US to reopen consulate in Wuhan before end of June - State Department
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:41 am
Washington/Sputnik: The US State Department intends to reopen the consulate in Wuhan, China, on or before the end of June, Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Elizabeth Taylor said in a notice.
Passenger traffic in Sweden's airports down 98 pc due to coronavirus outbreak - Operator
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:37 am
Stockholm/Sputnik: Passenger traffic at the ten largest Swedish airports decreased by 98 percent due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to statistics released on Tuesday by operator company Swedavia.
New UN report highlights link between gender, climate and security
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:08 am
New York/IBNS: Even as countries buckle under the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the links between gender inequality and crisis, particularly in communities affected by climate change and conflict.
Arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect ‘extremely significant’: UN rights chief
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:03 am
New York/IBNS: The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed militia leader in the restive Darfur region of Sudan, has been hailed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as an “extremely significant development”.
Act now to avert COVID-19 global food emergency: Guterres
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:57 am
New York/IBNS: Although the COVID-19 pandemic could push nearly 50 million more people into extreme poverty, this and other dire impacts of the crisis can be avoided if countries act immediately to shore up global food security, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday.
Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under COVID-19 lockdowns, on ‘life-support’
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:50 am
New York/IBNS: Help and funding are needed urgently for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit severely by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, including conflict-hit communities “on life-support” in the north-east, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Jun 09, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, who is the first Black to assume the position, has announced to step down from the Toronto Police Service (TPS) from Jul 31 "to do things for the city he wants to do free", media reports said.
UK: Khalistani organizations emerging as profitable business venture
Jun 09, 2020, at 06:32 pm
The Khalistani organizations have not only increased significantly in the UK recently, but they have also emerged as a profitable business venture for those who do not have any other source to earn a living, media reports said.
Story of Minorities in Pakistan: Two Christains converted to Islam
Jun 09, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Two Christian brothers in Pakistan, who were on duty at the Dogra Quarantine Center, were converted to Islam recently adding to the growing number of conversions in Islamic country where minorities are allegedly in the receiving end.
Prisoners protest over Pakistan's jail COVID-19 infections
Jun 09, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Prisoners in Pakistan's south Sindh province lodged a protest and held four policemen hostage after their seven inmates were tested positive of COVID-19, local media reported on Tuesday.
COVID-19: Indian Navy evacuates 700 nationals from MaldivesÂ
Jun 09, 2020, at 05:20 pm
New Dlhi: INS Jalashwa, deployed by the Indian Navy for “Operation SamudraSetu", entered Tuticorin harbour with 700 Indian nationals evacuated from Male, Maldvies on Sunday, officials said.
Former Afghan Senator shot dead by Taliban in eastern Logar province
Jun 09, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Former Afghan senator Abdul Wali Ahmadzai has been shot dead by Taliban militants in Pol-e Alam, the capital of Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, after being kidnapped, a spokesman for the provincial governor said on Tuesday.
Iran sentences CIA spy to death for leaking intel on Soleimani
Jun 09, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran has sentenced to death one of its own nationals who was found guilty of providing CIA and Mossad intelligence data on the movement of Qasem Soleimani, the Revolutionary Guards’ elite Quds Force commander, before he was killed by the United States earlier in the year, Gholam Hossein Esmaili, the spokesman for the country's judiciary, said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh records 45 more deaths, toll rises to 975
Jun 09, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Tuesday confirmed 45 more deaths and 3,171 more infections from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
Seven people shot in New York in 3 separate incidents within 10 minutes
Jun 09, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Seven people were shot late on Monday in the Brooklyn borough, located in the US city of New York, in three separate incidents within ten minutes, The Daily Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Jun 09, 2020, at 03:04 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The second phase of reopening in Canada's Ontario will allow gathering of up to ten people besides resumption of more business activities later this week.
Experts blame Pak policymakers' complacency for 'depressingly wrong' trading ability with China
Jun 09, 2020, at 09:45 am
Karachi: Blaming the complacency of the policymakers and exporters, experts believe that Pakistan's trading abilities have been 'depressingly wrong' so far as it's dealing with all-weather ally China.
‘Stand strong’ for justice over impunity, Security Council hears
Jun 09, 2020, at 09:12 am
New York/IBNS: In tackling the myriad global challenges posed by COVID-19, the world must not ignore the perils of endemic hatred and division, and instead, “stand strong” in the face of those who favour impunity over justice, a senior UN judge told the Security Council on Monday.
COVID-19 peak might be reached by end of July: Pakistan PM warns
Jun 09, 2020, at 08:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Monday warned his countrymen that the peak of COVID-19 cases might be reached by the end of July or at the beginning of August.
As consumption rises, here’s why sustainable fisheries management matters
Jun 09, 2020, at 08:25 am
New York/IBNS: Global consumption of fish hit a record high in 2018 and is set to rise in the decade ahead, highlighting the need to ensure sustainable fisheries management, according to the latest report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
North Korea to cut communication lines with South - KCNA
Jun 09, 2020, at 08:10 am
Moscow/Sputnik: North Korea will cut all communication lines with South Korea on June 9, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Canada: Quebec reports employment increase of 231,000 in May, the largest among the provinces
Jun 08, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Quebec/IBNS: Quebec's increase in employment by 231,000 (+6.5 per cent) from April to May was the largest gain among Canada's provinces and recorded a recovery of nearly 30 per cent of the cumulative losses witnessed in March and April, according to the Labour Force Survey, May 2020, reported by Statistics Canada on June 5.
Black Lives Matter protest: Mahatma Gandhi's statue targeted with anti-racist messages in London
Jun 08, 2020, at 09:11 pm
London/IBNS: Protesters on Sunday taped placards with anti-racism messages across India's 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in London's Parliament Square, which emerged as one of the major sites of demonstrations in the UK against the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis region of the United States.
COVID-19 episode unveils China's local censorship storyÂ
Jun 08, 2020, at 08:16 pm
The COVID-19 outbreak may have opened a major Pandora's box in China where people are facing censorship if they try to reveal the truth behind the disease that has now spread globally.
COVID-19: Bangladesh records 42 more deaths
Jun 08, 2020, at 07:09 pm
Dhaka, Jun 8 (UNI) The death toll from coronavirus in Bangladesh has surged to 930 with 42 new fatalities on Monday.
Samsung heir appears in court for hearing on his arrest amid succession probe
Jun 08, 2020, at 06:13 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/: Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea's largest conglomerate, Samsung Group, on Monday appeared in the Seoul Central District Court for a hearing on his arrest amid allegations of his involvement in a merger and accounting fraud in a bid to take over control of the group, media reported.
NY Times op-ed editor resigns after column triggers protests
Jun 08, 2020, at 05:20 pm
New York/IBNS: The New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet has resigned after the newspaper disowned U.S. Senator Tom Cotton's views supporting military action to put down public unrest.
Former Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi tests COVID-19 positiveÂ
Jun 08, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.
Pakistan Military is running profit enterprises, says report in Indian defence industry platform
Jun 08, 2020, at 09:41 am
An online platform of Indian defence industry has highlighted how the Pakistani Army, away from the primary work of protecting the country's border, is working to continue its roaring business empire that it has established for the past seven decades.
Minneapolis City Council Members Commit to Ending Police Department in Coming Months
Jun 08, 2020, at 09:31 am
Minneapolis/Sputnik: The Minneapolis City Council plans to disband the city’s police department over the coming months but it needs the support of the population to shape a new model of safety, council members said in a statement.