Americans now have a record $14 trillion in debt

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US households are now sitting on a record $14 trillion in mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt. Household debt ticked up 0.7% during the third quarter, the New York Federal Reserve said, continuing a five-year climb encouraged by low unemployment, strong…

Uganda charges 67 gay-bar patrons with ‘common nuisance’

KAMPALA, Nov 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sixty-seven people arrested at a gay-friendly bar in Uganda were charged with “common nuisance” Tuesday in what activists called the latest attack on the LGBT community.They face a maximum sentence of a year, lawyer Patricia Kimera said. She described the charges as “petty,” adding that…

Students stabbed at Ethiopian universities in inter-ethnic clashes – 3 dead, 9 injured

Army deploys to universities as ethnic clashes leave 3 students dead ADDIS ABABA, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There have been further violent clashes in universities in Ethiopia, between students of different ethnic groups.Three students have died since Saturday and members of the military and the police have been deployed to…

Zimbabwean woman arrested for illegal possession of $176,000 ivory

HARARE, Nov 14 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — A Murehwa woman was recently arrested for illegally possessing 1,040 kilogrammes of ivory valued at US$176,000.Acting on a tip off, detectives searched the 42-year-old woman’s homestead and recovered the ivory wrapped in plastic bags.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the case, saying the…

China writes off Ghana’s debt

Ghana vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with Chinese Vice-Premier, Sun Chunlan. Photo courtesy of GNA ACCRA, Nov 14 (NNN-GNA) — The Chinese government has decided to cancel a 250 million Yuan debt owed it by Ghana. In addition, the world super power has given the government 300 million Yuan grant to assist in its…

Guaido supporters end standoff at Venezuela embassy in Brazil

BRASILIA, Nov 14, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido exited the country’s embassy in Brazil on Wednesday, an official said, ending a standoff with rival backers of President Nicolas Maduro. Guaido’s appointed ambassador Teresa Belandria confirmed in a statement the supporters had left, hours after the…

Pres Bolsonaro says China part of Brazil’s future

BRASILIA, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China is increasingly part of Brazil’s future, President Jair Bolsonaro said, signaling a more pragmatic approach to the Latin American country’s biggest trade partner. Standing alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, Bolsonaro said he hoped the two countries could not…

Clashes as acting Bolivia leader aim to end power vacuum

LA PAZ, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Anez moved Wednesday to fill the power vacuum left by the resignation of Evo Morales, who said he was ready to return from exile in Mexico to “pacify” the country, as riot police clashed with his supporters and one was…

Pres Trump dodges US-Turkey rows to focus on Pres Erdogan friendship

WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday sidestepped disputes snaring US relations with fellow NATO member Turkey, instead telling visiting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he is a “fan.” On a day when Congress was holding its first nationally televised hearings in the impeachment probe against Trump,…

Zimbabwe bans new electric water heaters to save energy

HARARE, Nov 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe is banning the installation of new electric water heaters in a bid to save power, energy regulations published on Wednesday showed, at a time when the country is enduring rolling blackouts lasting up to 18 hours a day. Power cuts have been exacerbated by…