Europe

5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UN Security Council

Five countries — Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland — on Tuesday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of…

Poland asks UN to help secure WWII damages from Germany

WARSAW, Jan 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Poland had asked for the intervention of the United Nations (UN) over World War II…

Strike-hit UK faces first rail stoppage of 2023

LONDON, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Kingdom rail staff disrupted the New Year return to work on Tuesday in…

Covid-19: EU offer vaccines to China which see surges in infection after lifting “zero-covid” policy

BRUSSELS, Jan 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU said it is prepared to send Covid vaccines to China as it grapples…

Europe Must Face Up To An Economically Selfish U.S.: German Media

BERLIN, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. protectionism is solidifying at a rapid pace and could set the mood for transatlantic…

50,000 Chickens To Be Culled At Bird Flu-Hit Farm In Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Jan 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Following a fresh outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus at a farm in west…

Australian Businesses Hope For Better Relations With China

LONDON, Jan 3 (NNN-AAP) – Tensions between Australia and China have dealt a blow to the Australian economy, and businesses…

Third of world in recession this year, IMF Head warns

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the head of the…

Alain Berset takes office as new Swiss president

GENEVA, Jan 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — Alain Berset from the Social Democrat party of Switzerland on Sunday took office as President…

EU calls on Rwanda to stop supporting M23 rebels in DR Congo

War-displaced people flee towards the city of Goma, eastern Republic of Congo, on Nov 15, 2022 BRUSSELS, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES)…