Canada: Ontario declares state of emergency amid truckers' convoy protests
Feb 12, 2022, at 04:35 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday announced a state of emergency in the Canadian response amid the truckers' convoy protests against public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Trade bond deteriorates: China bans Lithuanian beef, dairy, alcohol amid Taiwan row
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:50 am
Beijing: China has banned beef, dairy and alcohol imports from Lithuania, hinting an escalation in the business and geopolitical bond between the two nations, media reports said.
China: Owner of Shanghai Private Fund Manager found dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:45 am
Shanghai: The owner of a Shanghai-based private equity fund manager was found dead in Huangpu River in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
Bribery charge: China arrests ex-deputy banking regulator
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:32 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have arrested a former senior official at the nation’s banking regulator over alleged bribery.
Xinjiang: Chinese authorities detain Uyghur man who studied in Japan
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:26 am
Beijing: Local police have arrested a Uyghur who studied in Japan as a graduate student and worked at a restaurant chain in China’s far-western Xinjiang region after he returned home, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Unknown attackers shot dead Pak Sarzameen Party activist
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:23 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Unknown people attacked and killed an activist of the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) in Pakistan's North Karachi on Thursday.
China, Pakistan discuss extending CPEC to Kabul
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:18 am
Beijing: China and Pakistan, two all-weather allies, have expressed interest in discussing the extension of CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) with Kabul authorities, media reports said on Friday.
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:03 am
Kabul: The UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, held a meeting with the acting Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, where the issue of missing women was raised, media reports said.
Joe Biden asks US citizens to leave Ukraine amid escalating tensions with Russia
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:45 am
Washington, DC: The United States President Joe Biden cited increased risk of Russian military invasion as he advised American citizens to leave Ukraine.
One million Afghan children may die from malnutrition unless action taken, warns UNICEF
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if “urgent” actions were not initiated to protect them.
US always used Pakistan for its purpose: Imran Khan
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:36 am
Islamabad: Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the United States always used Pakistan for its purpose.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast close Qala-i-Naw mosque leaves one dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 12:00 am
Qala-i-Naw: At least one person died and 14 others were hurt in a bomb blast in front of Grand Jami Mosque in Qala-i-Naw region of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:58 pm
New York: In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN chief on Friday called for an enabling environment where “today’s girls become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators, shaping a fair and sustainable future for all”.
Madagascar: Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island nation this past weekend, the UN said on Thursday.
IAEA charts Amazon waters, boosting access to life-saving cancer screening
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: Women living in Amazon River communities now have increased access to breast cancer screening along even its most remote banks, thanks to two new mammography units installed on Brazilian navy ships.
Pakistani farmers protest against non availability of urea, block Narowal-Sialkot Road
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:30 pm
Narowal, Pakistan: Pakistani farmers blocked Narowal-Sialkot Road for traffic and chanted slogans against the government over non-availability of urea and sale of the fertiliser on the black market on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Protesters demand lifting of ban on students unions
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:29 pm
Islamabad: Students in Pakistan have been demanding all political parties to unanimously pass legislation in parliament to decriminalise student politics.
Hub Dam issue: Pak parliamentary panel directs Sindh, Balochistan to clear Rs 1.75bn dues
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani parliamentary panel has directed the Sindh and Balochistan governments to clear their Rs 1.752 billion outstanding dues to the Hub Dam management on account of water charges, media reports said.
People finds rising inflation trend as the worst news received in 2021: Pakistani survey
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Islamabad: A Survey conducted in Pakistan showed 25 percent of people believed the trend of rising inflation is the worst news they received in 2021.
Iraq makes final reparation payment to Kuwait for 1990 invasion
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: More than 30 years after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created to ensure restitution for Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion of 1990, the reparations body announced on Wednesday that it had processed its final claim, amounting to $52.4 billion in total.
UN’s top court orders Uganda to pay $325 million to DR Congo
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998 to 2003, the UN’s highest court ruled on Wednesday.
Pakistan: PM Imran Khan admits he failed to bring promised change
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:00 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday admitted that he has failed to bring the promised “change” in the country that he had made when he came to power, due to “faults” in the system, Dawn reported on Friday.
London police chief Cressida Dick resigns amid reports of racism, sexism at agency
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:31 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: The head of the London Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, resigned on Thursday amid numerous scandals surrounding the agency's officers accused of murder, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Canada: Truckers' convoy protests disrupting country's supply chain, ministers warn
Feb 11, 2022, at 04:18 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Serious disruption of the flow of Canada's supply chain has been caused by anti-vaccine mandate protests at the Canada-U.S. border, the country's Federal ministers warned Wednesday.
Prince Charles tests COVID-19 positive for second time
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:08 am
London/IBNS: The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and is currently in home isolation.
New York to end mask mandate for most indoor places
Feb 10, 2022, at 04:36 am
New York/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The US state of New York will end its mask mandate for most indoor places starting Feb 10, Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement on Wednesday.
Feb 10, 2022, at 04:21 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's population growth rate almost hit 37 million last year, almost twice the pace of every other G7 country from 2016 to 2021, mostly due to new arrivals of approximately 1.8 million people from around the world, Statistics Canada reported Wednesday.
Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:31 am
New York: Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
Human Rights Watch asks China to release Tibetan monk
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:30 am
Washington: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday said China should immediately and unconditionally release imprisoned Tibetan monk and religious philosopher Go Sherab Gyatso.
UN rights office warns of risk of further attacks on displaced camps in DR Congo
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:18 am
New York: Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake of recent deadly raids on camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.