Europe

Two students, driver killed in Kosovo bus shooting

  GLLOGJAN (Kosovo), Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gunman opened fire late Friday on a bus in Kosovo carrying school…

Danish patrol kills four pirates in Gulf of Guinea: Navy

  Danish naval patrol forces onboard the frigate Esbern Snare have killed four pirates and wounded a fifth in an exchange of…

Covid-19: WHO says new variant is of ‘concern’, names it Omicron

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The discovery of a new coronavirus variant triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed…

Covid-19: Belgium detects first case of new variant in Europe

BRUSSELS, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Belgium detected Europe’s first confirmed case of the new variant of COVID-19 on Friday, and…

Covid-19: Dutch PM Rutte orders nighttime lockdown to fight surge

AMSTERDAM, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Dutch government on Friday ordered further restrictions including a nighttime closure of bars, restaurants…

French fishermen disrupt UK trade routes over fishing licence row

CALAIS (France), Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French fishermen temporarily blockaded the port of Calais and Channel Tunnel rail link in…

Covid-19: WTO postpones major meeting after new variant outbreak

GENEVA, Nov 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Trade Organization (WTO) became the first major diplomatic casualty of the new coronavirus variant on…

India To Resume Int’l Flights After 18-Month Hiatus Over COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (NNN-PTI) – India will resume international flights on Dec 15, after suspension of over 18 months,…

Erdogan Says Turkey’s Rate Cuts To Go On

ISTANBUL, Nov 27 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said yesterday that, rate cuts would go on in his…

51 Rare Royal Turtles Freed Into Natural Habitat In SW Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Nov 27 (NNN-AKP) – Fifty-one of Cambodia’s nearly-extinct Royal Turtles were released yesterday, into their natural habitat in…