Europe

Covid-19: EU chief launch recovery fund in Lisbon, Madrid

LISBON, June 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen visits Lisbon and Madrid where she begins approving…

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…

Lebanon, Netherlands Sign Agreement To Boost Business Ties

BEIRUT, Jun 16 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon and the Netherlands signed yesterday, an agreement to boost ties between economic bodies and…

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…

China ready to launch first crew to new space station

BEIJING, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first crew for China’s new space station prepared to blast off this week for…

Erdogan, Biden hold first face-to-face meeting on sidelines of NATO summit

BRUSSELS, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described their first face-to-face talks…