Brazil’s Supreme Court issues ruling that could free Lula

BRASILIA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s Supreme Court voted Thursday to overturn a ruling requiring convicted criminals to go to jail after losingtheir first appeal, paving the way for leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvato be freed. The decision means thousands of convicts could be released from prison,including Lula,…

US: NY judge orders Pres Trump to pay $2 mn in damages to charities

NEW YORK, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A New York judge ordered PresDonald Trump to pay $2 million for using his former charity to further hispolitical and business interests. Justice Saliann Scarpulla of the New York Supreme Court told him to pay the damages to a group of non-profit organizations to…

Update: Pres Morales leads outrage over humiliating attack on mayor

LA PAZ, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia’s President Evo Morales condemned an attack on a female mayor in which an opposition mob forcibly cut her hair, covered her in paint and marched her barefoot through the streets. Bolivia has been rocked by deadly post-election violence over oppositionclaims that Morales rigged…

UN urges ‘immediate progress’ in South Sudan

Rivals Riek Machar (L) and President Salva Kiir UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council has urged South Sudan President Salva Kiir and former rebel leader Riek Machar to make “immediate progress” in forming a unity government.The two rivals have a deadline of Nov 12, 2019 to…

Japan crab fetches $46,000 at auction, a new world record

TOKYO, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Japanese bidder forks out $46,000 at auction for a snow crab — a price that “probably set a new world record”, local officials said.The winter seafood delicacy is in season from this week in the western Tottori region, where the crustacean was snapped up…

China imposes curfew on young people over fears of video gaming addiction

China is the world’s largest gaming market, with an expected total gaming revenue of $38 billion in BEIJING, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has announced a curfew on online gaming for minors among new measures aimed at curbing video game addiction.The official government guidelines will be applied to all online…

Bolivia: Opposition protesters forcibly cut off Mayor’s hair

Patricia Arce was covered in red paint and had her hair cut off LA PAZ, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair.Patricia…

Ten Nigerian troops killed in jihadist ambush

ABUJA, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 Nigerian soldiers have been killed and nine severely injured in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram fighters in restive northeast Nigeria, military sources said.Another 12 soldiers were missing after a column of troops on patrol was ambushed by the jihadists on Wednesday…

Nigeria gives condition for reopening borders

File photo: Trucks left stranded at the border ABUJA, Nov 8 (NNN-GNA) — The Federal Government’s decision to shut the nation’s land borders against neighbouring countries will remain, despite any short-term losses, until they ratify Nigeria’s proposed anti-smuggling policy, according to Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele.Emefiele, who…

Update: Iraqi forces shoot at protesters killing four in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iraqi security forces shot dead at least four protesters in central Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources said, as weeks of deadly unrest showed no signs of abating. Another 35 people were wounded in the clashes near Shuhada Bridge, they said, as mass demonstrations…