Europe

Seven whales wash up dead on Cyprus

NICOSIA, Feb  12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Cyprus government is investigating how seven whales mysteriously washed up dead on the rugged shoreline…

Moldova PM resigns for lack of “support and trust at home”, prompting quick successor

CHISINAU, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moldova’s government collapsed after the prime minister resigned as the ex-Soviet country grapples with crises…

WHO Chief Visited Quake-Hit Northern Syria With Aid

ALEPPO, Feb 12 (NNN-SANA) – WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visited the quake-hit Aleppo city in northern Syria yesterday, raising…

Lebanon Received First Wheat Shipment Financed By World Bank

BEIRUT, Feb 12 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon has received the first shipment of 33,000 tonnes of wheat, financed by the World…

Sweden Beefed Up Security Following Quran-Burning

STOCKHOLM, Feb 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Swedish police said yesterday that, they had launched an operation to bolster security in the…

UK skirts recession with zero fourth-quarter growth

LONDON, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s economy avoided recession after flatlining in the last three months of 2022, but finance…

EU agrees tougher rules for irregular migrants

EU leaders have agreed on tougher rules aimed at making it easier to expel asylum-seekers whose refugee applications are denied…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine’s 2024 Paris Games boycott call against Olympic ‘principles’, says IOC chief Bach

LAUSANNE, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — IOC president Thomas Bach has told Ukraine its calls to boycott the 2024 Paris Games…

UK settles £ 2.3bn trade row with EU

 LONDON, Feb 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said Thursday it had paid a whopping £ 2.3 billion to settle a long-running…

Latest: Quake Death Toll Tops 21,000 In Türkiye, Syria

ANKARA/DAMASCUS, Feb 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria has surpassed 21,000, according…