UN Committee Urges U.S. To Comply With Int’l Obligations To Tackle Racial Discrimination

GENEVA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, urged the United States to make immediate structural reforms, to end racial discrimination and to uphold its obligations under the relevant international conventions. In a formal statement published Monday, the committee called on the U.S. government…

Singapore To Enter Phase Two Of Re-Opening With More Activities Resumed

SINGAPORE, June 16 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore’s Multi-Ministry Task-force decided to start phase two of re-opening, after 11:59 p.m. June 18, when most activities, apart from a small list of exceptions, will be resumed. The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that, subject to some safe distancing principles, retail businesses might re-open…

German To Buy 300-Million-Euro Stake In Vaccine Developer CureVac

BERLIN, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The German government intends to invest 300 million euros (338 million U.S. dollars) in local biotechnology company CureVac, the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy announced here on Monday. The investment aims to support further, development of the German company and its projects in…

Two Police Officers, One Civilian Wounded In Moscow Shootout

MOSCOW, June 16 (NNN-TASS) – Two police officers and one civilian were injured, in an exchange of gunfire in the southwest of Moscow on Monday, the Russian capital’s police said in a statement. “Today (yesterday), in the area of house 156 on Leninsky Avenue, traffic police officers stopped a taxi…

Body Of Pilot Found After Crash Of U.S. Military Jet Off UK Coast

LONDON, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The body of a pilot was found on Monday afternoon, after a U.S. military jet crashed into the North Sea, off the coast of Yorkshire, in northern England, British media reported. The F-15 fighter jet crashed at around 9:40 a.m. BST (0840 GMT) and the…

Russia Expels Two Czech Diplomats

MOSCOW, June 16 (NNN-TASS) – Russia has demanded the expulsion of two Czech diplomats, in response to a similar step taken by the Czech authorities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement, Monday. “On June 15, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Russian Federation, Vitezslav Pivonka, was summoned…

EU FMs Air Concern Over Israel’s Plan To Annex West Bank, In Video-Call With Pompeo

BRUSSELS, June 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU), voiced concerns over Israel’s plan to annex the West Bank, at a video conference Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, who “has not accepted or refused anything.” Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign…

Rome Marks 100th Birth Anniversary Of Italian Cinema Icon Alberto Sordi

ROME, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Rome, on Monday, marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Italian cinema legend, Alberto Sordi, with tributes from his peers, political leaders, and a street artist. Sordi, who died in 2003, may have been Italy’s most beloved cinema figure, starring in more than 150…

China Willing To Share Experience In Nuclear Energy With IAEA Member States: Delegate

VIENNA, June 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – China is willing to share its experience in developing nuclear energy, with other member states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), particularly developing countries, said a Chinese delegate at an IAEA Board of Governors meeting, on Monday. China received 25 overseas students from 14…

Belgium Reopens Border To EU Countries

BRUSSELS, June 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – After three months of isolation, Belgium reopened its border, on Monday, to other European Union (EU) member states, non-EU Schengen countries — Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway — as well as, Great Britain. While Belgium gives the green light to other European countries, the same…