US: Pelosi signals Trump impeachment charges may go to Senate next week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House, has been engaged in a three-week cat-and-mouse game…

‘Phase Two’ China trade deal may come after US election: Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Negotiations for the second phase of a pending US-China trade deal will begin promptly but the outcome may wait until after this year’s elections, President Donald Trump said. Trump’s remarks come days before Beijing’s trade envoy is due in Washington to sign a “phase one”…

Ivory Coast child found in plane undercarriage was 14-year-old schoolboy

ABIDJAN, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A child stowaway found dead in the undercarriage of a plane that landed in Paris has been identified as a 14-year-old Ivorian schoolboy, the transport ministry said. A statement named him as Ani Guibahi Laurent Barthelemy, born on Feb 5 2005 in Yopougon, a rundown district of Abidjan, Ivory…

French premier to unveil new proposals in pension overhaul standoff

Demonstrators burn tires as they block the entrance of the industrial area of Le Havre’s harbor, in northwestern France, to protest the government’s pension overhaul, on Jan 10 PARIS, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France’s premier will present new proposals on Saturday on the government’s hotly-contested pensions overhaul, seeking to appease…

US sharply reduces flights to Cuba

WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Friday sharply reduced flights allowed to go to Cuba in a bid to reduce tourism revenue to the communist island. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that charter flights would only be allowed to fly to Havana, not other airports – a…

Libya and Iran top agenda in Merkel-Putin meeting

MOSCOW/BERLIN, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Confrontation between Washington and Tehran over the US killing of a top general and turmoil in Libya are set to dominate talks in Moscow on Saturday between the leaders of Russia and Germany. Russia’s Vladimir Putin will hold talks with German Chancellor AngelaMerkel in Moscow…

Parties agree on deal to restore power-sharing government in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The two major parties in Northern Ireland have agreed on a draft deal to restore a power-sharing government, breaking a three-year political deadlock in the region, local media reported Friday. The breakthrough came when Sinn Fein party agreed on a new deal put forward by…

Puerto Rico hit by new 5.2-magnitude earthquake amid recovery

SAN JUAN, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Puerto Rico on Friday afternoon, as the Caribbean island is recovering from temblors that occurred earlier this week. The earthquake happened at 5:26 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (2226 GMT), with its epicenter around 4 km south of Indios on the…

UN reports winning battle on cholera in Haiti

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — The international community is winning the battle against cholera in Haiti as new infection is rare, said a UN spokesman. By December 2019, when the latest numbers were available, no positive tests for cholera had been reported for nearly 11 consecutive months, said Stephane…

Algeria, Italy urge for cease-fire in Libya

ALGIERS, Jan 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum said Algiers and Rome share convergent views over the necessity to reach a cease-fire in war-ridden Libya. Coordination between Algeria and Italy on Libya is “very good,” Boukadoum told a joint press conference attended by his Italian counterpart Luigi Di…