Europe

Heavy rain causes flight cancellations, floods in Germany

People gather at the airport in Frankfurt as flights are cancelled or delayed due to floods FRANKFURT (Germany), Aug 18…

South Africa: Citizens urged to vaccinate amid confirmed case of COVID Eris variant in Gauteng

GAUTENG (South Africa), Aug 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — The National Department of Health confirmed the first case of the new COVID-19…

South Africa: NATJOINTS confident of safe, secure 15th BRICS Summit

PRETORIA, Aug 18 (NNN-SANEWS) — The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) has affirmed South Africa’s ability to successfully…

Iran’s Top Leader Says IRGC World’s Biggest Anti-Terror Organisation

TEHRAN, Aug 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, said yesterday, the country’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is…

Iranian, Russian Presidents Discussed Bilateral Cooperation Over Phone

TEHRAN, Aug 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, yesterday, discussed over the phone,…

Zambia seizes plane from Egypt carrying $5.7 mln cash, gold, weapons

LUSAKA, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zambian officials announced the seizure of a private plane carrying $5.7 million in cash, 602…

Violence against aid workers shows no respite: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 62 humanitarian aid workers have died this year around the world,…

France charges four over Channel migrant deaths: judicial source

PARIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French prosecutors on Wednesday charged four people with involuntary manslaughter over the deaths of at…

BRICS 2023 summit should tackle inequality, climate change: Brazilian president

BRASILIA, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — The upcoming BRICS summit should tackle inequality and the role of developed nations in combating…

BRICS bank issues debut bond in South Africa market

PRETORIA, Aug 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — Brics’ New Development Bank (NDB) has successfully issued its debut ZAR bond in the South…