Europe

Romania’s Daily COVID-19 Cases Surpass 5,000

BUCHAREST, Sept 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Daily COVID-19 cases surpassed 5,000 in Romania yesterday, reaching 5,388, bringing the country’s total infections…

G20 Agriculture Ministers Commit To Better Ensure Sustainable Food Systems

ROME, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ministers for agriculture from the Group of 20 (G20), yesterday, committed to shift their sector…

Turkey Reports 26,161 Daily COVID-19 Cases

ANKARA, Sept 19 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkey yesterday confirmed 26,161 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 6,820,861, according…

Second Dutch minister resigns over Afghanistan evacuation scandal

Bijleveld had initially refused to quit over the evacuation debacle in Afghanistan THE HAGUE, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Dutch…

France recalls envoys in US, Australia over submarine deal

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian PARIS, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France plunged into an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with the…

1,400 arrests in Asia, Europe in Interpol-led operation against illegal football gambling; 72 nabbed in Singapore

Photo illustration of a man using a mobile app for live betting while watching a sports match SINGAPORE, Sept 18…

Covid-19: England eases rules for international travellers

A worker sanitises a sign at the International arrivals area of Terminal 5 in London’s Heathrow Airport LONDON, Sept 18…

Covid-19: Shorter stay-home notice period for travellers from Poland, Saudi Arabia arriving in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Sept 18 (NNN-CNA) — Those with a 21-day travel history to Poland and Saudi Arabia who wish to enter…

UNGA: World leaders descend on New York despite pandemic

  UNITED NATIONS, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 100 world leaders descend on New York next week in a partial…

Work-related accidents, illnesses kill nearly 2 mn each year: UN

   GENEVA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely because of long…