Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 Democratic race for President
Apr 09, 2020, at 02:52 am
Washington/UNI/IBNS: Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Wednesday, concluding a quest for the White House that began five years ago in relative obscurity but ultimately elevated him as a champion of the working class, a standard-bearer of American liberalism and the leader of a self-styled political revolution.
Apr 08, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: Even as the lockdown in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province and the epicentre of coronavirus pandemic, has been lifted, China has been forced to shut down other places due to the rising coronavirus cases, a media report said.
US military eliminates senior Al-Shabab leader in Somalia
Apr 08, 2020, at 01:41 pm
Mogadishu/Sputnik/UNI: The US military eliminated a senior al-Shabab terrorist leader during an airstrike in Somalia last week, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Canada invests $3 mln to combat COVID-19 misinformation
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:27 pm
Ottawa/UNI: As the world is fighting coronavirus amid reports of fake news which are daily misleading the people, Canada on Wednesday decided to invest $ 3 million to counter misinformation online about the pandemic.
Twitter CEO doantes $1Bln to fight pandemic coronavirus
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:23 pm
Washington/UNI: Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday announced that he has donated one billion dollars to fund the global fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Australia "exposed" to global medical supply shortage: Minister
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:13 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's Finance Minister has warned that the nation's medical stockpile has been "somewhat exposed" to international shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
UN General Assembly: The world’s ‘town hall’ remains open during COVID-19 crisis
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:12 pm
New York/IBNS: Although it seems the whole world is on lockdown as countries follow health guidelines to curb the spread of COVID-19, the global “town hall” at UN Headquarters in New York remains open for business, albeit with a technical twist.
Mali: UN mission fulfills mandate, aids battle against coronavirus
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:11 pm
New York/IBNS: As the COVID-19 pandemic plagues the world, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali told the Security Council on Tuesday that the mission continues to fulfill its mandate while doing whatever it can to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from overrunning the country.
Children vulnerable to abuse and violence during coronavirus lockdowns, UN experts warn
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:10 pm
New York/IBNS: Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help safeguard the welfare of millions of children who may be more exposed to violence, sale, trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Course of coronavirus pandemic across Libya, depends on silencing the guns
Apr 08, 2020, at 12:07 pm
New York/IBNS: Fighting must stop immediately in Libya if it is to have any chance of staving off the COVID-19 outbreak, the top United Nations official in the North African country said on Tuesday as he condemned an attack on a major Tripoli hospital.
Apr 08, 2020, at 11:30 am
New York/IBNS: Remembering the more than one million people who over the course of just 100 days, were systematically killed in Rwanda, 26 years ago, the UN chief underscored on Tuesday that “we must never again let such an atrocity occur”.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stable, remains in Intensive Care
Apr 08, 2020, at 09:46 am
London/Sputnik/UNI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stable and will stay in intensive care for a second night after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, his office said late on Tuesday.
British PM Boris Johnson is stable: Officials
Apr 07, 2020, at 06:24 pm
London/IBNS: British PM Boris Johnson, who is undergoing treatment for COVID-19 in a London hospital, is in 'good spirit', officials said on Tuesday.
Fire-Damaged Notre Dame cathedral in Paris to hold Good Friday mass on April 10: Reports
Apr 07, 2020, at 01:09 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, which was heavily damaged in a devastating fire almost one year ago, will hold a Good Friday mass on April 10, Archbishop of Paris Michel Aupetit told the French BFMTV broadcaster.
New Zealand offers COVID-19 mental health support
Apr 07, 2020, at 12:52 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: A range of support is being rolled out across New Zealand to help people look after their mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister David Clark said on Tuesday.
How can the world counter COVID-19 online? UN issues hackers’ challenge to CodeTheCurve
Apr 07, 2020, at 12:13 pm
New York/IBNS: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is inviting young innovators, data scientists and designers throughout the world – especially those whose schools have closed due to COVID-19 - to join a month-long hackathon to come up with digital solutions to the global pandemic.
Syria: Warring parties failed to abide by international law over hospital attacks
Apr 07, 2020, at 12:09 pm
New York/IBNS: Parties to Syria’s brutal civil war, now in its tenth year, failed to abide by their obligations under international law to avoid attacks on hospitals and other civilian facilities that featured on the UN’s so-called deconfliction list, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
Prison shelling in Yemen kills five women and a child: UN rights chief condemns possible war crime
Apr 07, 2020, at 12:06 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN has condemned the shelling of the women’s section of the Central Prison in a district of Yemen’s war-torn Taizz Governerate, in the south of the country, which has left at least five women and one child dead, and wounding more than 11, with casualties expected to rise.
Rights experts warn against discrimination in COVID-19 response
Apr 07, 2020, at 11:57 am
New York/IBNS: Fearing a needless increase in COVID-19 deaths due to discrimination, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for Governments to commit to racial equity and equality in their response to the pandemic.
UN backs global action to end violence against women and girls amid COVID-19 crisis
Apr 07, 2020, at 11:56 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations is advocating immediate global action to end all forms of violence against women and girls in the midst of a global upsurge related to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world.
COVID-19: World leaders wish Boris Johnson speedy recovery
Apr 07, 2020, at 10:42 am
London/IBNS: Several world leaders wished British PM Boris Johnson as he was admitted to the intensive care unit after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.
COVID-19: London Mayor Sadiq Khan prays for PM Boris Johnson's swift recovery
Apr 07, 2020, at 10:15 am
London/IBNS: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday wished 'swift recovery' of COVID-19 infected UK PM Boris Johnson who was shifted to intensive care at a hospital here late Monday night.
Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit after his condition worsens from Covid-19
Apr 07, 2020, at 01:32 am
London/IBNS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has tested positive for Covid-19, has been shifted to the intensive care unit of the hospital after his condition worsened, the Downing Street has said. He was admitted to hospital yesterday.
More than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Turkey over 24 Hours: Health Minister
Apr 06, 2020, at 01:19 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: More than 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 and 73 more deaths have been reported in Turkey over the past 24 hours, the country’s Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca announced on Sunday.
Japan's Abe to declare state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surge
Apr 06, 2020, at 01:15 pm
TokyoXinhua/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, due to the recent surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo and other large cities, government sources said Monday.
UN chief calls for domestic violence ‘ceasefire’ amid ‘horrifying global surge’
Apr 06, 2020, at 10:32 am
New York/IBNS: UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns imposed by governments responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
5.57 mln Hubei people return to work
Apr 05, 2020, at 08:47 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Around 5.57 million people in central China's Hubei Province, hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak, had returned to work by Friday, according to the provincial department of human resources and social security.
COVID-19 cases exceed 5,000 in Russia
Apr 05, 2020, at 08:44 pm
Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Russia has registered 5,389 COVID-19 cases covering most of the regions as of Sunday, up by 658 from the previous day, official data showed.
Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missile falls in Yemen's Sadah
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Riyadh/Xinhua/UNI: Saudi-led coalition announced on Sunday the falling of a Houthi missile in Yemeni city Sadah.
Covid-19: China now faces 'compensation' heat, London-based ICJ moves UNHRC
Apr 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm
London/IBNS: The London-based International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has moved the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to seek compensation from China for "surreptitiously developing a biological weapon capable of mass destruction", media reports said.