Four more deaths in Bolivia protests: rights commission

LA PAZ, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four more people have died in protests in Bolivia, raising the total number of victims in the political unrest to 23,the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said. The new deaths were announced after five protesters were killed in clasheswith security forces on Friday in…

Sudan verdict in ousted Bashir graft trial on Dec 14

KHARTOUM, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan’s ousted president Omar al-Bashir is to be delivered on Dec 14, a judge announced. Bashir, who was overthrown by the army in April, has been on trial in a Khartoum court since August on charges of illegally…

Pres Diaz-Canel condemns harassment against Cuban doctors in Bolivia

President Diaz-Canel HAVANA, Nov 16 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, denounced late on Friday the harassment and mistreatment against Cuban doctors working in Bolivia, who will return to the island in the face of violent instigation against them. In the name of no political ideology, hate…

African refugees ejected from UN premises in South Africa

PRETORIA, Nov 16 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Africans seeking asylum at a United Nations office in South Africa have been forcibly removed by police stating that their action amounted to trespassing.On Wednesday, a court order was granted instructing the 300 refugees camping there since Oct 7, to vacate the area within three…

EU files WTO complaint against Colombia over frozen potato fries

BRUSSELS, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Friday against Colombia over duties imposed on frozen potato fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. Colombia imposed anti-dumping duties of between 3% and 8% on frozen fries for two years in November 2018…

France reverse palm oil tax break after outcry

PARIS, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s parliament on Friday voted to remove tax breaks for the use of palm oil as a biofuel In the second vote in two days on the issue, 58 MPs in the National Assembly voted against including palm oil on a list of biofuel sources that…

DR Congo: Pres Tshisekedi says Ebola outbreak should be over this year

WHO health workers vaccinating members of the pygmy community in Beni  BERLIN, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An outbreak of Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo should be eradicated by the end of 2019, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi said. The epidemic in Congo was declared in August 2018 and has…

France to host Putin, Zelensky on Dec 9 in bid to end Ukraine conflict

There have been increased contacts between Kiev and Moscow since Volodymyr Zelensky became Ukrainian president in May PARIS, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Paris on Dec 9 for their first face-to-face encounter, seeking to end the half-decade conflict in Ukraine,…

Chileans to vote on new constitution in response to protests

A protester in Santiago holds a sign calling for a ‘constitutional assembly for more democracy’ SANTIAGO, Nov 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile said on Friday (Nov 15) it will hold a referendum to replace the country’s dictatorship-era constitution – a key demand of protesters after nearly a month of violent civil…

Habib Jemli assigned to form Tunisian gov’t

Tunisian President Kais Saied (Left) shakes hands with Habib Jemli during their meeting in Tunis TUNIS, Nov 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — President Kais Saied officially approved Habib Jemli on Friday to form the new government, according to a statement by the Tunisian presidency. Jemli was the candidate of Tunisia’s Islamist party…