Europe

Covid-19: Bars to shut in four more French cities with alert level raised; Germany sees worrying surge

Bars and restaurants are to be shut in another four French cities where Covid-19 is spreading PARIS, Oct 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Cambodia Detects New Imported COVID-19 Case, 283 In Total

PHNOM PENH, Oct 10 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia today confirmed a new imported COVID-19 case, raising the total number of infections…

Covid-19: Virus still starving UK shops of customers

LONDON, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The squeeze on Britain’s beleagueredretail sector from tighter coronavirus restrictions reducing numbers ofshoppers on the…

Lebanon’s ex-PM Hariri says candidate to head next government

BEIRUT, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s former prime minister Saad Hariri said he was a possible candidate to head a…

Covid-19: Number of cases worldwide up by over 338,779 in past day, says WHO

GENEVA, Oct 9 (NNN-TASS) — The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide topped 36 million in the past day,…

NATO chief says allies will leave Afghanistan together

BRUSSELS, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO insisted Thursday that its members would consult and decide together on when to leave…

Azeris and ethnic Armenians fight as Russia, U.S. and France seek ceasefire

Smoke rises as Azerbaijan’s forces shell targets during the fighting over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh near the city of…

Last French hostage in the world released by jihadists in Mali

 Sophie Pétronin ran a charity for malnourished children before she was abducted in the northern city of Gao on Christmas…

Ukraine’s new daily coronavirus cases exceed 5,000

A passenger wearing a protective face mask is seen in a bus amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in central Kiev…

Homeland Security steps up warnings about 2020 U.S. election security

The logo of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Department of Homeland Security…