World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows: Report
Nov 11, 2022, at 02:21 pm
New York: 15 November 2022 is predicted to be the day that the global population reaches eight billion. The projection is revealed in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2022 report, which also shows that India is on course to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.
China’s Huawei seeks to lead 5G boom in Africa amid ban in Europe, US
Nov 10, 2022, at 06:10 pm
Beijing: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co is trying to further increase its investments for “digital transformation” in Africa, amid bans faced in Europe and the US.
No signs of Russia's pullout from Kherson: Ukraine
Nov 10, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said that Kyiv sees no signs that Russia's troops are withdrawing from the southern city of Kherson.
Egypt: Rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-month hunger strike, that has escalated with the start of the COP27 climate summit being hosted there.
New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing
Nov 08, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New York: Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday, noting that 100 States have now signed on to an international agreement battling the scourge.
Nov 08, 2022, at 07:06 pm
New York: The top UN disarmament official told the Security Council on Monday that “gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies” identified in Syria’s declaration over its use of chemical weapons, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). “cannot be considered accurate and complete”.
Like racism and sexism, ‘povertyism’ should be illegal, UN rights expert says
Nov 08, 2022, at 06:58 pm
New York: Although the global cost-of-living crisis will be an obstacle to eradicating poverty by 2030, countries can still make significant progress towards this Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), UN-appointed human rights expert Olivier de Schutter has said.
Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives
Nov 08, 2022, at 06:53 pm
The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seriously at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Tanzania: Precision Air flight crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 die
Nov 07, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Dodoma: A Precision Air flight crash-landed in Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday amid bad weather, leaving 19 people dead.
South Korea: Train derailment in Seoul leaves 30 people injured
Nov 07, 2022, at 02:50 am
Seoul: At least 30 passengers were injured when a train, in which they were travelling, derailed in Seoul city of South Korea on Sunday, media reports said.
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Jakarta/UNI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
UN urges Elon Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Geneva/UNI: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, saying "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".
'Everyone's really excited', says Rishi Sunak on life in 10 Downing Street: Report
Nov 06, 2022, at 06:13 am
Newly-appointed UK PM Rishi has moved back into the smaller flat above 10 Downing Street, which is usually used as the home of the Chancellor of Exchequer.
China’s rocket booster falls from space and crash lands, US slams
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:08 am
Washington: Debris of a Chinese rocket booster plunged uncontrolled back to Earth on Friday morning, attracting criticism from the US government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin appreciates Indian talent
Nov 06, 2022, at 12:53 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has appreciated India by calling its citizens as "talented" and "driven".
North Korea launches 4 short-range ballistic missiles
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Seoul: North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean military.
Russia: Fire at Kostroma nightclub leaves 15 dead
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:35 pm
At least 15 people died and five others were hurt in an overnight fire at a nightclub in the Russian city of Kostroma, media reports said on Saturday.
DPR Korea launches ‘unprecedented number’ of missiles, Security Council hears
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:30 pm
New York: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched “an unprecedented number” of cruise and ballistic missiles over the course of just 48 hours this week, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, told the Security Council in an emergency meeting on Friday.
Sweden: Step up efforts to fight systemic racism, urge UN experts
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:24 pm
New York: Sweden should step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority groups, said a UN Human Rights Council-appointed group of independent experts on advancing racial justice and equality, on Friday.
Safety and security of Yemeni civilians at risk unless truce is extended, says human rights chief
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:18 pm
New York: Warring factions in Yemen are being urged to extend a UN-mediated truce following reports of deaths and injuries of civilians from sniper attacks and shelling. The truce, which started at the beginning of April, ended more than a month ago, and human rights chief, Volker Türk, says that there is grave and growing concern for the safety and security of civilians.
African Sindhi community members says their heart is Indian
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Ahmedabad: African Sindhi community members, who came to India centuries ago, said their heart is Indian while their culture is African.
Netherlands orders to shut down illegal Chinese police offices
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:35 pm
Amsterdam: Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra has ordered the shut down illegal police offices set up by China in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, media reports said on Friday.
Finnish PM Sanna Marin cleared of neglecting duties
Nov 05, 2022, at 09:12 pm
Helsinki/UNI: Finnish PM Sanna Marin has been cleared of misconduct after a video in August showed her partying.
Unfortunately there is no choice, tweets Elon Musk as he defends layoff
Nov 05, 2022, at 03:17 pm
Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk on Saturday defended the move of removing about half of Twitter's workforce by saying that he had 'no choice' as the company was losing more than $4m a day.
'Go back to Africa' remark halts French parliament
Nov 05, 2022, at 02:33 am
Paris/UNI: The French parliament was brought to a standstill after a far-right MP shouted "They should go back to Africa" as his black colleague talked about immigration.
Resurgence of ethnic clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile region triggers death and destruction
Nov 05, 2022, at 12:59 am
New York: The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide expressed grave concern on Thursday over a reported resurgence of ethnic clashes in the Blue Nile region of Sudan.
Haiti ‘on the verge of an abyss’, warns UN rights chief
Nov 04, 2022, at 11:58 pm
New York: Amid continuing gang warfare and a vacuum of law and order, Haiti is “on the verge of an abyss” said the UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday, warning that any hope of a sustainable recovery requires “urgent and sustained action” to tackle the root causes of the overlapping crises afflicting the island nation.
UN chief urges Security Council, speak ‘with one voice’ to secure peace
Nov 04, 2022, at 11:12 pm
New York: UN peace operations, which include peacekeeping and special political missions, “provide the space for political solutions” in some of the world’s most complex hotspots, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday.
South Sudan: Conflict and climate crisis drives rising hunger
Nov 04, 2022, at 10:45 pm
New York: The number of people in South Sudan who are going hungry is at the highest level ever, UN agencies said in their latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, issued on Thursday.
Ukraine grain deal, Ethiopia agreement, show ‘power of multilateralism in action’: Guterres
Nov 04, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Russia’s decision to rejoin the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the Ethiopian agreement to end the war in Tigray demonstrate the power of multilateralism in action, said the UN chief on Thursday, in a call for countries to also rebuild trust between the North and South at the UN’s COP27 climate conference in Egypt.