Netherlands: At least five killed after blast causes Dutch apartment building to partially collapse
THE HAGUE, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five people have died after an explosion in an apartment building in…
France: Embattled Pres Macron seeks boost from Notre Dame reopening
PARIS, Dec 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gravely weakened President Emmanuel Macron hopes to win a new lease of political life…
Power cuts and train cancellations as Storm Darragh batters UK
LONDON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of people across the UK were left without power on Saturday morning…
Relief in Brazil, EU negotiators agree to delay anti-deforestation bill until end of 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation bill has been postponed until the end…
Global sharks and rays population have halved since 1970
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world’s shark and ray population have declined by more than 50 percent since 1970,…
France: Notre Dame reopens five years after shocking blaze
PARIS, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Notre Dame will formally reopen Saturday five years after the Paris cathedral was devastated by…
Russia, Belarus sign treaty on security guarantees
MINSK, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on Friday signed a…
Mercosur, EU announce completion of trade agreement negotiations in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed Friday…
Global food prices rise 0.5 pct in November: FAO
ROME, Dec 7 (NNN-XINHUA) — Global food prices continued to rise in November, though the rate of increase slowed and…
Romania: Constitutional Court annuls result of presidential election first round
Calin Georgescu, the winner in the first round of voting last weekend BUCHAREST, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Romania’s constitutional court has…