Europe

Spain feels like an ‘oven’ as third heatwave grips country

MADRID, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The third official heatwave of the summer has begun in Spain, with a heat alarm…

Electronic ‘noses’ help sniff out forest fires in Germany

EBERSWALDE (Germany), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sensors that can sniff out a wildfire minutes after it starts are being trialled…

Greece: Wildfires force evacuations near Athens

ATHENS, July 18 (NNN-XINHUA) — Greek firefighters were battling wildfires on Monday near Kouvaras, a settlement some 30 km southeast…

Cuba and Belarus review state of bilateral ties

 HAVANA, July 18 (NNN-ACN) — Josefina Vidal Ferreiro, Cuban deputy foreign minister, and Sergey Aléinik, Belarusian foreign minister, reviewed the…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Over 9,200 civilians killed in the conflict – UN

UNITED NATIONS, July 18 (NNN-TASS) — More than 9,200 civilians have been killed in the Ukrainian conflict, UN Under-Secretary-General for…

Poland: Cessna plane crashes into hangar sheltering people from storm, killing five, injuring eight

  WARSAW, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A small plane crashed into a hangar at an airfield near Warsaw on Monday,…

A Sh30 billion scheme launched to boost vanilla farming in Tanzania

Vanilla DODOMA (Tanzania), July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over Sh30 billion is expected to be injected in the implementation of vanilla…

Hungarian President Katalin Novak arrived in Tanzania for three day visit

The President of Hungary, Katalin Novák DAR ES SALAAM, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The President of Hungary, Katalin Novák, arrived…

UN verifies 48.8C in Sicily 2021 as European heat record

 GENEVA, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN announced Monday that the 48.8C recorded on the Italian island of Sicily in…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian Pres Putin vows ‘response’ after attack on Crimea bridge

 MOSCOW, July 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday vowed to retaliate after a Ukrainian attack on a…