Canada: Saskatchewan ranks 5th in rate of Covid-19 testing
Jan 21, 2021, at 01:53 am
Saskatchewan/IBNS: Saskatchewan ranked fifth among provinces, behind Alberta, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec in its rate of testing, Health Canada said, with its testing rate per one million people being 274,535 on Monday, compared to the national average of 441,939.
Pakistan-China's spat over Belt Road Initiative may delay CPEC
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Islamabad: The annual bilateral summit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been delayed amid serious disagreement between the all-weather allies over the Belt and Road Initiative, hinting a probable break in the relationship, media reports said.
Imran Khan challenged: Pakistan’s Peoples Party wins Umerkot by-polls
Jan 20, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Islamabad: PPP’s Ameer Ali Shah has clinched the by-polls in the Umerkot’s PS-52 seat, giving a challenge to the PM Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan.
Geopolitics expert believes China is planning to expand foreign policy vision to Latin America
Jan 20, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Beijing: China is slowly projecting to deepen its interest in Latin American commodities while further capitalizing on Latin America’s strategic proximity to the United States, a geopolitics expert believes.
Leading Pakistan daily describes PIA aircraft episode as 'national embarrassment'
Jan 20, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistan daily has described the incident where a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impounded by Malaysian authorities as a 'national embarrassment'.
‘Swift action’ needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New York: Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday, stressed the need for “swift action” to restore safe access to “save thousands of lives at risk”.
Israel: ‘Halt and reverse’ new settlement construction: UN chief
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:45 pm
New York: Israel’s decision to advance plans for some 800 new settlement units, most of which are located deep inside the occupied West Bank, has sparked the concern of UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Spectre of unrest, violent repression looming over Haiti, warns UN rights office
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:34 pm
New York: Increasing political tensions in Haiti coupled with insecurity and structural inequalities could result in protests followed by violent crackdowns by authorities, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) warned on Tuesday.
Swiss government calls on voters to reject burqa, niqab ban in upcoming referendum
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Bern/Sputnik: The Swiss government on Tuesday urged the country's voters to reject a proposal to ban full facial coverings, such as the Islamic burqa and niqab, in an upcoming March referendum.
Canada to lobby Biden administration at the highest level in a bid to save Keystone XL
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: The Canadian government will lobby the "highest levels" of the incoming Biden administration in a bid to salvage the Keystone XL oil pipeline extension, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday.
US Senate leader says Biden's inauguration will be 'safe and successful'
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in a speech on Tuesday said President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will be safe and successful.
US government accuses China of 'committing genocide against Uighurs
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Washington/UNI: The outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused China of committing genocide in its repression of the Uighurs and other mainly Muslim people of China.
New Covid-19 variants in Canada could evade vaccination efforts, warn scientists
Jan 20, 2021, at 05:19 am
Canada/IBNS: Canadian scientists are concerned about the new variants of Covid-19 in Canada and are worried about their ability to infect people more easily as well as their ability to potentially destroy antibodies created in these patients after being infected or vaccinated, media reports said.
996 work culture: Death of 22-year-old techie exposes toxicity of the Chinese industry
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:05 am
Beijing: The death of a 22-year-old Chinese woman tech worker has exposed the industry's toxic '996' work culture, media reports said.
Uyghur woman Gulbahar Haitiwaji reveals her days of torment in Chinese camps
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:45 am
Beijing: An Uyghur woman, who was lured back to China from France only to be arrested, interrogated and abused, has penned down her experiences in a book where she said in the camps run by Beijing the thought of life and death do not remain the same as it is in the normal world.
Pak, Turkey are two countries 'but one nation': PAF chief
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Istanbul: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan has said Pakistan and Turkey are "two countries, one nation", highlighting the growing bond between the two.
Pakistan: Peshawar's Bus Rapid Transit system lacks functional washrooms
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan inaugurated the Bus Rapid Transit in Peshawar in August but in only a gap of five months passengers are yet to be provided working bathrooms in the facility.
Imran Khan under immense pressure to resign, says PML-N leader
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition party Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) has said PM Imran Khan is under "immense pressure" to resign from his post by Jan 31.
Think tank says China's revisions to defense law push Beijing closer to war
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Beijing: A think-tank in Taiwan has said a recent amendments to its National Defense Law indicates that Beijing has shifted its defense strategy to a more pre-emptive posture, making it more likely that it wages war, media reports said.
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has suspended the membership of 154 federal and provincial lawmakers after they failed to submit assets and liabilities statements.
Afghanistan: Five civilians injured in central Uruzgan province blast
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Kabul: Five civilians and two policemen were hurt as a bomb-rigged motorcycle blasted in Afghanistan's central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Two UN peacekeepers killed in an ambush in Central African Republic
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Bangui/New York/New Delhi/Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed after their convoy was ambushed by members of the UPC and anti-Balaka armed groups in southern Central African Republic (CAR), the UN Mission in the country said on Monday.
PDM announces new round of anti-government rallies against Imran Khan govt across Pakistan
Jan 19, 2021, at 05:15 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Monday announced the second round of rallies against Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government across the country.
Hong Kong: China to bar British overseas passport holders from public office
Jan 19, 2021, at 04:59 pm
Beijing: China is planning to bar British National (Overseas) passport [BN (O)] owners from holding public office in Hong Kong, a measure believed to be taken by Beijing to control dissenting voice, media reports said.
Guterres commends Libya forum for breakthrough on interim leadership deal
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has praised the breakthrough made by a key committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum at the weekend, over an interim political leadership deal, ahead of nationwide elections at the end of the year.
UN rights office ‘deeply troubled’ by Russian activist Aleksei Navalny’s arrest
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:47 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) have raised alarm over the arrest of Russian opposition activist Aleksei Navalny and called for his immediate release. The office said in a tweet that they were "deeply troubled" by the arrest and called on the Government to respect his right to legal due process.
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:30 pm
New York: A group of independent UN rights experts released a statement on Monday condemning the violent storming of the United States Capitol building in Washington DC on 6 January, which they described as a shocking and incendiary attempt to overturn the results of a free and fair election.
UN chief calls for protection of civilians as violence spikes in Sudan’s West Darfur
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:11 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has voiced deep concern over escalating violence in West Darfur and called on the Sudanese authorities to “expend all efforts” to end the fighting and protect civilians.
Donald Trump terminates entry restrictions for Schengen, UK, Brazil from Jan 26
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump on Monday lifted COVID-19 restrictions on travel to the United States from the Schengen Area, the UK, Ireland and Brazil, according to a proclamation on the White House's website.
What does Joe Biden's plan of Keystone XL cancellation mean to Canada?
Jan 19, 2021, at 08:14 am
Canada/IBNS: U.S. president-elect Joe Biden's plan to cancel Keystone XL, after he officially becomes the U.S. President, was reacted differently by the different political parties of Canada, media reports said.