US Pres Trump complains he is being blamed for New Zealand attack

WASHINGTON, March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Donald Trump complained that he is being blamed by journalists for the massacre of 50 people in attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. “The Fake News Media is working overtime to blame me for the horrible attack in New Zealand,” Trump told his…

Dhaka rejects US HR report over Bangladesh

DHAKA, March 19 (NNN-BSS) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said Dhaka has rejected the recent country reports on Human right practices by US State Department over Bangladesh and also sent a protest letter to the Washington differing with the report findings. “By and large, it (finding of the…

Bangladesh: 6 election personnel shot dead in Rangamati

RANGAMATI (Bangladesh), March 19 (NNN-BSS) – A gang of unidentified criminals shot dead six people – two polling officers and four Ansar-VDP members – and injured many others in Bagaichhari upazila of Rangamati here Monday evening. The polling offices and members of the law enforcement agencies came under attack in…

Algerian unions refuse to support Prime Minister’s efforts to form government

ALGIERS, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thirteen independent Algerian unions have refused to back the newly-appointed prime minister’s efforts to form a government he hopes will placate protesters who are pressuring President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his inner circle to step down.“We will not hold discussions with this system, we belong to…

Ethiopia PM visits displaced Gedeo community, Tigray region sends aid

ADDIS ABABA, March 18 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday travelled to assess the state of the Gedeo community whose displacement has been the subject of wide media coverage in the last few months. Abiy’s office said he made the trip to Gedeb Woreda on Sunday as…

Expert: Chile must end firewood culture to lower pollution levels

SANTIAGO, March 18 (NNN-EFE) — The use of firewood for cooking and heating in south-central Chile is a deeply rooted practice and also the reason why several of its cities are among the most polluted in South America, an expert said. “It’s going to be very difficult to change the…

Morocco sees pope’s upcoming visit as way to build bridges with Islam

Archbishop of Rabat’s Catholic church Cristobal Lopez RABAT, March 18 (NNN-EFE) — Pope Francis’ upcoming two-day visit to Morocco is aimed at promoting dialogue with the Muslim world and reaching out to the Christian migrant community, a church official in Rabat told EFE. Archbishop Cristobal Lopez said that migrants made…

Ethiopian Airlines: Empty coffins buried after Boeing 737 Max 8 crash

ADDIS ABABA, March 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Empty coffins representing the Ethiopian victims of last week’s Ethiopia Airlines plane crash have been buried in the capital, Addis Ababa.None of the bodies has yet been formally identified because of the impact when the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft crashed shortly after it…

Jamaica welcomes one million visitors in first nine weeks of 2019

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett March 15, 20190 KINGSTON, March 18 (NNN-JIS) — Tourism minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica has welcomed one million visitors to its shores in the first nine weeks of 2019. Speaking in Montego Bay, St James, he said this has provided foreign exchange earnings of approximately…

Nigeria Improves On HIV Ranking, Now Fourth Worst Hit Country – Minister

ABUJA, March 18 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, says Nigeria has moved to the fourth position among countries worst hit by the HIV epidemic. With an earlier estimate of about 3.2 million people living with HIV, Nigeria was ranked second after South Africa which ranks first with about…