Europe

UN says US$51.5 bln aid campaign hopes to help 222 mln hungry people

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN humanitarians said 222 million hungry people top the target list the US$51.5 billion…

No appeals in flight MH17 trial: Dutch prosecutors

THE HAGUE, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dutch prosecutors said they will not appeal the acquittal of a Russian man over…

Italy landslide death toll rises to 11

   ROME, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescuers pulled another three bodies from the wreckage caused by a landslide on the…

US, France vow to settle spat over green industry subsidies

 WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden said US support for green industry was not intended to be at…

Bangladesh Surpassed Vietnam Again In Global Apparel Exports

DHAKA, Dec 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh bagged the second position again, in global apparel export market in 2021, after it…

Ngos Warned Of Military Escalation In N. Syria As “Last Straw” For Millions

DAMASCUS, Dec 2 (NNN-SANA) – Military escalation in northern Syria will be “the last straw for millions of people, grappling…

Saudi Arabia Inked Deal To Build Multi-Mission Combat Ships

RIYADH, Dec 2 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to acquire and build multi-mission combat ships…

FAO and Germany step up humanitarian action in rural Somalia

About 6.7 million facing starvation in Mogadishu, Somalia amid biting drought MOGADISHU, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Government of Germany…

Covid-19: New variant drives virus surge in France; hospitalizations rise in Italy

PARIS, Dec 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — The BQ.1.1 subvariant of COVID-19 is currently taking precedence over the BA.5 subvariant in France,…

EU Commission calls for freeze on €13bn funding for Hungary

Viktor Orban  BRUSSELS, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU’s executive has recommended that billions of euros of funding for Hungary…