Covid-19: Germany extends curbs as infections threaten infrastructure
BERLIN, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany extended its current pandemic measures as the experts panel appointed by the government has…
Canada’s foreign ministry hacked, services hit
OTTAWA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hackers launched a cyber attack on Canada’s foreign ministry last week and some services are…
Covid-19: Norway scraps quarantines
OSLO, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Norway will end its system of mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for non-vaccinated travellers and close contacts…
US puts 8,500 troops on alert to deploy amid Ukraine tensions
WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military put about 8,500 troops on alert to be ready to deploy to Europe…
Covid-19: Pandemic causing ‘nearly insurmountable’ education losses globally – UNICEF
GENEVA, Jan 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) –School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have caused “nearly insurmountable” losses in education among children…
Netherlands: Bird flu discovered at farm; 216,000 chickens to be culled
AMSTERDAM, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities discovered an outbreak of a highly-contagious strain of bird flu at a farm in…
Nicaragua expects to export lobster to European Union countries
MANAGUA, Jan 24 (NNN-Prensa Latina) –Nicaragua plans to export lobster to European Union countries, after the regional bloc authorized it,…
Afghanistan: Taliban, Western officials meet for Monday talks in Oslo
OSLO, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban and Western diplomats meet in Oslo on Monday for talks on Afghanistan’s humanitarian…
Italy’s parliament starts voting for president in wide-open race
ROME, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy’s parliament will begin voting on Monday for a new head of state, with Prime…
Leave Ukraine now, US tells families of diplomats as Russia tensions boil
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the US embassy in Kyiv WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US State…