EU Commission recommends rapid action on high energy prices

Logo of the European Commission BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Commission presented what it termed a “toolbox” for member states to use to protect households and businesses against rapidly rising energy prices without infringing the bloc’s competition rules.The current price spike required a “rapid and coordinated response” and…

Turkey vows action in Syria’s north after attacks by Kurdish militia

Turkish forces have been active along the Syrian border ANKARA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey will do “whatever is necessary” to “cleanse terrorists” along its border with Syria following Kurdish militia attacks on Turkish security posts, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. Attacks that Ankara blames on the US-backed Kurdish People’s…

Covid-19: Uganda president changes terms for school opening

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Museveni said schools and the country will be reopened only after seven million Ugandans are inoculated, 2.2 million higher than the original target.Up until Thursday when the President made the proclamations, government said the country and educational institutional would reopen…

Covid-19: UK, Nigeria agrees on need to increase FDI

The flags of Nigeria and UK ABUJA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant, and Nigeria’s Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, held a virtual meeting to discuss opportunities for a wider UK-Nigeria partnership.The Friday discussion was held at the sixth…

South Africa launches initiative to attract tourists

South Africa is the continent’s most impacted relative to COVID-19 caseload PRETORIA, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Africa has launched its Global Advocacy Program in hopes of attracting tourists from the country’s target markets.The program was initiated by the Department of Tourism, South African Tourism (SA Tourism) and the Tourism…

Russia: Daesh fighters massing in Afghanistan, says Pres Putin

   MOSCOW, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said hundreds of fighters loyal to the Daesh group were massing in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host international talks on the country next week.   The United States, China and Pakistan will join talks on the Taliban takeover…

Lebanon on edge after deadly sectarian flare-up

  BEIRUT, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon prepared to bury the victims of its deadliest sectarian unrest in years after gunfire gripped central Beirut for hours and revived the ghosts of the civil war.   Six people were killed and dozens wounded Thursday when violence erupted following a rally by…

Four migrants dead, 21 missing off coast of Spain

 MADRID, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of four migrants have been found off southern Spain, the coast guard said, adding that it was looking for 21 others still missing after their boat sank.    One body was recovered from the boat while the other three were found floating nearby,…

Moscow to host US, China, Pakistan for Afghanistan talks next week

   MOSCOW, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moscow will host the United States, China and Pakistan next week for talks on Afghanistan, the Kremlin’s envoy to the country told Russian news agencies.    News agencies cited Zamir Kabulov as saying the meeting would take place on Tuesday and that the countries…

UK politics in shock as Conservative MP stabbed to death

 LONDON, Oct 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British lawmaker David Amess was killed on Friday after being stabbed multipletimes, according to police, in the second death of a UK politician while meeting voters since 2016.   The pro-Brexit Conservative MP, 69, a father-of-five first elected to parliament in 1983, was attacked inside…