Europe

Britain closes embassy in North Korea, evacuates diplomats

LONDON/PYONGYANG, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has shuttered its embassy in North Korea and all its diplomats have left the…

WHO launches foundation to put finances in better health

GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization launched a new foundation for private donations, as US President Donald…

French court: Félicien Kabuga captured fugitive denies financing Rwanda’s genocide

Félicien Kabuga, once one of Rwanda’s richest men, used 28 aliases to evade capture PARIS, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The man accused of…

Covid-19: UK plans ‘last-resort’ help for virus-hit firms

LONDON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government is ready to support coronavirus-ravaged companies whose collapse would harm the economy,…

Bulgarian police seize $44 million worth of cocaine destined for western Europe, Asia

SOFIA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarian police seized more than $43 million worth of cocaine from an apartment in the…

Covid-19: EU proposes costly recovery plan of 750b Euro for squabbling continent

Much of the 750B Euro will go to Italy and Spain, and EU nations worst affected by the pandemic BRUSSELS,…

Covid-19: Some countries still using hydroxychloroquine despite WHO suspended trials using the anti-malarial drug

World Health Organization’s logo GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Claims that hydroxychloroquine could prove a viable treatment for Coronavirus have been dealt…

Covid-19: Iconic sites reopen as world eyes life after lockdown

In Bethlehem, the Church of the Nativity – built on the spot where Christians believe their saviour Jesus was born…

Update: World coronavirus death toll tops 350,000

PARIS, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 350,000 deaths from the new coronavirus have been recorded worldwide since it first…

Covid-19: Spain to stop quarantining arrivals from July 1

MADRID, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from July 1, the government has…