USD 842 bn budget proposal for US defence driven by competition with China: US Secretary of Defence
Mar 31, 2023, at 02:36 am
Washington, D.C.: The United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin III said that the USD 842 billion budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024 for the US Department of Defence is a strategy-driven budget and one driven by competition with China.
US: Two army helicopters crash during training in Kentucky
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:57 pm
Washington/UNI: Two US Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed during a training mission over Kentucky, the US military said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Four killed, six injured in attacks on police in Lakki Marwat
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:50 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Four policemen were killed and six others injured in two coordinated attacks on police in Pakistan's northwestern Lakki Marwat district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police spokesperson said.
China’s Big Tech slashed jobs by the thousands in 2022: Reports
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:26 am
Beijing: China's Big Tech companies witnessed the shrinking of their payrolls in the past year as they streamline their businesses and rein in costs by shedding unprofitable projects to weather Covid-19 restrictions and a year-long regulatory crackdown, their latest financial reports show.
Mar 30, 2023, at 06:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: A federal budget tabled by Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday addressed inflation, GST rebate for low-income Canadians, and multi-billion-dollar tax credits to stimulate the clean energy sector.
Failed crypto firm FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried accused of once bribing Chinese official
Mar 30, 2023, at 05:28 am
New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, who is the founder of failed crypto firm FTX, is now accused of bribing a Chinese official, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two persons wounded in police fire in Sialkot
Mar 29, 2023, at 11:47 pm
Narowal: The Sialkot police in Pakistan injured two innocent persons while chasing three robbery suspects on Monday, media reports said.
Bhutan Echoes to host Drukyul’s Literature Festival in August
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:37 pm
Thimphu: Bhutan Echoes is giving good news to people of Bhutan as it will host Drukyul’s Literature Festival from the 4th to the 6th of August in Thimphu.
Amsterdam Authorities to ban Chinese TikTok on officials' work phones: Reports
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Paris: The municipality of Amsterdam, following the Dutch government's example, intends to ban the Chinese TikTok from the work phones of civil servants, while not excluding a possible ban on Telegram, Dutch media reported on Tuesday.
UN chief calls for new tool to find 100,000 ‘disappeared’ Syrians
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:21 pm
New York: Top UN officials called for creating a new institution to help locate tens of thousands of missing Syrians and bring peace to their families, as the General Assembly debated on Tuesday the human rights situation in the country.
Mexico: Guterres calls for ‘thorough investigation’ into deadly migrant centre fire
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:11 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday called for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of at least 39 migrants in a fire at a processing centre on the border between Mexico and the United States.
UN underlines support for Africa’s fight against terrorism
Mar 29, 2023, at 10:06 pm
New York: Although no region is immune to terrorism, the situation in Africa is especially concerning, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Tuesday, underlining UN support to countries striving to “end this scourge.”
ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria
Mar 29, 2023, at 09:54 pm
New York: Urgent support is needed to prevent a slide into poverty and an increase in child labour and hand-to-mouth jobs, following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday in new assessment reports.
Bhutan: Villagers earning their livelihood by cultivating endangered medicinal herb Chirata
Mar 29, 2023, at 09:50 pm
Thimphu: Villagers of Lauri Gewog region of Bhutan are earning their livelihood through an endangered medicinal herb named Chirata.
Pakistan: Stampedes at free flour centres leaves two people, including an old woman, dead
Mar 29, 2023, at 08:58 pm
Two more people, including an old woman, died and 56 others were hurt in Pakistan due to stampedes at free flour centres in Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh and Okara districts of the country on Tuesday.
El Salvador urged to uphold human rights amid state of emergency
Mar 29, 2023, at 08:15 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Tuesday expressed concern over mass detentions and other measures implemented during the state of emergency in El Salvador, now in effect for a year.
DPR Korea: Truth, justice needed amid ‘tragic’ legacy of enforced disappearances
Mar 29, 2023, at 08:05 pm
New York: “Tragic” accounts of State-sponsored abductions and enforced disappearances in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) require action from the country’s authorities, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Tuesday.
Greece: Two Pakistani nationals arrested for plotting attack on Israelis, Jews in Athens
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:20 pm
Athens: Greek police have arrested two Pakistani nationals who were allegedly plotting mass-casualty terrorist attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in the country, media reports said.
Report says AI may impact 300 million jobs
Mar 29, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Washington: A report released by investment bank Goldman Sachs has revealed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) may replace 300 million full-time jobs.
Canada, US kept their Safe Third Country Agreement a secret. Know why?
Mar 29, 2023, at 06:16 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden jointly announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration, media reports said.
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes northern Japan today
Mar 29, 2023, at 05:21 am
Aomori/Japan: The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that a 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Aomori in northern Japan on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Khyber residents block road against excessive power cuts
Mar 29, 2023, at 12:41 am
Khyber: Scores of enraged tribesmen blocked the Torkham highway on Sunday before Iftar to protest against loadshedding in Landi Kotal, media reports said.
Pakistan: Bara women barred from visiting flour distribution points
Mar 29, 2023, at 12:19 am
Tribal elders in Bara tehsil of Khyber district of Pakistan have stopped women from visiting the officially designated points for the distribution of free flour to save them from what they call humiliation.
PTI's politics is all about creating chaos, unrest in Pakistan: Maryam
Mar 29, 2023, at 12:10 am
Islamabad:Senior Vice President and Chief Organiser Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz has slammed former PM Imran Khan and said his PTI's politics is all about protecting personal agenda by creating chaos and unrest in the country.
Pakistan: Gwadar witnesses protest as women demonstrate demanding HDT chief's release
Mar 29, 2023, at 12:05 am
Following the arrest of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) chief Maulana Hidayatur Rehman in mid-January, the situation in Pakistan's Gwadar region remained calm but after the lifting of section 144 in the town, protests over the arrest of the Maulana once again started.
Pakistan: Residents of Skardu facing water shortage, major dam falls to dead level
Mar 28, 2023, at 11:55 pm
Gilgit: Residents of Skardu area of Pakistan might be facing severe water shortage as the water level in Sadpara dam has fallen to a dead level, media reports said.
Bhutan: 400 plus DeSuups clean and beautify Thimphu to advocate clean environment
Mar 28, 2023, at 11:29 pm
Thimpu: More than 400 DeSuups activists participated in a half-day cleaning, maintenance, and garden development along Norzin Lam in Thimphu on Mar 26, media reports said.
Lisbon: Knife attack leaves two dead at Muslim Centre
Mar 28, 2023, at 11:09 pm
Lisbon: At least two people were stabbed to death at a Muslim centre in Lisbon city of Portugal, media reports said on Tuesday.
Cosmic crops poised for harvest on Earth
Mar 28, 2023, at 10:44 pm
New York: UN food and atomic energy agencies are readying to reap the rewards of a ground-breaking ‘astrobotany’ investigation, announcing on Monday that seeds sent to space in 2022 are now poised to return to Earth.
UK food inflation hits record high of 17.5 pc
Mar 28, 2023, at 10:41 pm
London: Food price inflation in the United Kingdom has hit a record high of 17.5 percent, which could increase the average annual household grocery bills by 837 pounds ($1,029), UK data analytics and consulting company Kantar said on Tuesday.