French gov’t survives no-confidence votes over budget issue

PARIS, Jan 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — The French government led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Tuesday survived two no-confidence votes over a budget issue after deputies in the National Assembly rejected the motions. The motions, filed separately on Friday by left-wing parliamentary groups including La France Insoumise, the Democratic and…

World not ready for rise in extreme heat, scientists say

    PARIS, Jan 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 3.8 billion people could face extreme heat by 2050 and while tropical countries will bear the brunt cooler regions will also need to adapt, scientists said. Demand for cooling will “drastically” increase in giant countries like Brazil, Indonesia and Nigeria, where hundreds of millions of people…

5.4-Magnitude Quake Hit Mindanao, Philippines – GFZ

MANILA, Jan 28 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.4, jolted Mindanao, Philippines, at 1705 GMT yesterday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 6.32 degrees north latitude, and 123.67 degrees east longitude.–…

Libya signs $20 billion oil deal with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips

US senior advisor for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos with Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibah at an energy forum in Tripoli TRIPOLI, Jan 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Libya signed a 25-year oil deal with France’s TotalEnergies and US-based ConocoPhillips, involving more than 20 billion dollars of foreign investments, Prime Minister Abdul…

French lawmakers pass Bill banning social media for under-15s

PARIS, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French lawmakers have passed a Bill that would ban social media use by under-15s, a move championed by President Emmanuel Macron as a way to protect children from excessive screen time. The lower National Assembly adopted the text by a vote of 130 to 21 in a…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian attack damages UNESCO-listed Kyiv monastery

KYIV, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Russian drone and missile attack has damaged parts of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine’s most famous religious landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ukraine’s culture ministry said. The attack took place during the night between Friday and Saturday, the ministry said. “A preliminary visual inspection revealed…

Over 1,000 people evacuated after landslide in Sicily

ROME, Jan 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 1,000 people were evacuated in Sicily after a four-kilometre section of cliff crumbled during a storm, leaving houses perched perilously on the edge, authorities said. Land was continuing to give way due to rain that has soaked the area in recent days, said the mayor of…

Greece: 3 bodies found after biscuit factory explosion in central Trikala city

ATHENS, Jan 26 (NNN-XINHUA) — Three bodies were found after an explosion at a food factory in the central Greek city of Trikala, while two workers remain missing, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation reported on Monday. The explosion occurred in the early hours of Monday at the “Violanta” biscuit factory and…

Spain remembers the dead a week on from rail tragedy

MADRID, Jan 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — People in the southern Spanish towns of Huelva and Adamuz held ceremonies Sunday a week on from the rail disaster that killed 45 people, many of them from the area. Last Sunday’s crash between two high-speed trains happened near the village of Adamuz in the…

Tanzania, Norway seek stronger carbon trading

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 26 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA and Norway have agreed to continue strengthening their cooperation in the area of carbon trading, as part of advancing joint efforts on environmental protection and sustainable development. The agreement was reached following talks between the Permanent Secretary in the Vice-President’s Office, Dr Richard…
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