Europe

Covid-19: Spain to open pools, malls from Monday

MADRID, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain said it will further relax confinement measures from next week, allowing 70 percent of…

Covid-19: Moscow more than doubles city’s death toll

 MOSCOW, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Moscow’s authorities have more than doubled the official death toll from Covid-19 in the Russian capital for the…

Hong Kong: US and allies defend ‘bastion of freedom’

The law has sparked a new wave of anti-mainland protest  WASHINGTON/HONG KONG, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US, UK, Australia and Canada…

Covid-19: 50 world leaders call for post-pandemic cooperation

UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Worldleaders called for resilience and cooperation after thepandemic recedes, during a UN video conference…

Spain says it will do all it can to reverse Nissan closure, workers protest

Workers blocked the area surrounding Nissan’s Barcelona plant with vehicles. They burned a pile of tires at its entrance. BARCELONA,…

UN concerned by US claims Russia sent jets to Libya

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN said it was “following with great concern” claims that Russia recently sent…

US ends sanction waivers for nations in Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was ending waivers in its sanctions for nations that remain…

Covid-19: With black masks and silence, Spain mourns its deads

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain (pictured with their daughters) observing a minute’s silence for the country’s COVID-19 victims…

Covid-19: Host Britain wants to delay climate summit to November 2021

LONDON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN environmental agency said it has received a request from host nation Britain to…

Covid-19: Pandemic puts up to 86 million children at risk of poverty – UNICEF, NGO

UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic could push as many as 86 million…