Cubans pay homage to Fidel Castro three years after his death

HAVANA, Nov 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cubans on Monday paid homage to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro on the third anniversary of his death. Radio and television stations broadcast special programs about the legendary revolutionary leader who passed away at the age of 90 on Nov 25, 2016 in Havana. Media published…

Peru court orders Keiko Fujimori’s release from preventive custody

Keiko Fujimori, is the daughter of Peru”s former President Alberto Fujimori, and leader of the opposition party LIMA, Nov 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Peru’s Constitutional Court ordered the release of opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, who is being held in preventive custody amid investigations into bribery and corruption. The court ruled four-to-three…

Chinese woman sentenced to 8 months for trespass at Trump resort: report

MIAMI, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese woman who stirred fears of espionage when she entered President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort carrying multiple mobile phones and a malware-spiked thumb drive was sentenced to eight months in prison Monday. Zhang Yujing, 33, was arrested on March 30 at Mar-a-Lago in Palm…

Four dead in anti-UN protests in eastern DR Congo

BENI (DR Congo), Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least four protesters were killed in eastern DR Congo on Monday, the military said, after angry clashes erupted over the perceived failure of UN peacekeepers to stop deadly militia attacks. Crowds defied warning shots fired by Congolese forces and stormed a UN…

China, US to continue talks on ‘phase one’ trade deal: Xinhua

BEIJING, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday and agreed to keep in touch over “remaining issues” for a “phase one” trade deal between the two countries, Chinese state media said. US President Donald Trump had announced last month that the two sides…

In violent protest, Mexican women demand action on femicide, rape

MEXICO CITY, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demonstrators smashed windows, spray-painted monuments and clashed with riot police on Mexico City’s main avenue to protest Mexican authorities’ failure to stop a spiral of violence against women. Thousands of women on Monday took to the streets of the capital for the protest marking…

Uber loses London licence, says to appeal

LONDON, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — London’s transport authority on Monday refused to renew an operating licence for ride-hailing giant Uber because of safety and security concerns. “Transport for London (TfL) has concluded that it will not grant Uber London Limited (Uber) a new private hire operator’s licence in response to…

Tanzania ‘warns of cancelling Canada plane order’ after aircraft seized

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzania’s foreign minister has warned that the country could cancel its aircraft purchase order from Canadian company Bombardier after a new plane for the national carrier was seized over a $33m debt owed to a retired South African farmer.“Canada should also know that…

Guinea Bissau awaits election results

Vote counting begins BISSAU, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Votes are being counted in Guinea Bissau’s presidential election, with the incumbent Jose Mario Vaz facing stiff competition after five years of political and economic turmoil. A total of 12 candidates are running, with a former Prime Minister, Domingos Simoes Pereira, emerging…

Catalan party moves to back Spanish coalition

BARCELONA, Nov 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The biggest separatist party in Spain’s Catalonia region has voted to support a new Spanish government in return for talks on independence.About 95% of members of the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC), a social democratic party, backed the move in a ballot.The ERC could now…