French city approves Muslim swimsuit in controversial change

Members of the pro-burkini association Alliance Citoyenne watch on a TV screen as members of the Municipal Council vote to allow the wearing of the burkini in the city’s swimming pools, in Grenoble GRENOBLE (France), May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The French city of Grenoble authorised the wearing of the so-called…

Spain, Morocco reopen land borders after two-year closure

FNIDEQ (Morocco), May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco and Spain have reopened the land borders between the north African country and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, two years after they were shut due to Covid restrictions and a major diplomatic row. The enclaves on the Mediterranean coast in northern…

British unions threaten strikes as government moves to slash civil service jobs

Flag of the United Kingdom LONDON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s government is on a collision course with unions and faces the threat of a national strike due to controversial plans to axe tens of thousands of jobs in the civil service.Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparked outrage after it was…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Latvian minister resigns after commemoration of Soviet wartime victory

VILNIUS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latvia’s interior minister resigned under pressure from the ruling coalition which criticised the police for failing to ban the country’s Russian speakers from commemorating earlier this month the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II. Latvia and its neighbours, Estonia and Lithuania, say Moscow used…

US warns against inadvertently hiring North Korean IT workers

WASHINGTON, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US officials have warned businesses against inadvertently hiring IT staff from North Korea, saying that rogue freelancers were taking advantage of remote work opportunities to hide their true identities and earn money for Pyongyang. In an advisory issued by the State and Treasury departments and the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Pres Putin warns Finland, Sweden for applying to join NATO

KYIV, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Finland and Sweden to expect a “response” for applying to join NATO as Ukraine braced for a new push by Moscow’s forces in its eastern Donbas region. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Monday confirmed her country would apply to…

France: President Macron names Labour Minister as PM; First woman to hold post in three decades

Newly appointed PM Elisabeth Borne (R) and her predecessor Jean Castex at a handover ceremony in Hotel Matignon, French PM’s official residence, in Paris PARIS, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Emmanuel Macron named labour minister Elisabeth Borne as prime minister to lead his ambitious reform plans, the first woman to…

Iran Demands U.S. Response To Iran’s Proposals On Stalled Vienna Talks

TEHRAN, May 17 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, yesterday, called for a U.S. political decision on the Vienna nuclear talks, saying, Iran has already made its proposals. “If the U.S. announces its political decision, we can take an important step in this regard,” Saeed Khatibzadeh said, during his…

Argentina preparing to become a BRICS member with support from China and Brazil

BUENOS AIRES, May 16 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina has been invited by Chinese president Xi Jinping to participate in three BRICS events taking place in the coming four weeks. The first will be a get-together of political parties, social organizations and think tanks, a second on May 20th, is a summit…

Queen Elizabeth II attends Jubilee celebration after health concerns

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth watches the Royal Windsor Horse Show Platinum Jubilee Celebration at Windsor Castle, in Windsor LONDON, May 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A smiling Queen Elizabeth II attended a Platinum Jubilee celebration at Windsor on Sunday, days after ill health and old age forced her to pull out of the…
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