Biden and Putin shake hands, kicking off Geneva summit
Russian Pres Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden shake hands during their meeting at Villa la Grange in Geneva,…
Thousands oppose Hungarian bill banning discussion of LGBTQ+ issues
Over 5,000 people rallied outside Hungary’s parliament in Budapest to protest anti-LGBT bills BUDAPEST, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of…
Kenya to hold elephant-naming festival in August
Kenya will hold a festival to give names to elephants in August NAIROBI, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya will hold…
Boko Haram finally confirms death of Abubakar Shekau
The leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau ABUJA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boko Haram leadership have…
Brazil to deploy special police force to protect Yanomami from miners
BRASÍLIA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil said it would deploy a special security force to protect the Yanomami indigenous reservation,…
Drowned migrants get ‘dignified’ burial in Tunisia cemetery
ZARZIS (Tunisia), June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cemetery in southern Tunisia for migrants who drowned crossing the Mediterranean in the…
Covid-19: Pandemic crisis worsened corruption in EU – Transparency International
BERLIN, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The pandemic has worsened corruption across the European Union, Transparency International said, with citizens at…
Five die in plane, glider crashes in Swiss Alps
GENEVA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people died when a glider and a small plane crashed in the Swiss Alps…
Covid-19: UNITAID signs deals to supply oxygen for poor countries
GENEVA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– WHO-hosted International Drug Purchasing Facility (Unitaid) announced it had struck deals with two of the…
US Pres Biden ‘ready’ for Russian counterpart Putin after landing in Geneva
GENEVA, June 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden landed Tuesday in Geneva on the eve of his first summit…