Europe

Protests in France, Italy against COVID-19 health pass

Paris [France], August 9 (ANI): France and Italy on Sunday witnessed mass protests against the COVID-19 health pass with protesters saying that it infringes on their civil liberties.

2021-08-09T00:18:12.352328+00:00 IST

Chinese companies using VIE 'loopholes' to raise money from foreign investors

London [UK], August 9 (ANI): The Chinese companies have been using a loophole for decades to raise money from foreign investors by using a structure called variable interest entity, or VIE.

2021-08-08T22:52:17.287946+00:00 IST

Pakistan military threatening lives of dissidents living in UK: Report

London [UK], August 8 (ANI): Pakistani exiles living in London, who have been vocal against the country's military regime, have been warned that their lives are at risk, British media has reported.

2021-08-08T17:33:00.818881+00:00 IST

UK's COP26 head warns of global 'catastrophe' from climate breakdown unless measures taken

London [UK], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK president of the COP26 Climate Change Conference, Alok Sharma, has warned that the world was on the brink of a "catastrophe" from climate breakdown, calling for urgent actions.

2021-08-08T12:48:08.501526+00:00 IST

EU decries "reckles" attack on Mercer street vessel in Gulf of Oman

Brussels [Belgium], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union denounces "in the strongest terms" the recent attack on the Japanese-owned Mercer Street oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that left two crew members dead, saying "such reckless and unilateral actions" cannot be justified, the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said Sunday.

2021-08-08T11:47:19.157973+00:00 IST

Russia records 22,866 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,866 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 22,320 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,447,750, the federal response center said on Sunday.

2021-08-08T10:19:02.822553+00:00 IST

Over 2,30,000 people took part in protests against sanitary passes in France: Reports

Paris [France] August 8 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 2,30,000 people took part in protests against sanitary passes throughout France on Saturday, 17,000 of which were in Paris, news agencies reported citing the country's Interior Ministry.

2021-08-08T00:24:00.024770+00:00 IST

European countries sending naval firepower to Indo-Pacific to curb Beijing's militarisation

Sydney [Australia]/London [UK], August 8 (ANI): Major European countries are sending naval firepower to the Indo-Pacific in a show of support for Washington's efforts to curb Beijing's militarisation of the South China Sea.

2021-08-07T21:53:18.764243+00:00 IST

Pashtun group condemns targeted killing of Afghan govt media head

Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 7 (ANI): Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's (PTM) Europe chapter has strongly condemned the targeted killing of the head of the Afghanistan government's media wing.

2021-08-07T16:43:09.785562+00:00 IST

UK mulls sheltering Afghan journalists who worked with UK media: Foreign Secretary

London [UK], August 7 (ANI/Sputnik): UK's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that his country was considering sheltering the Afghan journalists who had cooperated with UK media, the Independent reported on Saturday.

2021-08-07T14:05:09.131506+00:00 IST

Ethiopia reports 584 new COVID-19 cases

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], August 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ethiopia has registered 584 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 283,082 as of Friday evening, the country's health ministry said.

2021-08-07T09:18:22.838341+00:00 IST

UK advises its citizens to leave Afghanistan due to 'worsening security situation'

London [UK], August 7 (ANI): Amid a surge in violence by Taliban in Afghanistan post US drawdown, the United Kingdom on Friday (local time) advised its citizens to leave the country because of the "worsening security situation".

2021-08-06T21:18:29.964791+00:00 IST

Russia records 22,660 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

Moscow [Russia], August 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 22,660 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 23,120 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,402,564, the federal response center said on Friday.

2021-08-06T08:39:58.533365+00:00 IST

India welcomes ASEAN's appointment of Brunei diplomat as envoy to Myanmar

New York [US], August 6 (ANI): India welcomed the appointment of Brunei's second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as special envoy to Myanmar by the ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and asserted that it will continue to support the restoration of the democratic process in Burma.

2021-08-06T01:31:05.553729+00:00 IST

UK Foreign Secretary welcomes US offer of safe haven to Hong Kongers

London [UK], August 6 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday (local time) welcomed the decision by the United States to offer a stay of expulsion to Hong Kong residents staying in the country who fear persecution back home.

2021-08-05T22:50:23.254345+00:00 IST

Violent seizure of power may lead to Afghanistan's isolation, financial cut-off: EU warns Afghan parties

Brussels [Belgium] August 6 (ANI): The European Union on Wednesday warned the Taliban and the Afghan government that violent seizure of power in the country may lead to Afghanistan's international isolation and cut-off from financial assistance.

2021-08-05T22:35:20.549408+00:00 IST

Turkey reports 24,297 daily COVID-19 cases

Ankara [Turkey] August 6 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Thursday registered 24,297 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of infections in the country to 5,846,784.

2021-08-05T20:51:36.123190+00:00 IST

EU calls for permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan as fighting rages on

Brussels [Belgium], August 5 (ANI): The European Union is calling for an end to violence in Afghanistan as fighting escalates, EU foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic said on Thursday in a joint statement.

2021-08-05T14:59:40.052579+00:00 IST

Western Balkans increasingly important pit-stop in Chinese Digital Silk Road

Belgrade [Serbia], August 5 (ANI): Over the past decade, Western Balkans have become an increasingly important pit-stop in the Chinese Digital Silk Road, a crucial element of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

2021-08-05T08:04:48.014823+00:00 IST

Grant special visas to Afghan staff at risk from Taliban: UK media urges PM Johnson

London [UK] August 5 (ANI): A coalition of UK news organisations on Wednesday wrote a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, demanding to provide special visas to "Afghan staff who have worked for the British media so that they and their families can leave Afghanistan."

2021-08-05T00:45:01.970089+00:00 IST