UK announces £16.2m to tackle climate change, protect ocean
DHAKA, Aug 16 (NNN-BSS) – The United Kingdom (UK) has announced £16.2m for five programmes to tackle climate change, restore…
European powers scramble to evacuate from Afghanistan
BRUSSELS/KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European nations and the EU scrambled to evacuate their citizens and local staff from Kabul…
Hungarian bus accident leaves eight dead, 48 wounded
BUDAPEST, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A bus accident near Hungary’s capital left eight people dead and 48 people wounded, local…
Multi-billion-dollar reconstruction projects await in post-war Libya
TRIPOLI, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A decade after Libya descended into chaos, a host of countries are eyeing potential multi-billion-dollar…
Greece wildfires: Tears and anger as island residents face aftermath
Burnt hillsides are seen following a wildfire near the village of Rovies on the island of Evia ROVIES (Evia, Greece),…
Covid-19: France sees fifth weekend of protests against health pass
The protesters were an eclectic mix of far-right, yellow vest anti-inequality activists, anti-vaxxers and civil liberties campaigners PARIS, Aug 15…
Covid-19: Russia releases worst death numbers to date
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit a new record of 819 on Saturday, a day after…
Pres Putin alarmed over ‘unprecedented’ natural disasters in Russia
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said the scale of natural disasters that have hit Russia this…
Russia says all 8 die in water-bomber plane crash in Turkey
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in…
Argentina wants to prove it existed as such 200 years ago
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina officially invited the Portuguese president and Prime Minister to visit the country as…