Europe

Fourth Syrian Constitutional Talks Conclude, Next Meeting Set For Jan

GENEVA, Dec 5 (NNN-SANA) – The fourth meeting of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, concluded here yesterday,…

Four killed in large blast in western England; not terror-related, says police

LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Four people were killed following a large explosion at a waste water treatment works in…

Brexit: UK, EU trade talks put on hold due to “significant divergences”

European Union (EU) chief negotiator Michel Barnier (C) LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — After one week of intense trade negotiations…

Covid-19: UK medical chiefs eye major fall in virus deaths by early 2021

LONDON, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The arrival of a vaccine should seecoronavirus deaths in Britain reduce “significantly” by early next…

Czech Republic set to phase out coal by 2038

Environmentalists had called for an earlier departure from fossil fuels PRAGUE, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Czech Republic is to…

UN alarmed by thousands of allegations of police violence in Belarus

More than 27,000 people have been detained since the August 9 election GENEVA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations’…

Covid-19: Global cases top 65 million as nations plan for vaccine

PARIS, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global coronavirus infections passed 65 million on Friday and countries doubled down on restrictions, even…

Moscow Starts Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Programme

MOSCOW, Dec 5 (NNN-TASS) – Moscow Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin announced, the Russian capital had launched its mass immunisation programme against…

France targets mosques in crackdown on radical Islam

Local residents, firemen, and police officers stand outside a mosque after an incident where two elderly men were seriously injured…

Covid-19: Italy sets tough restrictions for Christmas, New Year holidays

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte ROME, Dec 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — No travels between regions for Christmas and a national curfew…