UN Security Council confronts growing threat of cyber attacks
UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council on Tuesday will hold its first formal public meeting on…
World’s second-largest hydropower dam goes online in China
BEIJING, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China began operating the world’s second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as…
Haiti to hold delayed constitutional referendum in September
PORT-AU-PRINCE, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s constitutional referendum, initially slated for April but postponed twice due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
Covid-19: India’s holy Ganges river gives up its coronavirus dead
ALLAHABAD (India), June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Partly hidden between long reeds of grass, bodies shrouded in saffron cloth float silently…
Nepal introduces digital visa system
KATHMANDU, June 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nepal on Monday launched a digital visa system to replace its 45-year-old hand-written visa…
North American trade deal empowers Mexican workers
MEXICO CITY, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A revamped North American free trade agreement is giving factory workers new muscle to…
No deal on UN peacekeeping budget, risk of mission freeze: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The 193 member states of the United Nations have thus far failed to…
US warns Russia not to veto Syria border access
ROME, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States warned that Russia would put at risk hopes for more constructive relations…
More record-smashing heat forecast as Canada, US northwest bake
OTTAWA, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada braced for its highest ever temperature as the country’s west and swathes of the…
Covid-19: UK govt says July 19 ‘end of the line’ for virus curbs
LONDON, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government is intent on lifting all of England’s coronavirus restrictions on July 19,…