Lebanon judge indicts PM, 3 ex-ministers over port blast: judicial source
BEIRUT, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The lead investigator of the catastrophic Aug 4 blast at the Lebanese capital’s port indicted…
Saudi pushes to end Gulf feud, but full resolution elusive
RIYADH, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia is pushing for a compromise to end a damaging three-year Gulf dispute, but…
UK signs Singapore trade deal as EU talks falter
Britain’s International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and her Singaporean counterpart Chan Chun Sing signing a free-trade deal in Singapore SINGAPORE,…
Covid-19: Four lions test positive at Barcelona zoo, infected from keepers
MADRID, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four lions at Barcelona Zoo, three of them older females, caught Covid-19 last month but…
Nobel-winning UN food agency warns of ‘hunger pandemic’ worse than Covid
OSLO, Dec 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in aceremony held online because of the coronavirus, the World…
Covid-19: EU, Germany provide Taka 1145cr for workers affected by the pandemic
Dhaka, Dec 11 (NNN-BSS) – The European Union (EU) and Germany have provided Bangladesh with around Taka 1,145 crore to…
Covid-19: Latinos in Los Angeles twice as likely to contract coronavirus
LOS ANGELES, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Latinos living in Los Angeles aretwice as likely to contract Covid-19 as the county’s…
Over 80 mn people displaced, a ‘bleak milestone’: UN
GENEVA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Despite calls for ceasefires and compassion amid the Covid-19 pandemic, violence and persecution have continued…
United Nations warns over forced displacement in Central America
GENEVA, Dec 9 (NNN-TELESUR) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned that the number of Central American…
Russia ratifies deal on space cooperation with Argentina
MOSCOW, Dec 9 (NNN-TELESUR) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ratified a protocol on space exploration cooperation for peaceful purposes signed…