Schools close in Argentina as teachers lead national protest

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Hundreds of Argentine teachers are leading a strike, with protests in several cities, in solidarity with several colleagues repressed during a demonstration in the province of Chubut. Both public and private schools were closed Friday, as from the early hours members of the…

Update: Protesters in Chile set fire to university, loot church

SANTIAGO, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Demonstrators in Chile set a university building ablaze and ransacked a church Friday at the close of an otherwise peaceful rally marking three weeks of unprecedented protests against social and economic inequality. Protesters clashed with police who had set up barricades to protect privatePedro de…

US to raise age limit for vaping to 21, Trump says ahead of action next week

WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States plans to raise the age limit for vaping to 21, U.S. President Donald Trump said, adding that his administration would issue its final report on such products next week. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, did not give further details…

Spain: Madrid and Catalan separatists locked in online battle

MADRID, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When Spain’s King Felipe VI and his 14-year-old daughter arrived at Barcelona airport last weekend, hackers issued a message about their whereabouts, warning protesters of three possible exits. The directive was sent by the computer hacker group Anonymous in Catalonia to 255,000 of its subscribers on…

Zimbabwe suspends South African livestock imports after foot and mouth outbreak

Foot and mouth disease: Zimbabwe suspends imports of live cattle, goats, sheep and pigs and related products from South Africa HARARE, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has suspended imports of livestock and meat from South Africa for the second time this year after an outbreak of foot and mouth in…

Chilean doctors hit the streets amid violent protests

A woman receives help during a protest against Chile’s government in Concepcion SANTIAGO, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pushing rickety grocery carts as improvised hospital beds, more than 100 Chilean doctors and nurses hit the streets shortly after riots broke out in Chile weeks ago, diving into the fray amid clouds…

Brexit: Moody’s downgrades Britain debt outlook to negative

LONDON, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moody’s on Friday downgraded the outlook for Britain’s debt, citing mounting policy challenges amid the Brexit debate. The agency cut the outlook to negative from stable but kept the debt at the investment grade Aa2. The ratings agency Fitch had similarly put Britain on “negative…

EU establishes standalone border force

BRUSSELS, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union on Friday formally established its first standalone border force, boosting the Frontex service with a new permanent corps that will number 10,000 officers by 2027. The adoption by EU member states means Frontex – the border and coast guard agency for the bloc’s…

Remains of five more victims of Mexican Mormon killings are buried

Relatives and friends stand next to coffins holding the remains of Rhonita Miller and four of her children RANCHO LA MORA (México), Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The remains of a Mormon woman and her four children murdered in northern Mexico were taken by road Friday (Nov 8) from their home village…

More than one in three in Haiti need urgent food aid: UN

GENEVA, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than a third of Haitians are facing “severe food insecurity”, sparked by price hikes, dwindling agricultural production and widespread social unrest, the UN’s World Food Programme warned. A study conducted last month showed that out of Haiti’s 11 million inhabitants, nearly 3.7 million are…