US Pres Trump removes 40% tariffs from 212 Brazilian items

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — US President Donald Trump has removed a 40% tariff on more than 200 Brazilian agricultural and livestock products, including beef, vegetables, coffee, cocoa, and some ammonia-based fertilizers. The decision follows negotiations with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The tariffs had been part of…

US shooting: 4 people wounded at North Carolina Christmas tree lighting ceremony

CONCORD (North CArolina, US), Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were shot Friday evening at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in North Carolina, according to officials. Three people were in critical condition and one in stable condition following the shooting in Concord, which is about 19 miles northeast of Charlotte,…

Peru issues international arrest warrant for ex-PM Betssy Chavez on coup charges; she is currently taking refuge in Mexico’s embassy

LIMA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Peruvian court issued an international arrest warrant Friday for former prime minister Betssy Chavez who has taken refuge at Mexico’s embassy in Lima as she awaits trial for her alleged role in a 2022 coup attempt. Chavez, 36, was prime minister under president Pedro…

US: Pres Trump to end temporary protected status for Somalis, accused them of harming locals

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump announced he will end the temporary status protecting Somali immigrants in Minnesota from deportation, claiming on Friday that his latest cut to refugee programs was a crime prevention measure. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he was…

China-Tanzania training program upgrades construction workforce skills

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — More than 400 Tanzanian employees of China Railway Jianchang Engineering Company (CRJE) (East Africa) Limited are sharpening their professional construction skills through a two-month intensive training program conducted by Chinese technical and vocational education instructors. The initiative, taking place at CRJE’s Kawe construction…

Tunis hosts forum to boost China-Africa cooperation in medicine

Tunisian Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani addresses the first Tunis Forum on the Development of Sino-African Medicine TUNIS, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) — The first Tunis Forum on the Development of Sino-African Medicine opened on Friday in the Tunisian capital, bringing together officials, medical experts, and business representatives from China and across…

UN Special Rapporteur Urges End of US Blockade of Cuba

HAVANA, Nov 22 (NNN-ACN) — United Nations Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan called in Havana for an immediate end of the network of unilateral coercive and extraterritorial measures making up the US economic, commercial, and financial blockade against Cuba.During a meeting with the press on Friday in the…

Nigeria: Terrorists kidnap students, teachers from Niger boarding school

The attack took place in the early hours of Nov 21 ABUJA, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Terrorists have attacked St Mary’s School, a Catholic-owned institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, and abducted an unconfirmed number of students and staff.The attack took place in the early…

G20: South Africa takes centre stage as world leaders touch down in Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — Heads of State and Government have started arriving in Johannesburg ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit, which officially opens Saturday and concludes on Sunday at the Nasrec Expo Centre, in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The annual gathering is drawing not only world leaders but also hundreds of…

EU pledges €7 billion to boost Africa’s renewable energy rollout

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 22 (NNN-SANEWS) — The European Union has announced a new €7 billion pledge to accelerate renewable energy rollout across Africa, marking one of the largest commitments to the continent’s clean-power transition ahead of this weekend’s G20 Leaders’ Summit. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the pledge…