Covid-19: Spain lifts Covid ban on unvaccinated travellers

MADRID, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UK citizens who have not had a coronavirus jab can now travel to Spain by showing a negative PCR or antigen test on arrival. The Spanish government confirmed that non-vaccinated travellers from outside the EU can enter the country from Saturday. Fully vaccinated passengers will…

Tourist plane’s first flight crashes in SE France, 5 dead

PARIS, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people, including four members of the same family, were killed in a tourist plane crash in the French Alps on Saturday, rescue services said. The accident happened in the afternoon shortly after take-off from the Versoud airfield near Grenoble in southeast France, for what…

Monkeypox: Israel, Switzerland report first cases as virus spreads

TEL AVIV/GENEVA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel and Switzerland have confirmed their first cases of monkeypox, joining several European and North American countries in detecting a disease that is endemic to parts of Africa.In recent weeks, more than 100 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox have been detected in the…

UK-Rwanda deal: Asylum seekers to arrive in Kigali in a ‘few weeks

Migrants at the port of Dover after they disembarked KIGALI, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will likely arrive in the East African nation “in the next few weeks”, officials in Kigali said.Since being announced…

WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally; 92 confirmed cases reported in 12 countries

GENEVA, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 member states…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Russia halts gas supplies to Finland

Finland imports most of its gas from Russia but says it can cope with the disruption  MOSCOW/HELSINKI, May 22 (NNN-AGRMCIES) — Russia has halted its gas supply to Finland – the latest escalation of an energy payments row with the West. Russia’s gas giant Gazprom confirmed it had completely halted…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Zelensky says only ‘diplomacy’ can end Ukraine war

 KYIV, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ukraine war can only be resolved through “diplomacy”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said amid a deadlock in negotiations between Kyiv and Moscow. “The end will be through diplomacy,” he told a Ukrainian television channel. The war “will be bloody, there will be fighting but…

Ukraine Gets 600-Million-Euro Financial Aid From EU

KIEV, May 21 (NNN-UNIAN) – Ukraine has received the second tranche of 600 million euros (634 million U.S. dollars) of the European Union’s (EU’s) emergency macro-financial assistance programme, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said yesterday. “The funds will be used to maintain financial stability in Ukraine during the war,” the ministry…

Italy’s Oil Imports From Russia Quadruple Since Feb: Reports

ROME, May 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Italy is importing three times more oil from Russia than it did, before the start of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, according to news reports. A story, published in the Financial Times reported that, Italy had quadrupled the amount of Russian crude oil it…

Demining In Ukraine To Take 5-7 Years: Official

KIEV, May 21 (NNN-UNIAN) – The work on clearing the territory of Ukraine from the landmines scattered during the conflict with Russia would take between five and seven years, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported yesterday, citing a senior Ukrainian official. About 300,000 square metres of Ukrainian territory are littered with…
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