Europe

France’s COVID-19 hospitalisations above 10,000 for first time since end June

PARIS, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — : French health authorities said the total number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 stood at…

Russia says Kabul seems safer under Taliban than it was under Ghani

MOSCOW, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan praised the Taliban’s conduct and said the group, still officially designated a…

Covid-19: Interpol issues global alert of vaccine scams

LYON (France), Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The international police organization Interpol has issued a global alert as fraudsters target governments…

Afghanistan: Taliban takeover is world’s failure, says UK

   LONDON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is a “failure of the international community”, Britain’s Defence…

Afghanistan: Russian ambassador to meet Taliban in Kabul Tuesday

 MOSCOW, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said its ambassador to Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday…

Spain sizzles in crushing heat as fires blaze

Firefighters have been battling a blaze at Navalacruz since early Saturday MADRID, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fires in Spain’s central…

Italy wildfires: 75 per cent more forest fires compared to last year

ROME, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of forest and vegetation fires in Italy so far this summer is about…

Fires in Greece under control, but danger of fire remains high

A burnt forest in Agia Anna village on Evia island, north of Athens ATHENS, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The fire brigade…

Flames continue to spread in forest fire disaster in Russia

MOSCOW, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The forest fire catastrophe in Russia is spreading ominously: On Sunday, the Federal Agency for…

At least 59 killed in floods in Turkey

Damaged buildings lined the river banks in Bozkurt, Turkey ISTANBUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in floods in…