Brazil, Argentina agree on free trade in automotive sector by 2029

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil and Argentina signed on Friday an agreement to have free trade in the automotive sector by the year 2029. Under the deal, the two countries will gradually increase the share of exports to three times the imports by 2029 when they will…

Cholera breaks out in Uganda as second rain season starts

KAMPALA, Sept 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda’s Ministry of Health said it has launched several interventions to contain a Cholera outbreak that has killed two people and 241 cases registered in the last three months. In a statement, the ministry said it is working with local governments and development partners in…

Tanzanian, Ugandan presidents inaugurate Chinese-built building

Tanzanian President John Magufuli (C-L) and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (C-R) DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzanian President John Magufuli and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday inaugurated the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation (MNF) Building built by China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG). Both presidents commended CRCEG for its…

Hurricane Dorian: Hundreds flee ‘chaos’ in storm-ravaged Bahamas

Thousands of people are attempting to flee Great Abaco and Grand Bahama, two of the worst-hit areas NASSAU, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Hurricane Dorian victims have fled the Bahamas as thousands more anxiously await evacuation from the devastated islands. The hurricane tore through the islands earlier this week,…

African Union welcomes Sudan civilian cabinet, lifts suspension

Moussa Faki, AU Commission Chair ADDIS ABABA, Sept 7 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The African Union (AU) on Friday lifted the suspension it had placed on Sudan, following the establishment of a civilian-led government in the Eastern Africa nation.Sudan’s membership was suspended in June following the violent dispersal of a main protest…

Spain struggles to accommodate thousands of young migrants

BARCELONA, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain is struggling to accommodatethousands of young migrants who over the years have arrived alone on rickety boats or hidden in trucks, some of whom have ended up on the streets or even become involved in crime. There are currently around 14,000 unaccompanied young migrants…

Los Angeles County resident dies of lung illness, fifth US death possibly tied to vaping

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probing 450 cases of lung illness that may have been caused by e-cigarette use LOS ANGELES, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Los Angeles County resident has died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping, bringing the total number of such U.S. deaths…

Venezuela: Small opposition parties back Guaido as congress chief in 2020

CARACAS, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan lawmakers from small opposition parties on Friday (Sep 6) said Juan Guaido should continue as head of congress in 2020, waiving their option to lead the legislature under an informal agreement to rotate leadership between parties. The announcement ended speculation of an opposition rift…

Sec of State Pompeo says US to rally support for Uighurs at UN

WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will use this month’s UN General Assembly to rally support for the Uighurs, whose treatment by China is among “the worst stains on the world,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Pompeo said that China’s mass incarceration of the predominantly Muslim ethnicity…

Mexico says migration crackdown working ahead of key talks with US

MEXICO CITY, Sept 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico said it has slashed undocumented migration to the United States by 56 per cent since May, aiming to dodge the threat of tariffs under a deal the two countries are set to review next week. America’s southern neighbour agreed in June to crack down…