Five polio vaccination workers shot dead in Afghanistan; UN condemns ‘brutal’ killings
Jun 16, 2021, at 04:06 pm
New York: Five health workers carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province were killed on Tuesday, and four others injured, during a series of attacks condemned by a senior UN official on the ground as brutal and “senseless”.
‘Digital dumpsites’ study highlights growing threat to children: UN health agency
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:58 pm
New York: The health of children, adolescents and expectant mothers worldwide is at risk from the illegal processing of old electrical or electronic devices, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a landmark new report on the toxic threat.
Domestic workers among hardest hit by COVID crisis, says UN labour agency
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New York: Domestic workers globally have been among the hardest hit by the COVID crisis, losing more jobs and working hours than other sectors, the UN labour agency ILO said on Tuesday.
Israel launches air raids in Gaza Strip
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:25 pm
Tel Aviv: Retaliating the incendiary balloons fired from the territory, Israel has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, media reports said on Wednesday.
Joe Biden administration assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility
Jun 16, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Washington: The US government recently assessed a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, media reports said.
Pakistan: Power workers protest in Lahore demanding raise in wages, pensions
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:30 am
Islamabad: Thousands of Pakistani electricity workers demonstrated on Monday under Lesco Workers Union before Bakhtiar Labour Hall in Lahore city to demand raise in wages and pensions of workers employed in government, semi-government, industrial and commercial sector, banks and media by 30 percent and prevent tragic accidents of line staff due to serious shortage of staff.
Pakistan: Two under-trial prisoners die in court premises due to police 'torture'
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:21 am
Islamabad: Police allegedly tortured two under-trial prisoners in the court premises on Monday leading to deaths, media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese census data showed migration hiked Han population in Xinjiang
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:18 am
Beijing: A 2020 Chinese census report has revealed that the Han population in China’s western region of Xinjiang grew faster than the ethnic minority Uygur population over the last decade, media reports said.
China: Gas explosion in Hubei, death toll touches 25
Jun 16, 2021, at 06:03 am
Wuhan: The death toll in the gas explosion in China's Hubei Province has touched 25, media reports said on Tuesday.
Carjacking: Pakistan police arrest two govt officials
Jun 16, 2021, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: Two Pakistani government officials have been arrested along with three others suspects for running a stolen cars racket.
Pakistan: NOC only hands over 1000 Pfizer vaccine to Balochistan government
Jun 16, 2021, at 01:01 am
Islamabad: The National Command and Operation Centre has handed over only 1,000 doses of Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine to the Balochistan government at a time when the nation is fighting to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
Baloch group urges G7 to investigate crimes against humanity committed by Pakistan
Jun 16, 2021, at 12:42 am
London: The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has demanded from the G7 summit that a UN fact-finding mission should be sent to investigate the crimes against humanity being committed by the Pakistani state in Balochistan.
China targets NATO leaders over 'systemic challenges' comment
Jun 15, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Beijing: China has attacked the NATO leaders over "systemic challenges" comment and accused the international organization of slandering its peaceful development.
Burkina Faso: 25 terrorists die during ongoing sweep operations
Jun 15, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Ouagadougou/Xinhua: Burkina Faso's Army said it killed more than 25 terrorists but lost three soldiers and six volunteers during sweep operations from June 7 to 13.
Pakistan: After Punjab now Sindh govt decides to block sim cards of unvaccinated people
Jun 15, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Islamabad: The Sindh government has also decided to follow the footsteps of Punjab and block the mobile SIM cards of unvaccinated individuals.
‘Critical juncture’ for Mali warns UN mission chief, with democratic future at risk
Jun 15, 2021, at 10:19 pm
New York: Immediate action is required now to initiate critical reforms and lay the groundwork for credible elections in Mali, where the security situation is as worrying as ever, the Head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) told the Security Council on Monday.
Around 1.5 million Lebanese in need, top UN humanitarian official there warns
Jun 15, 2021, at 09:44 pm
New York: As Lebanon endures one of its worst financial and economic crises ever, the UN estimates that over the next eight months around $300 million is needed to provide vital aid to around 1.5 million Lebanese and 400,000 migrant workers living there.
UN strongly condemns ‘appalling’ attack on Syrian hospital
Jun 15, 2021, at 09:06 pm
New York: Senior UN officials have condemned a deadly attack on a hospital in Syria this past weekend, underlining the need for accountability for crimes committed in the country’s decade-long war.
Mike Pompeo says COVID-19 leaked from Wuhan lab
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:59 am
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he believed the coronavirus pandemic originated with a leak out of a lab in Wuhan.
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:54 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the World Health Organization's first study on the coronavirus pandemic's origins "highly deficient", a statement which is believed to be strong enough to put Beijing on the backfoot.
Economist feels China's three child policy will not drastically increase birth rate
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:25 am
Beijing: China's three child policy will not be able to increase the country's birth rate drastically.
Guangzhou: Chinese investigators target officials over coronavirus outbreak
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:14 am
Guangzhou: Officials in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou are going to be held accountable over COVID-19 outbreak in the region.
G7 Summit: Leaders call for new study into origins of Covid, voice concern on China
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:04 am
World leaders, who are attending the Group of Seven summit, on Sunday issued a call for new study into the origins of Covid-19 which will also cover China, media reports said.
Hong Kong witnesses protest over second anniversary of 2-19 anti-govt demonstrations
Jun 15, 2021, at 03:55 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong witnessed demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the 2019 anti-government protests recently.
Daily wagers hit hard in Nepal’s Lumbini
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:55 am
When the cases of the coronavirus were surging in Nepal, authorities had imposed a strict lockdown across the country, forcing many out of work. Daily wagers have been hit the hardest, especially when they received no relief from the government.
Nepalis living in Africa launch joint ventures in Nepal
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:40 am
Around 100 Non-Resident Nepalis (NRN) living in various countries in Africa have come together to form the NRN Africa Ventures Limited with an aim to invest in different sectors in their native country.
Bangladesh signs deal with China to buy Sinopharm Covid 19 vaccine
Jun 14, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Saturday. China is also set to deliver 600,000 doses of the vaccine in a second consignment given to Bangladesh as a gift on Sunday, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Jun 14, 2021, at 11:33 pm
The Hague: The Hague city on Saturday witnessed a protest organized by Overseas Pakistani Christian against kidnapping, forced conversion, forced marriages of Pakistani minor Christian's girls outside Dutch Parliament.
I reject the government's PTIMF budget: Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan government
Jun 14, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari recently criticised PM Imran Khan government's budget and said the decision to impose nearly Rs 375 billion worth of taxes on the masses is an "injustice."
Pakistan bans travelers from 26 nations amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 14, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation struggling to contain the coronavirus outbreak, has banned travelers' arrival from 26 countries amid COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said on Monday.