Europe

13,000 Turkey-Backed Syria Rebels Reach Libya Since Dec, 2019

DAMASCUS, May 20 (NNN-SANA) – With the help of Turkey, as many as 13,000 rebels from Syria, have so far…

Roundup: WHO to review virus response as Trump renews attack

GENEVA, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it would launch an independent review of its response to…

Covid-19: UK jobless claims jump to highest since 1996 as virus crisis hits

Britain’s economy shrank two percent in the first three months of the year, rocked by the fallout from the COVID-19…

Without human touch, Britain-EU Brexit talks struggle to find harmony

BRUSSELS/LONDON, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Stumbling through video calls, the long-troubled Brexit talks are heading for a new crisis as…

Covid-19: France and Germany propose €500bn recovery fund

Germany’s Angela Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron PARIS/BERLIN, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and Germany are proposing a €500bn European recovery fund to…

Covid-19: France intensive care patients drop below 2,000

PARIS, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care in France has fallen under 2,000 for…

Covid-19: European countries further relax restrictions

A trial participant receives a shot in the first-stage safety study of the Moderna Inc. clinical trial for a vaccine…

Covid-19: 100 countries want a probe into handling of coronavirus

GENEVA, May 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has been trying to avoid the fallout from coronavirus. Now 100 countries are pushing…

Covid-19: Nigeria impounds British plane for breaking flight ban rules – Aviation Minister

Hadi Sirika, Nigeria’s Minister of State on Aviation ABUJA, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria impounded a plane operated by a…

Nearly 50 migrants plucked from waters off Spain’s Gran Canaria

Migrants rescued in the Atlantic Ocean disembark from a Spanish coast MADRID, May 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s coast guard rescued…