France: Pres Macron kicks off tense talks on new government
PARIS, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron was Friday to begin a round of thorny consultations with political…
Serbia: Four children among six dead in housefire
BELGRADE, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people, including four children, died Friday in a fire that broke out in a…
Italy: UK tycoon Mike Lynch’s body found in sunken yacht with his daughter still missing
PORTICELLO (Sicily, Italy), Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The body of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch was recovered Thursday from his sunken…
Volcano erupts in Iceland, sixth since December
A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland REYKJAVIK, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
World’s second-largest diamond found in Botswana
Botswana is one of the world’s leading diamond producers GABORONE, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The second-largest diamond ever found – a…
Mpox vaccine maker says ‘better prepared’ than in 2022
COPENHAGEN, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said that it was “better prepared” to supply its mpox vaccine…
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Responsibility For Attacking Two Ships In Red Sea, Gulf Of Aden
SANAA, Aug 23 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthis, yesterday, claimed responsibility for launching attacks against two ships in the Red Sea…
Serbia: Migrants missing after boat capsizes in Drina River
BELGRADE, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Serbian police were searching for some seven missing people Thursday after a boat carrying migrants…
Brazil eager to develop large-scale production of mpox vax
BRASILIA, Aug 22 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s newly-formed monkeypox emergency committee underlined this week that one of its main goals was…
Comoros becomes WTO’s 165th member
GENEVA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Comoros on Wednesday became the 165th member of the World Trade Organization after negotiating…