Europe

Sewage in sea: French appeal to EU over UK discharges of waste

Untreated sewage flowing into a river  PARIS, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK is threatening health and marine life on…

Russian-African Network University to start classes in Crimea

CRIMEA, Aug 26 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — Doctors from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Nigeria will study at the V.I. Vernadsky Crimean…

We can’t do much for you in Northern Cyprus, govt warns Nigerians against travelling there

Director-General of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa ABUJA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Nigerian government said Nigerian…

Update: Zelenskyy says crisis averted as Russian-held Ukraine nuclear plant regains power

KYIV, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the world narrowly avoided a radiation disaster on Thursday as the last…

Covid-19: Million deaths in 2022 bringing toll to 6.45 deaths since 2019, says WHO

GENEVA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization announced that a million people had died from COVID-19 in 2022, calling…

Monkeypox: Europeans cross borders to get vaccine

PARIS, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Europeans have crossed borders for the monkeypox vaccine, sparking calls to address a…

Monkeypox: Global cases dropped last week – WHO

GENEVA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week as infections in Europe dropped but the outbreak…

Brexit crisis: UK threatens more checks on EU fishing boats in deepening row

LONDON, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Britain warned it may implement new checks on European Union fishing boats if France carries out…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Outgoing UN rights chief urges Pres Putin to stop Ukraine war

Outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet  GENEVA, Aug 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a departing plea to…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russian-held nuclear plant cut from Ukraine grid as Pres Putin orders troop boost

    KYIV, Aug  26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant under occupation by Moscow’s troops was disconnected from the national power supply…