Path clears for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief after support from US president
GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden’s administration offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead…
Germany, France, UK, US agree ‘to revive transatlantic ties’
BERLIN, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Britain and the United States on Friday said they…
Covid-19: Pres Biden says will ‘act fast’ on Covid relief, Americans near ‘breaking point’
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Joe Biden said he has to “act fast” to push a huge new economic…
ICC rules its ‘territorial jurisdiction’ extends to Palestinian areas
THE HAGUE, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the situation in the…
Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests – Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will expel diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany over their alleged participation in recent…
UN chief welcomes agreement on Libya interim executive authority
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement on a new interim executive authority for…
Nigerian central bank bans cryptocurrency
Nigeria’s cryptocurrency market was booming ABUJA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all Deposit…
Denmark to build world’s ‘first energy island’ in North Sea
An impression of the island, surrounded by offshore wind turbines, 260m in height COPENHAGEN, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —A project to build a giant…
Covid-19: US in tug-of-war with teachers over reopening schools
LOS ANGELES, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From lawsuits in San Francisco tothreats of a remote learning “lockout” in Chicago, US…
Germany welcomes US troop withdrawal freeze
US soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany BERLIN, Feb 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany welcomed the US decision to stop the military withdrawal…