French police disperse protesters blocking major Spain-France road link
French officers remove protesters from the border area between Le Perthus and La Jonquera PARIS, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nineteen…
Spain’s Socialists and Podemos reach preliminary coalition deal
MADRID, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s Socialists and far-left Unidas Podemos party agreed on the basis of a coalition government…
eSwatini next to suspend South African animal imports after foot and mouth outbreak
Cows at a beef farm outside Heidelberg, south-east of Johannesburg MBABANE, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — eSwatini has suspended animal imports…
No end in sight to Chile unrest as massive strike, more protests planned
SANTIAGO, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — State workers in Chile promised to launch a massive, nationwide walk-off early on Tuesday, a…
UN says G5 Sahel force needs more support in anti-militant fight
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visiting the G5 Sahel Joint Force Headquarters in Mopti, Mali UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
PM Johnson sends 100 troops to help UK flood victims
LONDON, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the army would deploy 100 troops in northern England to…
Italy hit by heavy rains, flooding in Venice
ROME, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Powerful rainstorms hit Italy on Tuesday, with the worst affected areas in the south and Venice, where there was widespread…
Sahel gold boom boosting jihadist coffers: ICG
DAKAR, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sahel gold mines are providing a new source of funding for jihadists and other armed…
WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine
GENEVA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first…
South Africa parliament approves convention to establish world’s largest radio telescope
An artist’s impression of the South African core element of the SKA CAPE TOWN, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Africa’s…