Ecuadorian Indigenous Leaders Agree To Dialogue With Government

QUITO, Oct 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuador’s Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie), said, it will take part in the “direct dialogue” advocated by Ecuadorian President, Lenin Moreno, after ten days of anti-government protests. “After a consultation process with the communities, peoples, nationalities and social organisations, we have decided to participate…

Saudi Arabia Announces Receiving Additional U.S. Troops

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced, on Saturday, the decision to receive additional U.S. troops. The decision was part of the directives of the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and the historical ties between the two countries, the report quoted the Defence Ministry as…

Ecuador’s Moreno Orders Curfew, Militarisation In Quito

QUITO, Ecoador, Oct 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Ecuadorian President, Lenin Moreno, declared on Saturday, curfew and militarisation of the Metropolitan District of Quito, ten days after continuous violent anti-government protests, in the South American country’s capital. “I have ordered the curfew and the militarisation of the Metropolitan District of Quito.…

US blockade affects Cuba’s tobacco industry

HAVANA, Oct 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The tightening of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States against Cuba has caused millions in losses to Cuba’s tobacco industry, according to an official source. The Tabacuba Business Group reported that the damages amount to $145 million from April…

Journalist’s killing fuels ire of Haiti protesters

People run during a protest to demand the resignation of Haitian president Jovenel Moise PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The killing of a journalist who had closely covered Haiti’s political and economic crisis fuelled protesters’ anger as they marched by the thousands on the home of President Jovenel Moise to…

Tens of thousands evacuated as California wildfires rage

LOS ANGELES, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wind-driven wildfires forced theevacuation of about 100,000 people in southern California Friday anddestroyed dozens of structures and homes as authorities warned it could take days to extinguish the flames. By Friday evening, the strongest blaze, dubbed the Saddleridge Fire, hadconsumed 3,052 hectares in areas…

Frustrated US acting secretary of homeland security steps down

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan stepped down Friday, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. “Kevin now, after many years in Government, wants to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector,” Trump said in a pair of tweets, signaling…

Ecuador’s Amazon tribes join anti-austerity protests

QUITO, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of indigenous representatives from the Amazon region joined anti-austerity protests here on Friday, amid bleak prospects of hopes for talks between protest leaders and the government. Demonstrators from the Shuar tribe bearing national flags marched towards the National Assembly to protest against President Lenin…

Russia: Pres Putin warns of threats from US military buildup

Pres Vladimir Putin  MOSCOW, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Friday of the threats posed by the U.S. military buildup to global security. At a CIS summit in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat, Putin recalled the United…

US federal court rules against Trump administration’s rule on vulnerable immigrants

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — A federal court in the United States on Friday issued a temporary injunction against the Trump administration’s rule that would deny permanent residency in the country for immigrants deemed likely to depend on public welfare. U.S. District Judge George Daniels of the U.S. District Court…
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