Germany to extend border controls in migration crackdown
BERLIN, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany will push on with temporary border controls beyond a September deadline as it cracks…
France seeks to ‘stabilise’ wildfire raging in south
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-CABRERISSE (France), Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French firefighters said they were hoping to halt the country’s biggest wildfire this summer…
BP announces major oil discovery off Brazil, while OPEC+ with Saudi Arabia leading, increase production
LONDON, Aug 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Britain’s BP oil and gas giant announced this week its biggest oil and gas discovery…
World sees third-warmest July with slight respite in global temperatures
BRUSSELS, Aug 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — The world saw its third-warmest July on record in 2025 with a slight respite from…
Italy approves $15.5 billion for world’s longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily
ROME, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy cleared the way to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily…
Fire in southern France burns 11,000 hectares, injures nine
LAGRASSE (France), Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A wildfire in southern France slowed overnight into Wednesday after injuring nine people and…
Nationalist Karol Nawrockit becomes Poland’s new president
WARSAW, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland’s new nationalist president Karol Nawrocki called for a “sovereign Poland” and promised to “fight…
Natural disasters caused $135 bn in economic losses in first half of 2025: Swiss Re
ZURICH, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled…
EU Halted 93-Bln-Euro Tariffs On U.S. Goods Despite Members’ Dissent
BRUSSELS, Aug 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The European Commission, yesterday formally suspended planned retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports worth 93 billion…
Danish zoo asks for unwanted pets to feed its predators
The Eurasian lynx is among the predators that are expected to benefit from the scheme, the zoo says COPENHAGEN, Aug…