Two giant US banks suspended operations on servicing Russia's state debt: Reports
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The world's major banks - US JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs - have suspended operations on servicing Russia's debt obligations, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
US inflation rate touches 40 years high as households face trouble tackling rising food costs
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:54 pm
Washington: Rising energy and food costs have pushed USA's inflation to a record level since 1981.
Sri Lanka to tap Russia for oil
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:07 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia, the country’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said but not before he first looks to other sources.
Afghanistan: Journalist in Kapisa goes missing, RSF asks Taliban to give 'explanations'
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistani journalist from Kapisa province of the country has gone missing, media reports said on Tuesday.
Israel asks its nationals to leave Turkey over possible Iran attack
Jun 14, 2022, at 06:03 am
Jerusalem/Ankara: Amid the latest surge in tensions between bitter rivals Israel and Iran, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday asked citizens in Turkey to leave "as soon as possible" over threats that an Iranian network operating in the country is actively planning attacks on Israelis in Istanbul.
Pakistan: PTI, PML-N exchange barbs over economic mess
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:22 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and ousted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) recently exchanged barbs over the economic mess in the country.
TPH partners with Toronto Blue Jays in hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:19 am
Toronto/IBNS: As part of its efforts to help the residents access all COVID-19 vaccine doses, Toronto Public Health (TPH) is partnering up with the Toronto Blue Jays to host a vaccination clinic at the venue of the team's game against the New York Yankees on Saturday.
COVID-19: China describes lab leak theory as 'politically motivated' as WHO calls for further probe
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has rejected the theory which states that COVID-19 virus might have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory.
China warns US that any attempt to make Taiwan independent will trigger military action
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:49 am
Beijing: China has warned the US that any attempt to make Taiwan, a region which has been engaged in a dispute with Beijing for a long time, independent will trigger military action.
China's halt of Taiwanese grouper violates trade rules: COA chief Chen Chi-Chung
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:26 am
Taipei: Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) Chief Chen Chi-Chung on Saturday said China has violated international trade rules after it decided to suspend the imports of grouper fish from his country.
Former Chinese top general's daughter slams Xi Jinping administration over Zero-COVID Policy
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:18 am
Beijing: Daughter of a former top Chinese general has targeted President Xi Jinping-led government over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brussels hosts India-EU Security and Defence Consultations
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:28 am
Brussels: India and European Union (EU) authorities recently discussed increasing maritime security cooperation and the prospect of co-development and co-production of defence equipment, media reports said.
Canada's inflation to cause 1 in 4 homeowners to sell their homes: Survey
Jun 14, 2022, at 01:56 am
Toronto/IBNS: A new debt survey from Manulife Bank of Canada conducted between Apr 14-20 revealed that nearly one in four homeowners would have to sell their home if interest rates go up further.
Pakistan: Protest held in Sindh against 'missing' Baloch students
Jun 14, 2022, at 12:37 am
Islamabad: A protest was held outside the Sindh Assembly on Sunday over the alleged kidnapping of two Baloch students of University of Karachi by law enforcement agencies.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Kunar leaves one Taliban member dead
Jun 13, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Kunar: An explosion rocked Kunar province in Afghanistan left a Taliban dead and six others injured, media reports said on Monday.
Bitcoin price drops below 25,000 USD
Jun 13, 2022, at 10:27 pm
George Town/UNI/Sputnik: The Bitcoin price is falling by 10.8 per cent on Monday and is now below $25,000 for the first time since December 2020.
Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New York: The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Malawian Police Service.
Pioneering Namibia MP, Indonesia family planning board, win 2022 UN Population Award
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:28 pm
New York: The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it’s 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing parliamentarian from Namibia, while the institutional award went to Indonesia’s National Population and Family Planning Board.
Italy: All 7 passengers in Thursday helicopter crash dead
Jun 12, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Rome: Italian authorities said Saturday that a helicopter that disappeared from air traffic radar screens on Thursday was located and all seven on board were killed.
Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says IMF unhappy with income tax move
Jun 12, 2022, at 08:22 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed dissatisfaction over the country's budget, The News reported on Sunday.
Car blast kills 6 people in Kabul
Jun 12, 2022, at 12:57 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least six people were killed and two others were injured in a car explosion in the Afghan capital, eyewitnesses told Sputnik.
UN human rights experts urge China to allow them ‘full access’
Jun 12, 2022, at 03:05 am
New York: Dozens of independent UN human rights experts on Friday urged the Chinese Government to “cooperate fully” with the UN human rights system over abuse allegations, and grant them “unhindered access – particularly to prisons and detention centres.
Myanmar: Death sentences ‘vile attempt at instilling fear’, rights experts charge
Jun 12, 2022, at 02:48 am
New York: The international community must increase pressure on Myanmar ‘s military rulers in the wake of their decision to move ahead with death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent opponents of the regime, UN independent human rights experts said on Friday.
Mediterranean Sea journeys for migrants have grown more deadly: UNHCR
Jun 12, 2022, at 02:45 am
New York: Migrants who risk their lives to cross the Mediterranean to Europe on flimsy boats often piloted by people-smugglers, are at greater risk of dying now than for years, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Brazil urged to step up search for missing journalist and indigenous activist
Jun 12, 2022, at 12:11 am
New York: Authorities in Brazil must step up efforts to find a British journalist and an indigenous rights activist who disappeared nearly a week ago in a dangerous remote area of the Amazon, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Death sentence for Ukraine foreign fighters is a war crime: UN rights office
Jun 12, 2022, at 12:06 am
New Delhi: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the death sentence handed down to three foreign fighters in Ukraine by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. “Such trials against prisoners of war amount to a war crime,” said OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.
Pakistan: Total public debt crossed Rs44 trillion by end of Imran Khan-led PTI term
Jun 11, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22 data released recently showed the total public debt stood at Rs44,366 billion at the end of March 2022, having ballooned by Rs4,500bn over the first nine months of the outgoing fiscal year, showcasing the troubles created by former PM Imran Khan's regime, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab canal system faces 75pc water shortage
Jun 11, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Lahore: The canal system in Punjab is currently facing 75 percent of water shortage as the Pakistani province was supplied 53,100 cusecs of water against the required amount of 127,800 cusecs on Thursday.
Shehbaz Sharif episode: Pakistani jailed in Saudi for sloganeering at Masjid-e-Nabwi
Jun 11, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Riyadh: A Saudi court has sentenced a Pakistani national to three years in prison as he chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his entourage in Madina.
North Korea: Choe Son-hui becomes first woman Foreign Minister
Jun 11, 2022, at 07:26 pm
Seoul/UNI: North Korea on Saturday named nuclear negotiator Choe Son-hui as the nation's first female Foreign Minister.