Twenty leading Chinese scientists died after lifting of Covid restrictions
Jan 10, 2023, at 12:41 am
Beijing, Jan 8 (UNI) Twenty leading engineers and scientists of the Chinese Academy of Engineering have died in less than a month after the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions, which is more than the average annual mortality among academics, Chinese media reported
South Korea: Fire breaks out from parking tower
Jan 09, 2023, at 08:55 pm
Seoul: A fire broke out on Monday morning from a parking tower in southeastern South Korea, with no casualty reported, according to Yonhap news agency.
Pakistan: No wheat consignment reaches Balochistan despite SOS by govt over shortage of grain
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Quetta: The Balochistan government has sent a SOS but no wheat consignment has reached the Pakistani province so far to solve the shortage of grain in the region, media reports said on Monday.
Nigeria: 31 taken hostage after train station attack
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:41 pm
Lagos: Thirty-one passengers were taken hostage after gunmen attacked a train station in south Nigeria's Edo state, a spokesperson for the state government said.
Bangladesh: Two Rohingya leaders killed in refugee camp
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:01 pm
Cox's Bazar: Two Rohingya leaders have been killed in Rohingya camp in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area, media reports said on Monday.
Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters storm key government buildings
Jan 09, 2023, at 02:23 pm
Brasília:Police have arrested at least 400 people after supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed several government buildings in the country's capital Brasília, media reports said.
Pakistan: Weekly inflation sees 30pc jump from last year
Jan 09, 2023, at 04:05 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's weekly inflation has jumped by nearly 31 per cent as compared to last year, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two policemen die in terror attacks in Lakki Marwat
Jan 09, 2023, at 03:28 am
Lakki Marwat: At least two cops and a civilian died and a traffic warden sustained bullet injuries in three militant attacks in Lakki Marwat district, media reports said on Sunday.
Pakistani doctor, who has three wives, welcomes his 60th child
Jan 09, 2023, at 01:48 am
Quetta: A Pakistani doctor, who has three wives, recently welcomed his '60th child' and said that he intends to have more babies in future.
Pakistan: Gun attack leaves man, son dead
Jan 09, 2023, at 01:22 am
North Waziristan: A man and his son died when unidentified assailants opened fire on them in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan district of Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
Investigation into 28 killed in Burkina Faso must be transparent: UN rights chief
Jan 08, 2023, at 11:14 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called on the transitional authorities in Burkina Faso to ensure that their investigation into the killing of at least 28 people at the end of December will hold those responsible to account, regardless of their position or rank.
Sunshine, sea, and sustainable tourism: Indonesian women entrepreneurs adapt to a changing world
Jan 08, 2023, at 10:41 pm
New York: Sustainable tourism is proving to be a viable career option for women in the picturesque North Sulawesi region of Indonesia, where they are making the most of skills training provided by the UN.
Jan 08, 2023, at 10:24 pm
The Taliban has called Britain’s Prince Harry a ‘big mouth loser’, after he said that he killed 24 Afghans while serving in the military, reported The Independent.
US not land of autocrats, extremists: Biden on 2nd Capitol riot anniversary
Jan 08, 2023, at 08:45 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden said during a ceremony at the White House on the second anniversary of the Capitol riot that the United States should not be a land for extremists and violence.
Russian Prez Putin attends overnight Orthodox Christmas service at a Kremlin Cathedral
Jan 08, 2023, at 07:39 pm
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Cathedral of the Annunciation in the Moscow Kremlin to attend the overnight Orthodox Christmas service there.
17 dead in major road accident in China
Jan 08, 2023, at 04:58 pm
Nanchang (China): As many as 17 people were killed and 22 others sustained injuries early Sunday morning, following a severe road accident in Nanchang County, east China's Jiangxi Province.
A quarter of Iraqi population is beneath poverty line in 2022: Ministry
Jan 08, 2023, at 04:18 pm
Baghdad/UNI: The Iraqi Ministry of Planning said that the poverty rate in the country was 25 per cent in 2022, the Iraqi official news agency reported.
1 dead, 16 injured in Mexico City metro crash
Jan 08, 2023, at 03:32 pm
Mexico City/UNI: At least one person died and 16 others were injured in a crash of Mexico City metro trains, local authorities said.
Threat to attack Parliament house: Two TTP 'terrorists' arrested
Jan 08, 2023, at 12:31 am
Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IG) Dr Akbar Nisar Khan has said two men, who belong to terrorist group Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), who threatened to attack the country's Parliament have been arrested, media reports said on Saturday.
New US border measures ‘not in line with international standards’, warns UNHCR
Jan 08, 2023, at 12:21 am
New York: Plans by the Biden administration to expand restrictions on people seeking refuge in the United States are “not in line with refugee law standards”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Food prices decline in December following ‘two very volatile years’: FAO
Jan 08, 2023, at 12:08 am
New York: World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.
Iran executes 2 men for killing security officer during protests: Reports
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:36 pm
Tehran: Two men accused of killing a Basij officer during recent protests in Iran have been executed, Iranian media reported on Saturday.
Belarus: Trial of Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski ‘politically motivated’
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:32 pm
New York: The trial of Belarusian rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski is “simply politically motivated” and he should be released, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Zambia: Abolition of the death penalty ‘a historic milestone’
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:25 pm
New York: The decision by Zambia to abolish the death penalty is “a historic milestone’, the UN team in the country said on Friday in a statement.
Afghanistan recognized as most insecure nation in world: Reports
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:22 pm
Afghanistan has been declared as the most insecure nation in the world, as per a report released by the International Institute for Peace and Economics on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners released, but thousands remain in jail
Jan 07, 2023, at 11:05 pm
New York: Hundreds of political prisoners in Myanmar were granted amnesty this week, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said Friday, but thousands more remain incarcerated.
US: Six-year-old shoots teacher, detained
Jan 07, 2023, at 03:35 pm
Newport News: Police have detained a six-year-old boy for shooting a teacher in the US state of Virginia, officials said on Saturday.
Fast food giant McDonalds to make job cuts: Reports
Jan 07, 2023, at 02:32 pm
Washington: Fast food titan McDonald's is planning to cut some of its corporate staff, CNN reported citing a company memorandum.
US providing Ukraine 4,000 Zuni aircraft rockets: Pentagon
Jan 07, 2023, at 02:19 pm
Washington: The United States is providing Ukraine with 4,000 Zuni rockets for use by its air assets, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Laura Cooper said on Friday.
Silence on severance pay for laid-off Twitter employees can land Elon Musk in legal trouble: Report
Jan 07, 2023, at 07:14 am
Sacramento (California): Twitter employees who were laid off soon after Elon Musk took over the company are still awaiting the details of their severance packages, Bloomberg reported, adding that this could invite legal trouble for the new owner of the company.