WHO set to vaccinate 40 pct population of every country against COVID-19 by end 2021
GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) announced an initiative to vaccinate 40 percent of the population…
UN ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bahrain, Russia and other members of the UN Human Rights Council pushed through a vote to…
Germany and Denmark repatriate 37 children and 11 ‘ Daesh women’ from Syria
BERLIN, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany says it has repatriated eight women, who had joined the so-called Daesh, and 23…
Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work touches on colonialism and refugee life, on Thursday…
Germany puts 100-year-old on trial for Nazi crimes
BERLIN, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 100-year-old former concentration camp guard will on Thursday become the oldest person yet…
French ambassador to return to Australia after subs row
PARIS, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France announced it will return its ambassador to Australia, ending a weeks-long diplomatic protest over…
Post-Brexit crisis: EU vows to fix UK-France fishing row
French fishermen threaten to blockade Brexit Britain BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Commission aims to make sure that…
EU confirms commitment to Western Balkans enlargement but sets no date
European Council President Charles Michel (C), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (R) and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa…
Study reveals huge scale of sexual abuse by French Church
Victims put up with isolation, shame and guilt PARIS, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 216,000 children and teenagers may have…
Russia: Pres Putin decrees Father’s Day to honour men’s role in raising children
Vladimir Putin, Russian President MOSCOW, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the establishment of a Father’s…