Peru President highlights export records

Peru President Martin Vizcarra  speaks during Presentation ceremony of the Association of Peruvian Exporters’ (ADEX) in Lima. Photo courtesy of Andina LIMA, April 17 (NNN-ANDINA) – Peru President Martin Vizcarra on Tuesday night highlighted the level of Peruvian exports, which reached US$47.864 billion in 2018 and, therefore, set a new…

Peru: Missing Ashaninka children found after a week

Peru’s National Police (PNP) discuss to find missing Ashaninka children near the border with Brazil. Photo courtesy of Andina LIMA, April 17 (NNN-ANDINA) – After an intense search, Peru’s National Police (PNP) found the missing Ashaninka children near the border with Brazil. The four minors had been missing for a…

Japan, U.S. to include digital trade in trade talks

Jeremy Hunt, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, shakes with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a courtesy call at the latter’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan. Photo courtesy of PTI WASHINGTON April 17 (NNN-KYODO) – Japan said Tuesday it has agreed with the United States to…

Egypt parliament passes constitutional amendments, extends president’s term limit

A general view shows members of the Egyptian parliament attending the opening session at the main headquarters of Parliament in Cairo, Egypt. Photo courtesy of Al-Ahram CAIRO, April 17 (NNN-Ahramonline) – The Egyptian House of Representative passed on Tuesday proposed amendments to Egypt’s 2014 constitution, including an amendment that possibly…

Algeria Constitution Council head resigns amid protests

ALGIERS, April 17 (NNN- Xinhua) — President of the Algerian Constitutional Council Tayeb Belaiz resigned on Tuesday amid mass protests in the country demanding for his departure. “Belaiz notified the members of the Constitutional Council, during a meeting held Tuesday, that he presented his resignation to the interim president Abdelkader…

France: Prosecutors rule out arson at Notre Dame

PARIS, April 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – France Prosecutors have ruled out the possibility of arson in Monday’s massive fire which gutted Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. “We are favoring the theory of an accident. Nothing indicates this was a deliberate act,” Paris public prosecutor Remy Heitz told reporters on Tuesday. French…

Trump vetoes resolution on ending US support in Yemen

WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-ANADOLU) – US President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution Tuesday that called for the U.S. to end support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.   “This resolution is an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and…

World’s largest inland water body is under threat

BAKU, April 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – The world’s largest inland body of water is under threat.The 1,000-kilometre-long Caspian at some point had close to a million seals. Today, all its former glory has been erased by pollution and climate change. Currently, it has only 10 percent of the seals population, one…

Indonesia gears up for presidential and legislative elections

JAKARTA, April 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu voiced the readiness of the Special Force of the Indonesian Air Force to assist in safeguarding the implementation of the legislative and presidential elections on April 17, 2019. “During the election period, the Special Force Corps will aid in ensuring…

Woman found dead believed to have been smothered by husband – police

 Police recovered bodies of a woman found dead in a room. Photo courtesy of Bernama PENANG, Malaysia, April 16 (NNN- Bernama) — The woman who was found dead in a room of their rented house at Jalan Pokok Machang here yesterday, is believed to have been killed by her husband,…