S. Korea’s Moon Optimistic About Inter-Korean Relations

SEOUL, Jan 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, said, Tuesday, that, he was optimistic about relations between South Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), although the inter-Korean ties are faced with difficulties, caused by the deadlocked dialogue between the DPRK and the United States. Moon…

Brazil: Rio kicks off its 50-day Carnival celebration

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 13 (NNN-EFE) — Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the world’s biggest such celebration, began Sunday with the first street dance troups and the election of King Momo, an emblematic figure that, for the first time, received the keys to the city a month before the official…

Bolivia’s Morales marks 2 months in exile

A supporter of former President Evo Morales participates in a demonstration in Cochabamba, Bolivia BUENOS AIRES, Jan 13 (NNN-EFE) — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales, who resigned in November during what he called a “coup d’etat,” on Sunday marked two months in exile from Buenos Aires, the city that has…

Mexico: Pres Lobrador vows justice in visit to town scarred by massacre

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador LA MORA (Mexico), Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s president pledged that those behind a massacre that killed nine members of a U.S.-Mexican family of Mormon origin will be punished and that the truth surrounding the crime will eventually come out. In a speech before…

Colombia says police foil attempt to assassinate FARC leader Timochenko

Colombian former FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono BOGOTA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian police thwarted an assassination attempt against Rodrigo Londono, former commander of the demobilized FARC rebels better known by his nom de guerre Timochenko, a senior official said. General Oscar Atehortua, director of Colombia’s national police, said officers…

Argentina: Pres Fernandez sets March 31 deadline to renegotiate debt, says has IMF backing

Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez BUENOS AIRES, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Alberto Fernandez said he has set a March 31 deadline to renegotiate Argentina’s rampant public debt and that a more “innovative” International Monetary Fund approves of the direction his government is taking. Argentina is in talks with bondholders and…

Pentagon Confirms Death Of Two U.S. Soldiers In Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. Department of Defence, confirmed that, two U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan on Saturday. Both soldiers were killed in action Saturday, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, said the Pentagon. Both soldiers were assigned to…

Brazil opens pipeline to allow Bolivian company to sell gas

BRASILIA, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Brazilian government authorized Bolivian oil and gas company YPFB to use the Gasbol pipeline to sell gas to other companies in Brazil beyond state-run oil firm Petrobras, according to a publication in the official gazette. Brazil’s Energy Ministry gave the green light to a…

Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Denies Intention To Convert USD Deposits Into Lebanese Pounds

BEIRUT, Jan 13 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor, Riad Salameh, denied his reported intention to convert U.S. dollar deposits in Lebanese banks into Lebanese pounds, Banque Du Liban said, in a statement. The statement comes after Salameh said that banks in Lebanon, legally have the right to pay people’s…

At least 11 dead as storms sweep through US south

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Severe storms sweeping the southern US killed at least 11 people, authorities said, as tornadoes and high winds upturned cars, destroyed homes and left tens of thousands without power. The storms hit parts of the south on Friday and moved eastand north on Sunday, according…
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