Greek Farmers Reject Talks As Protests Escalate Into Third Week

ATHENS, Dec 14 (NNN-AMNA) – Greek farmers, yesterday, rejected a government invitation for talks, vowing to escalate protests, that disrupted traffic across the country for a third week. The decision was made during a nationwide meeting of farmer representatives, who stated that, they would first submit a list of demands…

U.S. Lifts Sanctions On Belarusian Potash: U.S. Special Envoy

MINSK, Dec 14 (NNN-BelTA) – The U.S. decided to lift sanctions, previously imposed on the Belarusian potash industry, U.S. special envoy for Belarus, John Coale, said here yesterday. Coale said, the move came in accordance with the instructions of U.S. President, Donald Trump, and described it as a “very good…

First case of super flu K confirmed in Mexico

mexico city, Dec 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Mexico’s Health Ministry confirmed late Friday the country’s first human case of the Influenza A H3N2 subclade K variant, a strain commonly referred to in the media as “super flu K.” The case was detected by the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER). The…

Egyptian, French Leaders Stress Gaza Peace Efforts Must Lead To Palestinian Statehood

CAIRO, Dec 13 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, affirmed yesterday that, the current peace efforts over Gaza must lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. During a phone conversation, the two leaders agreed that the current efforts must be followed by…

Non-Aligned Countries (NAM) reject illegal actions and escalation by the US against Venezuela

NEW YORK, Dec 13 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) rejected the Trump Administration’s illegal actions against Venezuela and warned that “the growing presence and activities of extra-regional military forces, including deployments involving assets with advanced capabilities, increase risks to regional peace, security, and stability, undermining…

UK slaps sanctions on Sudan RSF paramilitary deputy, other commanders

LONDON, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK imposed sanctions on senior commanders of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) suspected of “heinous violence” in the Darfur hub of El-Fasher, which the paramilitary group captured in October. The Foreign Office in London said those targeted include RSF second-in-command Abdelrahim Hamdan Daglo, whose brother Mohammad Hamdan…

Senegal to suspend all extraditions to France

French President Emmanuel Macron and Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye DAKAR, Dec 13 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Senegal has decided to suspend all extraditions to France, accusing Paris of refusing to cooperate. Senegalese Justice Minister Yassine Fall made the announcement in an address to parliament on Thursday. She said Dakar has been unsuccessfully requesting…

UK health service hit by ‘super flu’ outbreak

LONDON, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom is facing an “unprecedented wave of super flu”, a health chief warned as the health minister urged doctors to call off a threatened five-day strike ahead of Christmas. Wes Streeting said the state-funded National Health Service (NHS) was in an “incredibly precarious…

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in October

 LONDON, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s economy unexpectedly contracted again in October, official data showed Friday, dealing a blow to the Labour government’s hopes of reviving economic growth. Gross domestic product fell 0.1 percent in October following a contraction of 0.1 percent in September, the Office for National Statistics said…

UAE, EU Launched Negotiations On Strategic Partnership Agreement

ABU DHABI, Dec 12 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the European Union (EU), yesterday launched negotiations on a Strategic Partnership Agreement, both sides announced. According to a report, the announcement was made at a joint press conference in Abu Dhabi, by Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, state minister in…
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