Britain closes embassy in North Korea, evacuates diplomats
LONDON/PYONGYANG, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has shuttered its embassy in North Korea and all its diplomats have left the…
WHO launches foundation to put finances in better health
GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization launched a new foundation for private donations, as US President Donald…
Covid-19: Brazil tops 25,000 deaths as country emerge as new epicenter of pandemic
BRASILIA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 25,000 on Wednesday, as the country emerged…
French court: Félicien Kabuga captured fugitive denies financing Rwanda’s genocide
Félicien Kabuga, once one of Rwanda’s richest men, used 28 aliases to evade capture PARIS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The man accused of…
Covid-19: Deaths in US top 100,000
WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US has passed 100,000 deaths in the coronavirus outbreak, figures from Johns Hopkins University show. It…
Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous from China’, says US Sec of State Pompeo
WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told Congress that Hong Kong no longer merits special treatment under…
US offers to mediate in India-China frontier showdown
Indian and Chinese soldiers are in a bitter standoff in the remote and picturesque Ladakh region WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Covid-19: UK plans ‘last-resort’ help for virus-hit firms
LONDON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government is ready to support coronavirus-ravaged companies whose collapse would harm the economy,…
Bulgarian police seize $44 million worth of cocaine destined for western Europe, Asia
SOFIA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarian police seized more than $43 million worth of cocaine from an apartment in the…
Covid-19: EU proposes costly recovery plan of 750b Euro for squabbling continent
Much of the 750B Euro will go to Italy and Spain, and EU nations worst affected by the pandemic BRUSSELS,…