Covid-19: France to double vaccine doses for poorer countries

 PARIS, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France will double the number of vaccine doses it will send to poorer countries to 120 million, President Emmanuel Macron pledged, in a video broadcast during the Global Citizen concert in Paris.   “The injustice is that in other continents, obviously, vaccination is very late…,”…

Update: Germany’s SPD narrowly wins election with 25.7% – preliminary official results

  BERLIN, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats won the general election with 25.7 percent, beating Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, who came in at 24.1 percent, official figures on thewebsite of the country’s election commission showed Monday.   The preliminary results are based on ballots counted in all…

European council reaffirms support for the organised free and fair elections in Libya

President of the European Council, Charles Michel NEW YORK, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, affirmed the support of the European Union (EU) for the organisation of free and fair elections for stability and peace in Libya.During a recent meeting, on the sidelines of…

US wildfires: California power company accused of causing deadly fire

The fire killed four including an 8-year-old girl LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A California electricity company has been accused of causing the Zogg fire, which last year killed four people and destroyed more than 200 kilometers of territory, a prosecutor said.“We have enough evidence to prove beyond reasonable…

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says Mexico doesn’t want to be “camp of migrants”

President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador MEXICO CITY, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stressed that he does not want Mexico to become a “camp of migrants”.At a press conference at the National Palace, a journalist asked the president about the possibility of the United States…

Several arrests after protests against Duma election result in Russia

MOSCOW, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several people have been arrested in Russia after protests against the results of recent parliamentary election.In Yekaterinburg in the Urals, police officers arrested nine activists, the civil rights portal OVD-Info reported. One of them was reportedly beaten during his arrest.On Saturday, people in several Russian…

Mali PM accuses France of ‘abandonment’ over troop drawdown

Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga addresses the 76th session of the UNGA UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga accused France of abandoning the conflict-torn country with its decision to draw down troops this year.Maiga told the UN General Assembly that he regretted the “unilateral…

Ivory Coast: Former first lady Simone Gbabgo launches political movement

ABIDJAN, Sept 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The former Ivorian first lady, Simone Gbagbo, attended a launch event of a political movement to support her, a step further towards creating her own political party for the 2025 presidential election.She emphasized her “vision of a strong, sovereign, reconciled, modern and prosperous Côte d’Ivoire”,…

Libyans protest no-confidence vote against the unity government

Libyans gathering to express support to the country’s unity government TRIPOLI, Sept 27 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Thousands of people gathered in Libya’s capital Tripoli to protest a parliamentary no-confidence vote against the unity government earlier this week, three months ahead of planned elections.Protesters gathered in Martyrs’ Square with Libyan flags and…

Romanian PM elected ruling party head

Romania’s Prime Minister and the new chairman of National Liberal Party (PNL) Florin Citu BUCHAREST, Sept 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Romanian Prime Minister Florin Citu was elected Chairman of the main ruling National Liberal Party (PNL) at the party congress. Citu, 49, won 60.2 percent of the votes in the voting…