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November 17, 2018

Nigerian millennials fuel domestic tourism

By Seun Sanni and Nneka ChileIKOGOSI, Nigeria — Deola Akeju stood under the gushing waterfalls of Ikogosi in western Nigeria, laughing with her friends and other travelers as they explored the forest’s pools and streams.She is one of a growing number of Nigerian holiday-makers keen to explore their country, one whose unenviable reputation for violent crime and corruption largely deters international travelers.Nigeria thus loses out on tourism revenues to other ...

November 17, 2018

Brazilian politics a family affair for Bolsonaros

RIO DE JANEIRO — With Jair Bolsonaro president-elect, and his three sons in elected office — Flavio in the Senate, Eduardo in the Congress and Carlos on Rio de Janeiro’s city council — politics in Brazil is something of a Bolsonaro family affair.Last week, three of Bolsonaro’s five children joined him at the Congress in Brasilia for a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the country’s ...

November 17, 2018

California searches for 1,000 missing

PARADISE, California — Forensic recovery teams pressed their search for more victims in the flame-ravaged northern California town of Paradise Saturday as authorities sought clues to the fate of about 1,000 people reported missing in the state’s deadliest wildfire on record.Remains of at least 71 people have been recovered in and around a Sierra foothills hamlet that was home to nearly 27,000 residents before the town, 280 km north of ...

November 17, 2018

Maldives sheds China shadow as Solih sworn in as president

COLOMBO — Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was inaugurated Saturday as the new president of the Maldives after the opposition united to dislodge pro-China strongman leader Abdulla Yameen in September elections.Solih, 54, emerged as common opposition candidate as all key dissidents were either jailed or forced into exile by Yameen who took power following a controversial run-off in 2013.At a special session of parliament held at the National Football Stadium in the ...

November 17, 2018

Order to raze Indian building where 34 girls were gang-raped

By Manoj ChaurasiaNEW DELHI — Authorities in eastern India have ordered for complete demolition of a three-story building where at least 34 girls were gang-raped during their stay there. The building which functions as the child care home is located in Muzaffarpur district town of Bihar, some 80 km north of capital city of Patna. As many 70 girls were lodged in the child care home and their medical examination ...

November 17, 2018

As China-US friction rises, their armies hold joint drills

NANJING, China — Soldiers from China and the United States wrapped up a week of joint disaster relief drills on Saturday, in a display of cooperation against a backdrop of worsening ties between the two countries over trade, the disputed South China Sea and self-ruled Taiwan.Relations between the world’s two largest economies have plumbed new depths under US President Donald Trump, who is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping ...

November 17, 2018

Backlash in France over higher fuel taxes; one dead in accident

PARIS — A motorist accidentally hit and killed a protester taking part in a campaign of road blockades across France on Saturday, as thousands gathered on motorways in a backlash against higher fuel taxes.The demonstrators, part of a grassroots movement dubbed the “yellow vests”, caused logjams on highways and blocked roundabouts as they railed against the fuel tax hikes introduced by President Emmanuel Macron.The protests, largely orchestrated on social media ...

November 17, 2018

War divides them, but Yemenis share hopes for peace

By Jamil Nasser and Dana MoukhallatiSANAA — Divided by war, one thing unites Yemenis in rebel-held Sanaa and state-controlled Aden — four years into a conflict that has triggered a tragic humanitarian crisis, people just want peace.For residents of the impoverished country, there is little escape from the daily propaganda and fiery speeches of warring parties urging their supporters to fight “the enemy”.The conflict is everywhere, from armed men in ...

November 17, 2018

Rohani sees Iran, Iraq expanding bilateral trade

DUBAI — Iran and Iraq could raise their annual bilateral trade to $20 billion from the current level of $12 billion, President Hassan Rohani said on Saturday, amid concerns in Tehran over the economic impact of renewed US sanctions.Rohani’s remarks, made after a meeting with visiting Iraqi President Barham Salih, came about two weeks after the United States restored sanctions targeting Iran’s key oil industry as well as its banking ...

November 17, 2018

Hamas warns of consequences if Israel reneges on trade steps

GAZA CITY — A delegation of Egyptian intelligence officials left the Gaza Strip Saturday, having participated in meetings with Hamas officials since Thursday to discuss stabilizing the security situation and efforts to establish a long-term calm with Israel.Meanwhile Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that Hamas is concerned that Israel will take a tougher stance on Gaza following the past week’s violent conflict, and may walk back moves it has made to ...

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