South Africa’s Largest Union NUMSA Mobilizes Against Electricity Price Hike
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the largest single trade union in the…
6.5-magnitude quake shakes Guatemala, Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico and Guatemala on Friday, leaving three people injured and…
US sets deadline for foreigners dealing in Venezuela oil
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Non-U.S. entities buying oil or petroleum products from Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA in deals that involve…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa denies rift with deputy: Newspaper reports
HARARE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said there is no rift with his deputy and dismissed…
Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated US$8 million
KAMPALA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda seized a contraband shipment of ivory and pangolin scales it said was the largest…
UN raises ‘serious doubts’ whether Bahrain opposition leaders got fair trial
GENEVA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Human Rights Office said there were “serious doubts” whether three Bahraini opposition leaders were…
Spain: Catalan separatist leaders moved to Madrid for trial on rebellion charges
BARCELONA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jailed Catalan politician Raul Romeva hopes the upcoming trial of separatist leaders at the Supreme…
Venezuela’s opposition to up pressure on Maduro with new weekend rally
CARACAS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido prepared to crank up the pressure on embattled President Nicolas…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro faces political test as new Congress sits
BRASILIA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Plans by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to shake up Latin America’s biggest economy with pro-business reforms…
EU states destroy suspect Polish beef as scare spreads
BRUSSELS/WARSAW, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several EU countries on Friday seized and destroyed suspect beef from a Polish slaughterhouse where…