European Commission Chief Concerned About UK’s Intention To Breach Brexit Agreement

BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, said yesterday, she is “very concerned” about the United Kingdom’s intention to breach the Brexit agreement. “Very concerned about announcements from the British government, on its intentions to breach the Withdrawal Agreement. This would break international law and…

Iran’s FM To Visit Europe Amid Mounting U.S. Pressures

TEHRAN, Sept 10 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, will visit European countries next week, it was reported yesterday. During his European tour, Zarif will visit Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The imminent trip of the minister comes at a time when the United States has mounted…

Iran’s Rouhani Calls For Expanding Ties With Turkey To “Overcome Foreign Plots”

TEHRAN, Sept 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, Iran and Turkey, as two big regional powers, must expand their cooperation to defeat “foreign plots.” Rouhani said, the only way to overcome “foreign plots” is further expanding relations between the two countries. “Iran and Turkey are the two…

UK police to charge man with murder over stabbings in Birmingham

A police forensics officer taking photographs at the site of stabbings in Birmingham BIRMINGHAM, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British police will charge Zephaniah McLeod, 27, with one count of murder and seven counts of attempted murder following a spate of stabbings in Birmingham City on Sunday, the Crown Prosecution Service…

Covid-19: Social gatherings of more than six to be banned in England

LONDON, Sept 9 (NNN-Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonwill announce a ban on social gatherings of more than six people in England to curb the spread of COVID-19, local media reported Wednesday. New measures reducing the maximum number of social gatherings from 30 to six — both indoors and…

Covid-19: Pandemic threatens lives of millions of children, says UN

PARIS, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Disruptions to health services due to thepandemic are putting millions of additional lives at risk worldwide, theUnited Nations said Wednesday, warning that Covid-19 could reverse decades of progress in reducing child mortality. The past 30 years have seen remarkable strides forward in preventing ortreating causes…

Fire hits overcrowded Greek refugee camp

Refugees and migrants flee from a fire burning at the Moria camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece LESBOS (Greece), Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fire broke out at Greece’s overcrowded migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos in early hours of Wednesday, fire brigade officials said. The cause…

EU demands release of Belarus political prisoners and warns of sanctions

 BRUSSELS, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The EU has demanded the Belarus authorities release “all detained on political grounds before and after” the disputed presidential elections. It is planning sanctions for those responsible for “violence, repression and falsification of election results”. Key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova went missing on Monday after she was seen…

Indian Company To Set Up Digital Innovation Hub In Germany

MUMBAI, Sept 9 (NNN-PTI) – Indian information technology company, Wipro, plans to set up a digital innovation hub in Germany’s Dusseldorf to serve as its flagship centre in Europe, the Bengaluru-headquartered company said on Tuesday. The digital innovation hub will aim to galvanise the adoption of new skills and technologies…

Covid-19: China celebrates virus success as Europe suffers

PARIS, Sept 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China’s leaders held a triumphantceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus on Tuesday, as billions ofpeople around the world still suffer the fallout from the pandemic and theglobal death toll nears 900,000. The upbeat mood in Beijing comes as concerns grow about a resurgence ofCovid-19 across…
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