US grants 430,000 USD fund to restore Tunisian archaeological site

TUNIS, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States has granted Tunisia 430,000 U.S. dollars for the restoration of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. This grant, initiated by the U.S. Embassy to Tunisia, was offered by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, in order to…

UN official concerned over religious violence in Malawi after two people injured: spokesman

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — A UN official was concerned over the violence that erupted in Malawi after at least two people were seriously injured in a clash between Christians and Muslims, a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the UN resident coordinator…

US expresses concern over foreign intervention in Libya

TRIPOLI, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland expressed concern over increasing foreign intervention and civilian casualties in Libya. The ambassador made the remarks during a meeting with the UN-backed government’s interior minister, Fathi Bashagha, the U.S. Embassy to Libya said in a statement. During the meeting,…

Thousands of teachers rally in Croatian capital demanding wage hike

Teachers gather to protest over low salaries in the city center of Zagreb ZAGREB, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of Croatian teachers who have already been striking for almost three weeks took to the streets here on Wednesday demanding higher salaries. After marching through the center of the capital, they…

Britain’s general election campaign officially starts

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, Nov 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Britain’s general election campaign officially started Wednesday after Prime Minister Boris Johnson had an audience with Queen Elizabeth II to formally ask her permission to dissolve parliament. The Houses of Parliament closed its doors at midnight and will not re-open…

Protest-hit Chile vows to punish any abuses by security forces

SANTIAGO, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera promised to ensure police and soldiers found guilty of rights violations were prosecuted with the same force as rioters and looters during nearly three weeks of violent protests. Prosecutors are investigating more than 800 allegations of abuses including torture, rape and…

German coalition parties vow to stay together but have “a lot to do”

BERLIN, Nov 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition partners said they would keep working together after welcoming a report which they said showed how much the government had achieved but also how much it still had to do. The review of the government’s legislative achievements started…

Brazil mining regulator says Vale ‘negligence’ cost lives

BRASILIA, Nov 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazil’s mining regulator blasted iron ore miner Vale SA for failing to disclose problems with a mining dam before a deadly collapse in January, saying this kept the agency from taking actions that could have saved lives. The dam in Brumadinho collapsed and flooded a…

Brazilians protest against Pres Bolsonaro across the country

BRASILIA, Nov 6 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazil’s student organizations, social movements, unions, and progressive parties on Tuesday held protests across the country with the motto, “For justice, democracy and rights. For Marielle, enough of Bolsonaro!” “Let the Latin American winds reach Brazil. Everyone to the streets against absurd statements from the dictatorship’s…

Venezuela continues to develop despite US blockade: Pres Maduro

CARACAS, Nov 6 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stressed on Tuesday that Venezuela is moving forward despite the tightening of the US economic blockade. ‘The year 2019 has been a complex one, hard, full of conspiracies, plots, international aggressions and many lessons learned. We prove that Venezuela can…