Canada’s conservatives to pick new leader in June
MONTREAL, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s Conservative party announced that it will choose a new leader on June 27 following…
Mideast crisis: UK Foreign Secretary urges ‘de-escalation’
British foreign minister Dominic Raab LONDON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK’s foreign office has issued a statement on the…
German employment hits record high in 2019
The number of people with jobs rose by 402,00 or 0.9% to 45.3 million despite weaker economic growth BERLIN, Jan…
Vaping: US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US government announced it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb…
Bird flu kills tens of thousands of turkeys in Poland; 40,000 other poultry to be slaughtered
WARSAW, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Up to 40,000 poultry are due to be slaughtered after bird flu was found responsible…
Ex-Mexican minister pleads not guilty in US to taking drug bribes
Genaro Garcia Luna NEW YORK, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Mexican public security minister Genaro Garcia Luna, accused of taking…
Crisis Group: Djibouti, Eritrea face threats as US-Iran conflict escalates
ASMARA, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Red Sea strait of Bab el Mandeb, located between Yemen and the African countries…
Britain temperature records tumbled in 2019
LONDON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain recorded its highest ever summer and winter temperatures in 2019, ending one of the…
NATO ‘monitoring situation’ after Iran general killed
BRUSSELS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The NATO military alliance was monitoring the situation in Iraq closely with an eye to…
Dying has become a luxury in crisis-ridden Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — No one can escape Argentina’s biggest economic crisis in almost two decades — not…