversial US refugee program bringing white South Africans to the United States, according to an internal meeting. The assurance was given during a closed-door meeting on Dec 23, after diplomatic tensions escalated when South African authorities…

Argentine health authorities concerned over growing number of superflu cases

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s Health Ministry and the ANLIS-Malbrán Institute have confirmed a rise in cases of Influenza A (H3N2) subclade K —popularly dubbed the “superflu”—, with 18 confirmed detections in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA), and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, Neuquén,…