Not winning Nobel would be insult to US: Trump
AFP : President Donald Trump said Tuesday it would be an “insult” to the United States if he does not receive the Nobel Peace Prize...
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Taliban rejects reports of nationwide internet ban
Al Jazeera : The Taliban has denied implementing a nationwide internet ban, following a communications blackout across Afghanistan this week. In a statement made to...
Brazil’s Jacu bird poo-poos US tariffs as specialty coffee sector suffers
Reuters : Brazil’s coffee sector is going through a stinky time amid punitive US tariffs but a specialty coffee that passes through the digestive tract...
US government shutdown threatens jobs, travel, national parks, and public services
NN ONLINE: The US federal government has shut down after lawmakers from both parties failed to reach a budget agreement, threatening widespread disruptions across...
Powerful quake hits central Philippines, casualties stand at 69
NN ONLINE: At least 69 people have been confirmed dead after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Cebu province in the central Philippines late Tuesday night,...
Trump to speak at rare US military leaders’ meeting
AFP : President Donald Trump will on Tuesday speak at a rare gathering of hundreds of senior US military officers summoned, without public explanation, from...
Indonesia school collapse
AFP : Searchers raced Tuesday to rescue at least 38 people still believed trapped after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia that...
S African ambassador found dead in Paris
AFP : South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday outside a Paris hotel after the window of...
US govt shutdown nears with no deal in Washington
Reuters : Washington braced for a fast-approaching government shutdown on Tuesday, as Republicans and Democrats appeared unlikely to reach an agreement that would extend funding...
Madagascar president fires government
Agency : Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government on Monday following days of deadly unrest which the United Nations says left at least 22...
Women in Gaza allege sexual exploitation amid aid crisis
NN ONLINE: As Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens, women say they have been exploited by men — some linked to aid groups — who promised...