Europe

Covid-19: Austria, Italy relaxes restrictions

VIENNA/ROME, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Quarantine will no longer be required for many foreign visitors to AUSTRIA starting on Wednesday,…

EU’s trade in goods returns to near pre-pandemic levels

BRUSSELS, May 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The trade in goods between the European Union (EU) and the rest of the world…

UN Official Calls For Humanitarian Pause In Violence In Israel, Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mark Lowcock, yesterday called for a humanitarian pause in…

UN hails Israel decision to open crossing for aid into Gaza

GENEVA, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations welcomed an Israeli decision to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow…

Covid-19: EU hits 200-million-jab milestone

BRUSSELS, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been given in the European Union…

Update1: Spain deploys army to border town with Morocco after thousands break in

Security official directs migrants who arrived on Spanish shores MADRID, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain has deployed troops to Ceuta…

French Pres Macron hosts summit on post-Covid Africa finance

PARIS, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron Tuesday hosts African leaders and chiefs of global financial institutions for…

Update: Record 5,000 migrants reach Spain’s Ceuta enclave in one day

CEUTA (Spain), May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 5,000 migrants, about a thousand of them minors, reached Spain’s North African…

Covid-19: Germany to offer free shots for all adults from June 7

BERLIN, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany will stop restricting coronavirus vaccines to more vulnerable groups from June 7, paving the way for…

Record 2,700 migrants reach Spain’s Ceuta enclave in one day

Hundreds of young Moroccans wait to cross the border with Spain in the town of Castillejos, also known as Fnideq…