Venezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions

CARACAS, Nov 28 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). Chinese state companies China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC)…

Norway to ban outdoor poultry after bird flu case

OSLO, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Norwegian authorities said theywould introduce a regional ban on keeping poultry outside after a case ofbird flu was confirmed in a wild bird. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority said a case of H5N8 had been confirmed in a wild goose in the western Sandnes municipality.…

Argentine prosecutors probe Maradona death, including medical negligence

Fans gather outside the stadium of Argentinos Juniors football club in memory of Diego Maradona on Wednesday BUENOS AIRES, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentine prosecutors wereinvestigating Friday the circumstances surrounding the death of DiegoMaradona and whether it could have involved medical negligence, judicialsources said. Maradona’s lawyer, Matias Morla, had earlier…

Covid-19: Hungary looks east for coronavirus vaccines

BUDAPEST, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Aeroflot delivery of Russia’sSputnik V coronavirus vaccine to EU member Hungary last week has sparked new criticism at home and abroad of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s go-it-alone policies. “We are the first European country to receive such a sample,” said ForeignMinister Peter Szijjarto in…

22 killed in ethnic violence in southern Chad

N’DJAMENA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 22 people have been killed in southern Chad in the latest instance of deadly ethnic violence betweennomadic herders and sedentary farmers, the communications minister saidFriday. A curfew was imposed in the Kabbia region where the fighting took place and 66 people were arrested…

Covid-19: British PM warns of new year lockdown if rules not observed

LONDON, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, warned of a potential third strict lockdown in the new year if Britain eased off restrictions.“If we ease off now, we risk losing control over this virus all over again, casting aside our hard-won gains and forcing us back into…

Austrian village of ‘Fucking’ decides to change its name

The town has been known as Fucking for around 1,000 years. VIENNA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The small Austrian village of Fucking will get rid of the unfortunate name that has seen a brisk tourism trade and frequent thefts of the town sign, the town council announced.Mayor Andrea Holzner told…

3 Ethiopian peacekeepers of Tigrayan origin in South Sudan ‘withdrawn’ without explanation: UN

JUBA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The United Nations says three Ethiopian peacekeepers on a Mission in South Sudan were withdrawn and deported to their country without due procedure.Reports had emerged last Saturday that three Ethiopian soldiers from the Tigray ethnic group had been taken back to their country.Officials at the UN…

Nigeria gets back 600-year-old artefact from the Netherlands

Hundreds of Nigerian artefacts stolen during colonial period, are in museums in Europe and U.S ABUJA, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria has received a “priceless” terracotta head believed to be at least 600 years old which was smuggled to the Netherlands, the information minister said.It was taken from the southwestern…

Covid-19: Madagascar refuses immunization, will resort to its own traditional concoction

The country would rely on concoctions ANTANANARIVO, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Madagascar has affirmed its decision not to participate in the Covax global initiative for the access to Covid-19 vaccine once they have been approved and licensed.The government spokesperson confirmed the island will resort to its traditional concoction that its…