Colombia faces another week of anti-government protests

BOGOTA, Dec 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Colombia is currently facing another week of anti-government protests as a reflection of social unrest and rejection of policies implemented by the Executive. Since the massive national strike of Nov 21, mobilizations, rallies, pot-banging protests and other actions take place in the main cities…

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has lowest approval rating ever

SANTIAGO, Dec 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Many Chileans are wondering just how much further Chilean President Sebastian Piñera’s popularity can fall, after polls revealed the lowest approval ratings for a president since the country’s return to democracy. The Pulso Ciudadano poll, conducted by consulting firm Criteria Research, and that undertaken…

Cameroonian government rules out postponing general elections

YAOUNDE, Dec 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Cameroonian government ruled out the possibility of postponing general elections scheduled for February 2020, a government spokesperson said. “The government condemns all maneuvers that amount to blackmail and one-upmanship, and denounces the various foreign attempts to interfere, which are in violation of our laws,…

Nigeria: No date yet to re-open land borders – Pres Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari DAURA (Nigeria), Dec 3 (NNN-NAN) — President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s domestic fuel consumption has dropped by more than 30 per cent, following the closure of land borders.Buhari, who said this at his country home in Daura, while receiving a delegation of Katsina State Elders Forum, also…

US court acquitted main defendant in Mozambique fraud case

Mozambique is reportedly one of the most indebted countries in the world NEW YORK, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US court acquitted the main defendant in a bribery case that plunged Mozambique into its worst-ever financial crisis following a trial in which he implicated the country’s president. The New York…

British rail union starts month-long strike over dispute about closing train doors

 Striking workers outside Waterloo station on Monday LONDON, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Union members on one of Britain’s busiest railway networks walked out on Monday, on the first day of a planned 27-day strike that could affect hundreds of thousands of commuters. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) stopped work…

Kirchner in court days before assuming Argentine vice-presidency

Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner BUENOS AIRES, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s ex-president Cristina Kirchner arrived in court on Monday to give evidence in a corruption trial in which she is charged with diverting public funds, just a week before she returns to the country’s government as vice president. Kirchner,…

Pres Putin signs law making Russian apps mandatory on smartphones, computers

MOSCOW, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation requiring all smartphones, computers and smart TV sets sold in the country to come pre-installed with Russian software. The law, which will come into force on July 1 next year, has been met with resistance by some electronics retailers, who…

Vulnerable migrants brace for winter in dismal Lesbos camp

More than 18,000 asylum seekers are crammed into the Moria migrant centre LESBOS ISLAND (Greece), Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amid the filth around the dismal camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, a refugee and his son pick up firewood and transport it in a stroller, hoping to…

Russia refused request to hand over MH17 suspect: Netherlands

Volodymyr Tsemakh, suspected of involvement in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 plane in 2014, reacts inside a defendants’ cage during a court hearing in Kiev, Ukraine Sept 5, 2019. AMSTERDAM, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia has refused a Dutch request to hand over a suspect in the…