China, Argentina pledge to deepen partnership, expand trade

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez signing a document next to Argentinian Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing BEIJING, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China and Argentina pledged to deepen their strategic partnership and expand and diversify trade, China’s state media said after a meeting of…

Mexican authorities clear makeshift migrant camp near US border

Central American migrants, waiting to request asylum in the United States, stand in a migrant camp near the El Chaparral border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities on Sunday (Feb 6) cleared a makeshift camp in the north of the country where hundreds of migrants…

France’s Pres Macron speaks with US President Biden ahead of his trip to Moscow

PARIS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron spoke again on Sunday with US President Joe Biden in a “coordination logic” ahead of his trip to Moscow on Monday, the French Presidency and the White House said. The 40 minute-long call allowed the two leaders to “share information about…

UK and South Korea to sign deal to strengthen supply chains

Britain’s trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan LONDON, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain and South Korea will on Monday sign an agreement to reinforce pandemic-damaged supply lines for key products like semiconductors, with trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan due to host her counterpart Yeo Han-koo in London. The ministers will also begin work…

Sculpture of Algerian Hero Emir Abdelkader vandalised, hours before its inauguration in France

The steel sculpture was vandalised hours before it was inaugurated  AMBOISE (France), Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A sculpture of an Algerian military hero was vandalised on Saturday in central France, hours before it was inaugurated. The artwork, which was commissioned to mark 60 years of Algerian independence from France, depicts…

Chilean Foreign Minister submits his resignation due to migration crisis

Former Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrés Allamand SANTIAGO, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andrés Allamand, resigned Sunday amid criticism for his absence from the country while an acute crisis of irregular migration is developing on the northern border. The now former Foreign Minister returned from…

Covid-19: Honduran President tests positive

New Honduran President Xiomara Castro TEGUCIGALPA, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Honduran President Xiomara Castro tweeted on Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Despite receiving a negative test on Saturday, a test on Sunday returned positive, she said, adding that she will work from isolation with mild symptoms. The…

Covid-19: Canada’s Ottawa declares state of emergency amid truckers’ protest

OTTAWA, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson declared a state of emergency to deal with a nine-day protest that has disrupted the core of the Canadian capital. The declaration “reflects the serious danger and threat to the safety and security of residents posed by the ongoing demonstrations and…

163 illegal immigrants rescued off Tunisian coast

TUNIS, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tunisian navy has rescued 163 would-be migrants, including women and children, off the country’s east coast, the defence ministry said. “As part of a joint operation with the coastguard, a naval unit on Saturday rescued 163 illegal migrants,” the ministry said. It said 162 were…

Chance of diplomatic solution ‘higher’ than military escalation: Ukraine presidency

    KYIV, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s presidency insisted the chance of resolving soaring tensions with Russia through diplomacy remained  greater than that of an attack, as the US warned Moscow was stepping up preparations for an invasion.   “An honest assessment of the situation suggests that the chance of finding a…