France: Tear gas, arrests in new anti-Macron demo in Paris

Demonstrators accuse Macron of ruling on behalf of an urban elite while ignoring people in the provinces PARIS, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French police fired tear gas under a rain of projectiles and arrested dozens of people on Saturday as thousands of “yellow vest” anti-government protesters returned to the streets…

Chinese-made trolleybuses advance Mexico City’s e-mobility

MEXICO CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexico City has added a fleet of 63 Chinese-made electric trolleybuses to its public transportation system, taking one more step towards electromobility. The buses, made by Chinese company Yutong, began circulating on Jan 8 along Eje Central, one of the main arteries of the…

Lisbon streets decorated to welcome Chinese New Year

People watch lion dance during “Chinese New Year” celebration in Lisbon LISBON, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Actors perform dragon and lion dance in a parade held on Saturday in one of the main boulevards of the Portuguese capital to greet the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival, a celebration also known as…

Moroccan king, French president discuss Libyan crisis in phone call

RABAT, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Moroccan King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed on Saturday the Libyan crisis in a phone call, a government statement said. The important role of Morocco and its recognized efforts over many years to resolve the crisis in Libya were highlighted in the…

US imposes sanctions on Iran’s IRGC general

Iranian Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The US State Department said that it had imposed sanctions on a brigadier general of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The department said in a statement that it had blacklisted Brigadier General Hassan Shahvarpour, a commander in Khuzestan province,…

Pres Maduro says still in control, open to talks with US: Washington Post report

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was still comfortably in charge and open to direct negotiations with the US, in an interview published Saturday by The Washington Post. The interview was Maduro’s first with a major US outlet since February of last year, when he…

Chileans march against police repression of social unrest

SANTIAGO, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Chileans rallied to protest what they call police repression during three months of the worst social unrest since democracy replaced the country’s military dictatorship in 1990. More than 1,000 people, many wearing black, marched in silence from Plaza Italia, ground zero of all…

US: Pres Trump lawyers present defense for ‘dangerous’ impeachment

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s legal team presented Saturday its line of defense for his upcoming impeachment trial, a process they dismissed as unconstitutional and “dangerous.” It was the first time the team presented its arguments, modeled on those put forward since December by Trump and his…

Flooding, landslides kill six in Brazil

BRASILIA, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains have claimed six lives in southeast Brazil, firefighters said.Footage on social media showed streets in Espirito Santo state turned into rivers and cars being swept away by raging, muddy water.In one clip, the water almost reaches the roof…

Women march against Trump in Washington as election looms

Women march in Washington against Donald Trump WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of women marched through Washington on Saturday at a now-annual event opposing US President Donald Trump, striking a defiant note despite falling attendance numbers.Many protesters said they were horrified at the prospect of Trump’s winning four more…