Europe

Russia: 15 dead in minibus-lorries crash

MOSCOW, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen people were killed Sunday when a minibus collided with two trucks in Russia’s southern…

Medical marijuana industry flourishing in Uruguay

MONTEVIDEO, Aug 21 (NNN-EFE) — A global pioneer in regulating marijuana recreational use, Uruguay’s medicinal cannabis industry is also flourishing,…

Darya Dugina: Daughter of Putin ally killed in Moscow bomb

Darya Dugina’s father Alexander is a prominent Russian ultra-nationalist thinker credited with deeply shaping President Vladimir Putin’s worldview  MOSCOW, Aug…

Update: Somali forces end Al-Shabaab hotel siege – security commander

MOGADISHU, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somali forces have ended a deadly siege by Al-Shabaab militant group at a hotel in…

The world’s cotton supply is shrinking hit by drought and heat

PARIS, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Extreme weather is wreaking havoc upon virtually all of the world’s largest cotton suppliers. In…

On Humanitarian Day, UK will fund £36 million to help people in Ukraine, East Africa and Syria

LONDON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK has announced £36 million (approx. US$ 42 million) in UK humanitarian funding to…

Iran Says West Wants To Prevent It From Producing Nuclear Fuel, Having Scientific Power

TEHRAN, Aug 21 (NNN-IRNA) – The head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), said yesterday, the West has…

Cuba’s first monkeypox case recorded in Italian tourist

HAVANA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cuba reported its first case of monkeypox Saturday in an Italian tourist who is in…

French president heads to Algeria to relaunch ties

French President Emmanuel Macron PARIS, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron will visit former colony Algeria next week…

Cyprus to oppose proposal to ban visas for Russians: media

NICOSIA, Aug 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cyprus will oppose a proposal which is expected to be made by some member states…