Europe

France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track COVID-19 variants

PARIS, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France on Sunday began testing passengers arriving from China in order to track potential COVID-19…

General Assembly approves UN regular budget for 2023

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – The General Assembly on Friday approved an annual regular budget for the United Nations…

World Boxing Council to open up to transgender fighters category

MEXICO CITY, Jan 1 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Mexican President Mauricio Sulaiman said transgender athletes may have their…

European Union provides €1.5m for DR Congo refugees in Uganda

 KAMPALA, Jan 1 (NNN-NEWVISION) — The present conflict in the DRC Congo that has seen Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda…

Covid-19: Greece vows not to impose restrictions on travellers from China

ATHENS, Jan 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Greece has no intention to impose restrictions on travellers from China over COVID-19, Greece’s National…

Croatia enters eurozone, Schengen area

ZAGREB, Jan 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Croatia entered the eurozone and the European Union’s (EU) border-free Schengen area on New Year’s…

Croatia set to enter Euro, borderless Europe club

ZAGREB, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Croatia was counting the last hours Saturday before switching to the euro and entering Europe’s…

Germany logs second hottest year on record

BERLIN, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany recorded its hottest year in 2022 with an annual mean temperature of 10.5 degrees…

Sweden Solidarity Organization to ship humanitarian aid to Cuba

HAVANA, Dec 31 (NNN-ACN) — The Sweden-Cuban Solidarity Association announced the shipment to the island of two containers with donations…

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict: Russia denounces criticism of Nagorno-Karabakh peacekeepers

The Lachin corridor, which allows supplies from Armenia to reach Nagorno-Karabakh MOSCOW, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia has denounced “public…