Finland: Thousands of tourists stranded in Lapland as cold grounds flights

LAPLAND (Finland), Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of tourists have been stranded in Finland’s Lapland as a severe cold spell has grounded flights out of one of its airports. Departures from Lapland’s Kittila airport that would have ferried winter travellers back to places like London, Bristol, Manchester, Paris and Amsterdam…

Switzerland Mourns Victims Of Deadly New Year’s Eve Bar Fire

MARTIGNY, Switzerland, Jan 10 (NNN-XINHUA) — Switzerland held a national memorial service yesterday, to mourn the victims of a deadly New Year’s Eve bar fire, in the resort town of Crans-Montana, as authorities continued their investigation into the incident. Due to forecasts of heavy snowfall in Crans-Montana, Swiss authorities decided…

Over 136 Kg Of Drugs Seized In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Jan 10 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyz anti-drug authorities, seized more than 136 kg of drugs from a transnational organised crime drug trafficking group, it was reported, yesterday. According to the Anti-Drug Trafficking Service, of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the group had long been involved in the smuggling…

EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur trade deal

The deal has provoked farmers’ protests in several countries, including France BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU gave Friday a long-delayed go ahead to a huge trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur championed by business groups but loathed by many European farmers — overriding opposition led by France.…

UN experts condemn US aggression against Venezuela

GENEVA, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — United Nations experts* strongly condemned the large-scale military action carried out by the United States against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the bombardment of Caracas and other cities and the forcible abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. “These actions represent a grave, manifest…

Storm cuts electricity to 380,000 France households: power company

RENNES (France), Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 380,000 households in France were without power on Friday morning as Storm Goretti swept through northern Europe with fierce winds. The vast majority of the affected households were in the northern Normandy region, the Enedis power provider said in a statement, with residents…

Rare red “danger to life” warning issued as Storm Goretti approaches Britain, France

LONDON, Jan 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Storm Goretti has reached the UK, bringing with it strong winds. As the storm reached the UK on Thursday evening, the Met Office said winds as strong as 98mph were recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly. The national weather forecaster said…

Spanish PM open to sending troops to maintain peace ‘in Palestine’

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez MADRID, Jan 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was prepared to deploy troops to “Palestine” for peacekeeping “when the opportunity presents itself”. “I will propose to parliament, when the opportunity presents itself, that we send peacekeeping troops to Palestine, once we…

Türkiye, Malaysia Pledged Deeper Cooperation In Defence, Trade

ANKARA, Jan 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, yesterday, attended here the inaugural meeting of the Türkiye-Malaysia High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council, pledging to deepen collaboration in defence, trade and other key sectors. Speaking at a joint press conference after the meeting,…

CAR President extends Putin invitation

BANJUI, Jan 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The newly re-elected president of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadera, has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country. Moscow has become a key ally of Touadera in recent years. In 2018, the Central African Republic became the first West and Central African…
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