Rich nations like Singapore, Brunei and China should not use ‘developing country’ status to gain WTO special treatment: US Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United States President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw recognition of the special “developing country” status of relatively rich countries – including Singapore and China – at the World Trade Organization unless changes are made to the body’s rules. Trump, in a memo released by the…

Pres Trump says North Korea missile tests no threat to US

WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump brushed off the bellicose language accompanying North Korea’s latest short-range missile test, saying it referred to ally South Korea, not the UnitedStates. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called two missiles fired Thursday underhis personal supervision a “solemn warning” to the South…

Russian opposition plans election protest despite crackdown

MOSCOW, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian opposition and ordinaryMuscovites plan to take to the streets of Moscow Saturday to demand free and fair polls despite a police crackdown including the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. This week authorities jailed President Vladimir Putin’s top opponent for30 days and launched a…

Morocco navy picks up 242 African migrants in Mediterranean

RABAT, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Moroccan navy has picked up 242migrants from sub-Saharan Africa who were trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Spain in flimsy boats, the official MAP press agency said. It said the migrants, including 50 women and 12 children, were rescuedfrom several inflatable boats which…

US paves way for sanctions in Mali conflict

WASHINGTON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday laying the groundwork for sanctions against those who have exacerbated the “deteriorating situation in Mali,” the White House said. The decree will freeze assets and suspend travel for “individuals orentities that seek to undermine the peace,…

Brazil gold heist: Gunmen steal gold worth $30m from São Paulo airport

The suspects were dressed as police officers SAO PAULO, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of armed men stole a haul of gold and other precious metals worth at least $30 million from a Brazilian airport Thursday, according to Brazilian state news agency Agencia Brasil. Eight men targeted a cargo terminal at…

Britain: Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues government reshuffle

LONDON, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is continuing to appoint more new ministers during his second full day as prime minister. He completed a radical overhaul of his cabinet after entering Downing Street on Wednesday, making more changes in lower-ranked jobs on Thursday. Among the latter,…

Europe heatwave could ‘enhance melting of Greenland ice sheet’: UN

GENEVA, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations weather agency has voiced “concern” that hot air producing a record-breaking heatwave across much of Western Europe is headed towards Greenland and that it could lead to a faster ice melt.Heat records in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany tumbled in recent…

Cuba to train 40 medical students a year from Ghana’s Zongo and deprived communities

Ghana’s VP Dr Mahamudu Bawumia with the President of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel and delegates HAVANA, July 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Government of Cuba has accepted to train 40 brilliant but needy medical students a year from Zongo, inner-city and other deprived communities in Ghana. This follows a proposal by Ghana’s Vice…

Central African Republic wary of possible Ebola outbreak

File Photo BANGUI, July 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Central African Republic’s health minister Pierre Somse said the country is “not prepared” for a possible wave of the deadly Ebola virus from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where an epidemic has claimed more than 1,700 lives. The admission comes a week…