Europe

Malta to offer free public transport from next year

Valletta [Malta], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Malta's Finance Minister on Monday pledged free public transport for residents to encourage people to ditch their cars and help solve the congestion on the roads.

2021-10-12T04:00:17.601634+00:00 IST

UNHCR delivers aid for people affected by earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has provided 500 emergency tents and thousands of core relief sets to Balochistan's provincial government for families affected by the earthquake that struck the region on October 7.

2021-10-12T00:50:04.658205+00:00 IST

'EU can prevent migration crisis by averting Afghanistan's economic collapse'

Brussels [Belgium], October 12 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that the bloc needs to work towards preventing a new refugee crisis in Europe by averting the economic collapse of Afghanistan.

2021-10-11T23:59:19.809032+00:00 IST

WHO calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from COVID-19

Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-10-11T23:02:56.586536+00:00 IST

WHO panel to discuss need for COVID-19 booster shots on November 11

Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): A advisory panel of the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to discuss the need for COVID-19 booster doses on November 11.

2021-10-11T20:38:36.367738+00:00 IST

UN chief calls for injecting liquidity into Afghan economy to prevent its collapse

New York [US], October 12 (ANI): Urging the international community to inject liquidity into the Afghan economy, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan will not help the crisis-hit country if its economy collapses.

2021-10-11T19:39:51.068337+00:00 IST

UK records another 40,224 coronavirus cases

London [UK], October 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 40,224 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,193,769, according to official figures released Monday.

2021-10-11T18:46:51.288381+00:00 IST

Meenakashi Lekhi takes dig at Pakistan, says some NAM members deliberately take up divisive issues

Belgrade [Serbia], October 11 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) Meenakashi Lekhi on Monday took a veiled dig at Pakistan and said some NAM members deliberately take up divisive issues and use the platform for bilateral score-settling.

2021-10-11T18:02:01.312070+00:00 IST

EU prolongs Nicaragua sanctions for 1 year: EU Council

Strasbourg [France], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union has extended targeted sanctions on Nicaragua for one year, until 15 October 2022, the Council of the EU said Monday.

2021-10-11T17:01:10.578861+00:00 IST

Borrell says current energy pricing needs revision

Brussels [Belgium], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Current energy pricing needs a revision to take into account the drive toward renewables, nuclear power phase-out and decarbonization, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told El Pais.

2021-10-11T13:10:30.579893+00:00 IST

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 621 new cases, 40 people died in last 24 hrs

Sofia [Bulgaria], October 11 (ANI/Novinite): 5,20, 862 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

2021-10-11T13:02:46.976181+00:00 IST

North Macedonia government ranks first in openness index of Western Balkans

Skopje [North Macedonia], October 11 (ANI/Novinite): According to the latest Openness Index, which ranked the governments and parliaments in four countries from the Western Balkans - North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Government of North Macedonia was ranked first on the list, while the country's Parliament was ranked third, meta.mk reported.

2021-10-11T12:05:45.571657+00:00 IST

David Card, Joshua D Angrist and Guido W Imbens win 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics

Stockholm [Sweden], October 11 (ANI): The 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded one half to David Card and the other half jointly to Joshua D Angrist and Guido W Imbens, announced the award-giving organisation on Monday.

2021-10-11T11:33:04.321818+00:00 IST

UK PM Johnson discusses Afghanistan, travel restrictions, COP26 with PM Modi

London [UK], October 11 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed Afghanistan, COP26, travel restrictions and Roadmap 2030.

2021-10-11T10:05:29.270859+00:00 IST

EU Council extends sanctions related to chemical weapons until October 2022

Brussels [Belgium], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Council of the European Union on Monday extended sanctions related to chemical weapons, including against Russians, until October 16, 2022.

2021-10-11T09:05:22.349730+00:00 IST

Greece-France pact a game-changer, to give naval supremacy to Athens over Turkey: Analyst

Tehran [Iran], October 11 (ANI): A pact between Greece and France is a "game-changer" in the Eastern Mediterranean as French frigates will give naval supremacy to Athens over Turkey, said a defence analyst.

2021-10-11T08:05:44.378150+00:00 IST

Ten EU states call for inclusion of nuclear energy in 'green' list

Brussels [Belgium], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Ten EU countries have spoken out in support of nuclear power, calling for its inclusion in the list of energies considered as virtuous both for the climate and the environment.

2021-10-11T05:54:57.682787+00:00 IST

Talks with Ukraine's leadership pointless, Kiev under Direct Foreign Control: Medvedev

Moscow [Russia], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow sees no point in talks with Kiev since the current Ukrainian authorities are completely dependent on foreign management, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said.

2021-10-11T00:29:25.498851+00:00 IST

Several Russians removed from US sanction list ahead of Nuland's visit: Moscow

Moscow [Russia], October 11 (ANI): Several Russians have been removed from the US sanction lists in exchange for Russia's consent to receive US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.

2021-10-10T22:34:26.519967+00:00 IST

Russia's Lavrov urges EU to act reasonably on mutual recognition of vaccine certificates

Belgrade [Serbia], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov urged the European Union on Sunday to act reasonably as talks on the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates showed no signs of progress.

2021-10-10T22:32:55.109949+00:00 IST

Greece swept by torrential rains, 100 people evacuated in fire-stricken island

Athens [Greece], October 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece was swept by a wet front this weekend which has caused significant damages in the island of Evia, which had suffered destructive wildfires in the summer, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Sunday.

2021-10-10T17:27:58.136271+00:00 IST