Sweden: ABBA halts promotion of new show after two die at tribute concert

 STOCKHOLM, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Swedish pop sensation ABBA announced that they were pausing promotion of an upcoming show for 24 hours, after two died in a dramatic fall at a tribute concert.   The world-famous quartet is preparing to release a new album, “Voyage”, on Friday, 40 years after…

Google News to return to Spain after seven-year spat

 MADRID, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Google announced the reopening of its news service in Spain next year after the country amended a law that imposed fees on aggregators such as the US tech giant for using publishers’ content.   The service closed in Spain in December 2014 after legislation passed…

UK: Oxford college may take name of Vietnam’s ‘bikini airline’ boss

  LONDON, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A graduate college at Oxford University could be renamed after a Vietnamese billionaire whose budget airline staffed its inaugural flights with bikini-clad air hostesses.   Linacre College said this week it would change its name to Thao College, after a “transformative donation” of 155…

Pres Macron awards outgoing German Chancellor Merkel French national honour on her farewell trip

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, left, receive flowers and a bottle of wine as gifts as they are greeted by residents in Beaune, Burgundy PARIS, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — French President Emmanuel Macron presented the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour to Germany’s outgoing Chancellor…

US state elections: Democrat Murphy narrowly wins re-election as governor of New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Incumbent Democratic governor of the U.S. state of New Jersey Phil Murphy was reported Wednesday by U.S. media to have won a second term, edging out Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli by a less-than-one-point margin. The Associated Press called the election,…

91 illegal immigrants voluntarily repatriated from Libya as 357 migrants rescued from Med Sea

Illegal immigrants are seen at Misurata International Airport in Misurata, Libya TRIPOLI, Nov 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — A group of 91 illegal immigrants, mostly children, on Wednesday were voluntarily repatriated from Libya to their home country Niger. “Based on instructions from the Interior Minister regarding resumption of voluntary repatriation flights for…

Nigeria attracts $19.1 billion worth of investments in 9 months of 2021

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian companies attracted investments worth $19.1 billion from local and foreign investors in the first nine months of 2021, surging by 113% from $8.98 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2020.This is according to the information contained in the report…

Facebook deletes Ethiopia PM’s post for inciting violence

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed and how the link to the post now appears on Facebook ADDIS ABABA, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Prime Minister has become the latest African leader to have his post removed from a global social media platform.Officials from Facebook which recently rebranded to Meta, ruled that…

Post-Brexit fishing row: French court frees impounded British trawler

PARIS, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French court ruled that a British trawler impounded by French authorities could sail for home, overturning an earlier demand that its captain pay a €150,000 deposit, a lawyer for the captain said. The Cornelis Gert Jan was seized last week, with French authorities saying…

UN launches fund to foster cheaper loans, green development for Africa

GLASGOW, Nov 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations launched a new finance mechanism aimed at saving African governments US$11 billion in borrowing costs in the next five years, while fostering greener investments and sustainable development. The UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) launched the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) at COP26,…