Another double drug haul for HNLMS Holland
Royal Netherlands Navy vessel HNLMS Holland intercepted a drugs transport in the Caribbean Sea on the night of 31 October. This was immediately followed...
US prosecutors seek four-year sentence for wife of ‘El Chapo’
The US Justice Department has requested a four-year prison sentence for the wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
Arrested in February...
US throws support behind treaty to curb plastic
The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, ending a key holdup in international efforts...
Germany’s Christmas markets in limbo as Covid resurges
The mulled wine is brewing and the chestnuts are ready to roast, but with Covid-19 cases soaring the festive season is hanging in the...
Dutch gas field hit by one of strongest quakes yet
The Netherlands was shaken Tuesday by one of the strongest earthquakes yet near Europe's largest gas field, which is due to close in 2022...
Saba: Request for survey on harmonization soft drugs policy, regulations
SABA—The Saba Island Council last week sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice and Security (JenV) in The Hague to ask for an...
Poultry in lockdown after Belgium detects bird flu
Belgium ordered its poultry into lockdown from Monday after detecting a case of bird flu in a wild duck, extending avian quarantine measures already...
Norway to reinstate national measures as virus surges
Norway will reintroduce nationwide measures to stem surging coronavirus cases, including authorising towns to use health passes, the government announced on Friday.
The Nordic country,...
Don’t waste chance to save planet, pleads Pope Francis
Pope Francis warned time was "running out" to save the planet while expressing regret at his absence from climate talks in Glasgow, in a...
Almost 4,000 people displaced by tidal surge in Ghana
Almost 4,000 people on Ghana's coast were still displaced on Wednesday after a weekend tidal surge swept through more than 500 houses in the...
