Europe

New Zealand Disappointed As Lord Of The Rings Series Shifted To UK

WELLINGTON, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The New Zealand government will no longer proceed with part of the deal to support…

Russia ramps up Siberia blazes battle

Fires in Siberia have burned with an increasing intensity in recent years YAKUTSK (Russia), Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia launched a…

Border agency trials high tech controls as Europe fears surging Afghan migrants

An aerostat balloon system of the European Union’s border agency FRONTEX, equipped with high tech surveillance cameras, flies over the…

Greek economy to grow despite Covid, fires; aided by tourism, says minister

         ATHENS, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greece’s economy will weather the twin blows of the Covid-19 pandemic and massive…

Covid-19: Norway aims to lift most restrictions in September

OSLO, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Norway will lift the majority of its remaining Covid restrictions once all adults have been…

Spain wildfires: Firefighters bring northeastern blaze under control

MADRID, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firefighters brought a wildfire in a forest in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia under control…

Covid-19: Argentina starts distributing Sputnik V vaccines produced locally

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Distribution of the Russian developed Sputnik V vaccine manufactured in Argentina started Thursday with…

Russia: WWF sounds alarm over ‘colossal’ Black Sea oil slick

Oil covers the beach on the Black Sea shore in Port Kavkaz MOSCOW, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian scientists sounded…

Update: Italy firefighters battle 500 blazes after record heat

Italian firefighters battled hundreds of fires throughout the country’s south that have killed four people ROME, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian…

Covid: Germany fears thousands got saline, not vaccine from nurse

Many of those given the harmless salt solution were in their 70s  BERLIN, Aug 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities in north…