UN top court rules in favour of Qatar in international airspace dispute
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:48 pm
New York: The UN's top court has ruled in favour of Qatar over an airspace dispute involving four other Middle Eastern countries.
‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm
“Concrete, bold and implementable solutions” are needed to turn the tide on the many challenges the world is facing, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, on the biggest day so far for the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development.
‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:46 pm
New York: Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented global health, humanitarian and development crisis, it has also revealed the power of women’s leadership, according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General.
In Yemen, thousands of Ethiopian migrants stranded, COVID-19 likely widespread
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants have been stranded in war-ravaged Yemen where they continue to be subjected to arbitrary detention and exposure to COVID-19 infection, forcible relocation and abuse, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
New York Times to relocate part of Hong-Kong office to Seoul over security law
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The New York Times newspaper announced that it plans to relocate its Hong Kong-based digital news operation to the South Korean capital city of Seoul over uncertainty created for news organizations by the controversial national security law and subsequent protests.
US State Department welcomes UK's decision to prohibit Huawei from 5G networks
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Washington/UNI:: The US state department has welcomed United Kingdom's decision to ban Huawei from future 5G networks in the country saying that this decision was taken by the UK government for the sake of its national security.
Indonesia reports 1,522 new COVID-19 cases, 87 new deaths
Jul 15, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua: The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,522 within one day to 80,094, with the death toll adding by 87 to 3,797, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
Family of Canadian child stranded in Syria files lawsuit against Government
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:37 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: A Canadian family on Wednesday sued the federal government for failing to repatriate their child from a Syrian refugee camp, court documents revealed.
Chinese tech giant Huawei's 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027
Jul 15, 2020, at 02:53 pm
London/UNI: The British government on Wednesday banned UK's mobile providers from buying new 5G equipment from Huawei after 31 December, and they were also ordered to remove all the Chinese firm's 5G kit from their networks by 2027.
UK government bans companies from buying Huawei equipment for 5G networks - Minister
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom government will ban UK companies from buying Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei-produced equipment for 5G networks from the end of the year, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden said on Tuesday.
Saudi Aramco says will restructure business on oil refining, marketing by end of 2020
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Aramco, the Middle Eastern oil giant, will reorganize its downstream sector – oil processing and marketing – by the end of 2020 to strengthen its global growth strategy and increase the operational efficiency, the company announced on Tuesday.
Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers demonstrate against China in Tokyo
Jul 14, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Tokyo: Slamming China for its policies in respective regions, about 300 Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong demonstrators marched in Tokyo city of Japan on Sunday.
UK plans to send aircraft carrier to Asia Pacific as tensions with China rising - Reports
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK military intends to send new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth to the Asia Pacific as tensions with Beijing continue to rise, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
Cities and local government must focus on well-being of people in developing countries
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: While the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in developing and developed countries alike, the President of the UN General Assembly maintained on Monday that the response must focus on “the two-thirds of the world’s population at risk of being left behind”.
UN condemns deadly attack against peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: A UN peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed and two others were wounded in a deadly attack in the Central African Republic on Monday.
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public health strategies, and not a politically-driven decision-making process.
Wearing Masks to Be Mandatory in England's Shops From July 24 - Downing Street Spokesman
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:01 pm
London/Sputnik: Face covering will become mandatory in shops across England starting from July 24, a Downing Street spokesman said.
COVID-19: UN and partners work to ensure learning never stops for young refugees
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New York: Global advocates for refugees are pushing to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not derail efforts for displaced children and young people to continue learning and eventually return to a real classroom.
UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York: In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, the UN chief said on Monday, launching this year’s major UN food security update, highlighting that over the past five years, tens of millions of people have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished.
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:40 pm
New York: The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people will likely need humanitarian assistance by 2022, the UN’s deputy rights chief said on Monday.
Chinese Embassy Slams US' Statements on South China Sea as 'Completely Unjustified'
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Chinese Embassy in the United States has slammed Washington's statements on the threats supposedly inflicted by Beijing in the South China Sea as "completely unjustified," the spokesperson for the diplomatic mission said.
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin narrowly wins vote to replace speaker by a whisker
Jul 14, 2020, at 12:15 am
Kuala Lumpur/UNI: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin narrowly won a major political test on Monday, as his coalition won just enough votes to remove the lower house speaker in a vote seen as an important barometer of his government's support.
Russian warplanes target IS positions in eastern Syria's desert
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: Russian warplanes on Monday struck positions of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the desert region in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.
Despite propagating clean environment, China remains largest coal producer
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Beijing: It seems that China is following a double standard as far as environmental safety issues are concerned as despite earning applause for promising to make a clean environment, the dragons remain the highest producer of coal in the world.
Nelson Mandela's youngest daughter Zindzi Mandela dies at 59
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of anti-apartheid revolutionary and first black president of South Africa Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 59.
Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi passes away at 59
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Johanesburg/Xinhua: Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's daughter Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane has died at the age of 59, local media reported on Monday.
Mike Pompeo speaks to German FM Maas, leaders discuss US-EU cooperation in confronting China
Jul 13, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Washington/IBNS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday spoke to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas as they discussed ways in which European Union-US can confront China.
Russian scientists successfully complete world’s first Covid-19 vaccine trial
Jul 13, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Moscow/IBNS: A Russian university has successfully completed the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus on volunteers, media reports said.
Hong Kong journalists express concern over China's new security law imposed on city
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong journalists have expressed concern over unintentionally violating the new national security law which China has imposed on the city.
Mexico loses over 900,000 jobs due to COVID-19 in first half of 2020
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Mexico City/Xinhua: Mexico lost 921,583 jobs in the first half of 2020 largely due to the impact of COVID-19, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported on Sunday.