Europe

UN, EU Provide Cash Assistance For 20,000 Persons With Disabilities In Lebanon

BEIRUT, Dec 3 (NNN-NNA) – The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), announced yesterday, the launch of a new national…

Covid-19: UK orders 114 mln additional vaccine doses

 LONDON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK government said it has ordered 114 million additional Covid-19 vaccine doses, from pharmaceutical…

Covid-19:: Greece to fine over-60s who refuse vaccine

Greece will be the first country in the EU to target a specific age group  ATHENS, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

US warns Russia of ‘high-impact’ sanctions if invades Ukraine

RIGA (Latvia), Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Washington had seen “evidence” Russia could…

Covid-19: Countries agree to negotiate WHO pandemic accord

  GENEVA, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World Health Organization member states agreed to start building a new international accord on how…

Poland extends migrant crisis border restrictions

 WARSAW, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland on Tuesday extended emergency measures restricting access to its border with Belarus which is…

Balkans To Use Turkey As Gateway To Import Malaysian Palm Oil: MPOC

By Nurul Hanis Izmir KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (NNN-Bernama) — The Balkan countries will be using Turkey as the gateway…

Germany: Cocaine worth 2.7 million euros found in car in Bavaria

BERLIN, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police officers have found 27 kilograms of cocaine in a car during a check on…

Covid-19: Second Omicron case confirmed in Spain, two more suspected

MADRID, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain detected a second case of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Tuesday and expects to…

Covid-19: Russian Pres Putin calls for mutual approval of vaccines

   MOSCOW, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin called for mutual recognition of vaccines against the coronavirus to …