Cocaine worth 2.7 million euros found in car in Bavaria
Police officers have found 27 kilograms of cocaine in a car during a check on a motorway in southern Bavaria. The police estimate it would have a street value of…
Greece to fine people over 60 who refuse to get vaccinated
Greeks over the age of 60 not yet vaccinated against the coronavirus, will have to get a first shot of a vaccine by January 16 if they want to avoid…
Japan confirms first case of Omicron variant
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in Japan for the first time. An arrival from Namibia who entered Japan via Tokyo’s Narita airport on Sunday has…
US nuclear submarine collides with ‘object’ in Indo-Pacific waters
A US nuclear submarine has collided with an unknown object in the Indo-Pacific region, the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement on Thursday. There were no life-threatening injuries on…
‘Fighting for facts’: Nobel Peace Prize goes to two journalists
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa from the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov from Russia “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is…
More vaccine production planned for Africa
US vaccine manufacturer Moderna has announced plans to produce mRNA vaccines in Africa. Moderna wants to build a drug production plant that can produce, fill and package up to 500…
Nobel literature prize awarded to Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded this year to Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of…
UN chief says Ethiopia has no right to expel UN staff
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said Ethiopia has no right to expel UN staff and it is violating the international law in doing this. Speaking at the Security Council…
UN chief urges Ethiopian authorities to let UN help millions in need
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the Ethiopian government to allow the world body help millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance. “The United Nations will continue…
Egypt releases 3,886 prisoners on war victory occasion
Egypt’s Prisons Authority released on Wednesday 3,886 inmates on the occasion of marking the 48th anniversary of the October War in 1973, the country’s Interior Ministry has said. “The move…