Some 100,000 Employees In Finland’s Industrial Sectors Begin 3-Day Strike

HELSINKI, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Some 100,000 Finnish employees in industrial sectors, began a three-day strike on Monday, to back up their salary demands. The action comprises both worker and management unions. The strike was called by the Finnish Industrial Union, the Trade Union Pro and the “white collar” Federation…

Taliban Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing In S. Afghanistan Amid Peace Talks With U.S.

KABUL, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Taliban outfit claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that rocked Nad Ali district, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, which left eight soldiers dead. Sohail Shaheen, the spokesman for Taliban’s liaison office in Qatar, according to media reports, wrote in his twitter account, “Talks between…

Saudi Arabia Welcomes U.S., Sudan’s Decision To Exchange Envoys

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia welcomed, on Saturday, the decision of the United States and Sudan, to exchange envoys, after over two decades of diplomatic void. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said, the appointment of U.S. ambassador to Sudan, considers the crucial stage Sudan is going through.…

Death Toll Rises To 25 In Gunmen Attack On Demonstrators In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Dec 8 (NNN-NINA) – Up to 25 people were killed, and 137 others wounded, in attack on protesters, in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, a Ministry official said. “The final toll of the attack, by unidentified gunmen on demonstrators, on Friday evening, is 23 killed and some 137 others wounded,” the…

Iran Nuclear Deal Stays Alive After Talks

VIENNA, Dec 8 (NNN-IRNA) – European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, demanded that Iran stop taking steps away from the accord, but stopped short of triggering a mechanism that could renew United Nations sanctions, during a rare meeting between the pact’s remaining signatories.  The three-hour meeting in Vienna, the…

Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza Militants’ Facilities

GAZA, Palestine, Dec 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Israeli warplanes attacked facilities that belong to militants of the Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip early Sunday (today), in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave into the Jewish state hours earlier. “Three rockets were fired from Gaza at Israeli towns…

Hong Kong Police Commissioner Watches Flag-Raising Ceremony In Beijing

BEIJING, Dec 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Tang Ping-keung, the new commissioner of police, of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), led a delegation of the Hong Kong Police Force, to watch the flag-raising ceremony in Beijing on Saturday. This was the first time for him to watch the national flag…

Hamas Warns Israel About Violations At Al-Aqsa Mosque

GAZA, Palestine, Dec 8 (NNN-WAFA) – Hamas, ruler of the Gaza Strip, on Saturday, warned Israel about violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The warning was issued by Abu Obeida, spokesman of Hamas’ armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, in a short text message, where he held Israel fully responsible for the…

President Of Peru’s Council Of Ministers To Attend Argentinean Presidential Inauguration

LIMA, Dec 8 (NNN-ANDINA) – The Peruvian president of the Council of Ministers, Vicente Zeballos, will attend the inauguration of Argentinean president-elect, Alberto Fernandez, on Dec 10. The government resolution authorising the attendance, which was endorsed by Peruvian President, Martin Vizcarra, was announced on Saturday (yesterday). The attendance of the…

Democrat-Led House Judiciary Panel Releases Report On “Constitutional Grounds” For Trump Impeachment

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – The U.S. Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee, released a report, explaining the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. The report, written by the panel’s majority staff, detailed the history, purpose and meaning of the U.S. Constitution’s Impeachment Clause. It also addressed legal questions…
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