UN chief receives Paris Agreement withdrawal notice from Washington

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has received a formal notice from U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on his country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change. “The United States of America notified the secretary-general, in his capacity as depositary, its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement of Dec. 12,…

Nigeria issues red alert on flooding in southern states

ABUJA, Nov 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigerian authorities issued a red alert to five southern states, saying there may be possible flooding in that region soon. The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), which is responsible for issuing flood alerts, issued the final stage of warning to the southern states of Edo, Delta, Anambra, Rivers, and Bayelsa.…

Update: Chile leader Pinera says will not resign over protests

SANTIAGO, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said he will not resign in the face of deadly protests over inequality and poor social conditions that have entered their third week. Asked in an interview whether he will step down, the billionaire conservative leader said: “No.” “These problems have…

China launches Sudan’s first ever satellite: official

KHARTOUM, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s first ever satellite for conducting research in military, economic and space technology has been launched by China, the northeast African country’s ruling body said. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads Sudan’s sovereign council, announced the launch of the satellite at a meeting of his…

US Pres Trump calls for ‘war’ on cartels as Mormons murdered in Mexico

A photo combo showing one of the vehicles attacked by an armed group MEXICO CITY, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump offered to help Mexico hunt the killers of nine Mormon women and children shot dead in a lawless border area — and said the US stood ready to…

US says committed to Britain trade deal after Pres Trump expressed doubt

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Britain remain committed to reaching a post-Brexit bilateral free trade agreement, the White House said, after President Donald Trump questioned whether such a deal is possible. Last week, Trump warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the terms of his EU divorce…

Nigerian police release 259 people held captive at rehabilitation centre

IBADAN (Nigeria), Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian police have released 259 people held captive at a rehabilitation centre in the southwestern city of Ibadan, a police spokesman said.Oyo state police spokesman Fadeyi Olugbenga said the facility was raided on Monday. “Yesterday (Tuesday), 259 persons were released,” he said, adding that…

Nigeria extends its border closure to January 2020

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria has extended the period for the closure of its frontiers to other countries till Jan 31, 2020.The extension which was approved by its President, Muhammadu Buhari is said to be as a result of the ‘overwhelming success’ the closure has…

US: Pres Trump threatens to pull California wildfire funds over spat with state governor

Fierce fires have burned thousands of acres of California WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires sweeping California, in a Twitter spat with the state’s governor. Nearly 100,000 acres have been destroyed by wildfires in recent weeks, and thousands…

Nigeria: 13 university students killed in inter-cultist clash

ABUJA, Nov 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — No fewer than 13 students of the Kogi State University, Ayingba, have been hacked down by unidentified assailants suspected to be members of a secret cult.The killings were reprisals carried out by one of the cults whose leader, a student of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja,…