Xi Jinping visits military base in Guangdong, asks troops to focus on 'preparing for war'
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Washington: Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a military base in Guangdong and called on troops to "put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war".
Donal Trump-led govt appoints U.S. human rights official as special coordinator for Tibetan issues
Oct 16, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Washington: The US has named a senior U.S. human rights official as special coordinator for Tibetan issues, a move which might further worsen the already strained relationship between Beijing and Washington.
Rights experts urge UAE to halt repatriation of Yemeni nationals
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:45 pm
New York: The repatriation of 18 Yemeni nationals previously held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, should be halted, as their lives could be in danger, UN-appointed human rights experts said on Thursday.
Invest in rural women, help them build resilience to future crises, urges UN chief
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:41 pm
New York: Rural women play a critical role in agriculture, food security and managing land and natural resources, yet many suffer from “discrimination, systemic racism and structural poverty”, the UN chief said on Thursday.
Rape is wrong but death penalty, castration, not the answer: UN rights chief
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New York: While perpetrators of rape and other forms of sexual violence must be held accountable, capital punishment and torture are not the answer, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday.
Corruption represents ‘ultimate betrayal’ of public trust: Guterres
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: Corruption is not only a crime but immoral and the “ultimate betrayal” of public trust, the UN Secretary-General has said, calling on everyone to work together and stamp out the global scourge, in all its forms.
Chinese Ambassador urges Canada not to grant asylum to Hong Kong protesters
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: China’s Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu urged Ottawa during a video conference not to grant asylum to Hong Kong protesters.
Twitter says investigating massive outage, tens of thousands of users report complaints
Oct 16, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Twitter is experiencing a massive outage that is being investigated, the company said in a statement on its API page.
Donald Trump says COVID-19 lockdowns unconstitutional, opinion has not changed on masks
Oct 16, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said during a town hall meeting that state-wide lockdown imposed by several US governors to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is unconstitutional.
Merit not seniority will lead to hiring in schools: Ontario Education Minister
Oct 16, 2020, at 04:36 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce on Thursday announced in a news conference in Vaughan that all school boards in the province will hire teachers based on merit repealing the old policy of following the seniority.
Bangladesh government rejects Chinese COVID-19 trial
Oct 15, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Dhaka: The clinical trial in Bangladesh of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech has now become uncertain after the country's health ministry expressed unwillingness towards co-financing the initiative as requested by the Chinese drugmaker.
Donald Trump targets WHO, questions lockdown
Oct 15, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump recently slammed World Health Organization and said the Chinese dominated body was “wrong about everything.”
Pakistan: NAB to probe closure of Roosevelt Hotel
Oct 15, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Islamabad: Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) retired Justice Javed Iqbal on Tuesday tasked its Rawalpindi bureau office to investigate the reports about the closure of Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA’s) Roosevelt Hotel in US city of New York from Oct 31, Dawn News reported.
Pakistan is not a democracy but a stratocracy: Altaf Hussain
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Islamabad: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has slammed Pakistan and said the nation is not a "democracy but a stratocracy".
Pakistan sees bloody protests ahead of Maryam Nawaz meeting in Punjab
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Islamabad: Issues are simply not dying down for Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet as the South Asian country continues to witness massive protests one after the other while scenes of blood-spattered women protesters rolling on the streets from police crackdown in the latest action triggering outrages.
Oct 15, 2020, at 05:02 am
Toronto/IBNS: An exciting special COVID Cook-off, continents apart, sponsored by SHER & MDH showcasing India’s world-famous Master Chef, the Big Daddy, Ajay Chopra from Mumbai and his namesake local entrepreneur, Ajay Chopra from Winnipeg, Canada will join up for a very special Live Cookoff on Saturday, October 17 on Instagram Mumbai 8:30 IST, Winnipeg 10 AM EST, and Toronto 11 AM EST.
Alberta Health Services' proposal to lay off about 11,000 staff revolted by AUPE and UNA
Oct 15, 2020, at 04:53 am
Alberta/IBNS: Tyler Shandro, Alberta Health Minister, has announced that Alberta Health Services (AHS) plans to lay off between 9,700 and 11,000 employees, mostly working in laboratory, linen, cleaning, and in-patient food services, by outsourcing these jobs to the private companies.
Gilgit-Baltistan: Massive protest demands release of political prisoners
Oct 15, 2020, at 03:37 am
Quetta: Demanding release of political prisoners, a massive protest was held in Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) recently.
Maryam Nawaz challenges Pakistan PM Imran Khan, says the govt will go home before January
Oct 14, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani Muslim League (Nawaz) [PML(N)] vice president Maryam Nawaz has challenged PM Imran Khan and said his government will go home before January, a few days before the Opposition holds its first power show in a campaign aimed to oust the government.
Japan's Nippon Steel giant selling 2 plants in US due to COVID-19 - Reports
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:58 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: The largest Japanese steel producing corporation, Nippon Steel, is considering selling two of its factories in the United States as part of a strategy to cope with COVID-19 pandemic's consequences, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
IEA expects global oil demand to fall by 8.4mln bpd in 2020, grow by 5.5mln bpd in 2021
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The International Energy Agency has maintained its forecast for the global oil demand to decrease by 8.4 million barrels per day in 2020 and to grow by 5.5 million barrels daily in 2021, according to the monthly report issued Wednesday.
No plans for national COVID-19 lockdown any time soon – UK Minister
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:52 pm
London/Sputnik: A UK government minister said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has no plans to enforce a national lockdown any time soon, despite the rate of COVID-19 infections reaching record levels in England.
Two Israeli soldiers wounded, 14 Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Ramallah/Xinhua: Two Israeli soldiers were injured during a raid campaign on the West Bank city of Nablus, while 14 Palestinians were arrested, Palestinian and Israeli security sources said on Wednesday.
Recep Erdogan says Turkey not sending Syrian militants to Karabakh
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan refuted on Wednesday claims that his country is deploying Syrian militants to the conflict-torn Nagorno-Karabakh.
Afghanistan: Blast hits Mehtarlam town leaves 2 killed
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Kabul: A magnetic bomb explosion on a police vehicle in Mehtarlam region of Afghanistan left two people killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Thousands displaced by fighting in southern Afghanistan
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New York: Thousands of people have been displaced and critical health services interrupted, after fighting erupted on 11 October in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, the UN humanitarian office has reported.
Stand in solidarity with world’s poor, UN chief says in message for International Day
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:16 pm
The UN Secretary-General has called for solidarity with all people living in poverty, during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
‘Time for global solidarity’ to overcome COVID’s health, social and economic challenges
Oct 14, 2020, at 10:11 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has not only led to a “dramatic loss” of human life but also constitutes an “unprecedented challenge” to public health, food systems and employment, a group of leading UN agencies said on Tuesday.
UN envoy outlines progress towards cooperation in Africa’s Great Lakes Region
Oct 14, 2020, at 09:51 pm
New York: Even as they confront the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in Africa’s Great Lakes Region continue to improve political, security and economic cooperation in line with a 2013 Framework agreement, UN Special Envoy Huang Xia told the Security Council on Tuesday.
IMF: ‘Less severe’ but ‘still deep’ recession predicted
Oct 14, 2020, at 09:41 pm
New York: In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic and its continuing impact, the global economy could see a “somewhat less severe, though still deep” recession through 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected in its latest global economic outlook.