Two-thirds of Austrians say no to coronavirus vaccination: online survey
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Vienna/Xinhua: Two-thirds of Austrians say that they would not get a coronavirus vaccination if one becomes available, according to a national survey released on Friday.
Beijing hands Nepal list of 188 products it wants to import, ignoring Kathmandu's list
Oct 03, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Kathmandu: Showing yet another point of contention between Kathmandu and Beijing, despite receiving repeated assurance from the Chinese authorities, Nepali goods have been facing hurdles when it comes to exporting them to China via land routes for the past few years, media reports said.
Oct 03, 2020, at 06:40 pm
HongKong/IBNS: Pro-democracy protesters of Hong Kong seem to have found inspiration in India's strong resistance to China's unprovoked aggression as they wrapped themselves in the tricolour and marched on China's National Day in Causeway Bay on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump who tested Covid-19 positive hospitalised
Oct 03, 2020, at 06:33 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump, who has tested positive for Covid-19, was hospitalised on Friday.
Guterres: Only way to remove nuclear risk, ‘completely eliminate nuclear weapons’
Oct 03, 2020, at 03:16 pm
New York: The elimination of nuclear weapons is vital to the “survival of life on this planet”, the UN chief told the final major event of the General Assembly’s high level week on Friday.
Iraq urged to investigate attacks on women human rights defenders
Oct 03, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent rights experts have urged the Iraqi authorities to investigate the murder of a female human rights defender, and the attempted killing of another, targeted “simply because they are women”.
Movie producer Weinstein faces 6 new sexual assault counts
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:51 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Film producer Harvey Weinstein, who was sentenced to 23 years in prison on rape and sexual assault charges in March, now faces six new sexual assault counts, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release on Friday.
Kim Jong Un wishes Trump speedy recovery from COVID-19
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:25 pm
Pyongyang/Xinhua: Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, expressed his sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Tokyo: Protesters demonstrate against China's human rights violations
Oct 03, 2020, at 05:19 am
Tokyo: Representatives from Hong Kong, Tibet, Xinjiang, Taiwan, Mongolia and Japan demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday.
US: Lawmakers passes bill to force companies to disclose Xinjiang-sourced materials
Oct 03, 2020, at 05:04 am
Washington: Lawmakers in Lower House of the United States Congress on Wednesday passed legislation which will now require publicly listed companies in the US to disclose commercial links to China’s Xinjiang Autonomous Uygur Region, media reports said.
Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten slams China, says Beijing cannot be trusted
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:57 am
London: Hong Kong's last British Governor Chris Patten has slammed China and said the country cannot be trusted.
Hong Kong issue: German Chancellor Angela Merkel targets China
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:49 am
Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has slammed China on the recent developments in Hong Kong.
False accusation and politicians: Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman slams Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:46 am
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam president Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman has targeted Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said his government is framing politicians under false accusations.
Speak against Pakistan’s atrocities and oppression in Balochistan: Activist
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:39 am
London: Human rights activist Riaz Baloch has appealed to the world to react against the atrocities committed against the people of Balochistan by Pakistan.
Pakistan: Hindu girl commits suicide after being blackmailed by rapists
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:35 am
Islamabad: In yet another instance of atrocity committed on the Hindu community in Pakistan, a teenaged girl was forced to commit suicide after she was allegedly blackmailed by the suspects whom her family had accused of sexually assaulting her.
Rights defenders, scholars unite to launch 'Global Campaign for Democratic China’
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:06 am
In a first of its kind, human rights defenders, scholars, and persecuted communities by China came together to launch the ‘Global Campaign for Democratic China’ on China Day.
US report highlights China's alleged labour abuse
Oct 02, 2020, at 11:12 pm
Washington: The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a list of 17 goods produced in China under conditions of forced labor in violation of international standards.
EU calls on China to assume greater responsibility in COVID-19 response, climate
Oct 02, 2020, at 10:03 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: The European Union called on China to exert a greater effort in aiding the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and adopting more ambitious climate goals, a statement following a summit of EU leaders in Brussels read.
UN chief reiterates call for global ceasefire, marking International Day of Non-Violence
Oct 02, 2020, at 09:43 pm
The UN Secretary-General repeated his call for a global ceasefire, commemorating the International Day of Non Violence, which is taking place this year in the shadows of the devastating human and socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 underscores need to deliver on promise of landmark women’s rights conference
Oct 02, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New York: Unless countries act now, the COVID-19 pandemic could erase recent “fragile progress” towards gender equality, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday, urging governments to put women at the centre of recovery and response.
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump and the First Lady of the country Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19.
Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New York: Governments should immediately address the inhumane conditions in detention faced by migrant workers who are also being blamed for spreading the coronavirus, a UN panel of independent rights experts said on Thursday.
Bangladesh: PMO to review plans, costs of three China-funded rail projects
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office has constituted a committee to review negotiated contract costs of three railways projects, which are supposed to be implemented with Chinese finance and by Chinese companies, and whether the projects should go ahead as they have been planned, media reports said,
US spoke to Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders urging de-escalation in Karabakh: Pompeo
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US officials have spoken to Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders and urged them to cease hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview.
Donald Trump confirms that his senior aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump confirmed that his senior aide Hope Hicks had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Donald Trump says he, first lady will be in quarantine until getting results of COVID-19 tests
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:12 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said that he and First Lady Melania Trump would remain in quarantine until getting results of the coronavirus tests.
Health Canada approves rapid COVID-19 testing device as cases surge
Oct 02, 2020, at 05:03 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Health Canada's approval of Abbott Laboratories-backed point-of-care ID NOW rapid COVID-19 testing devices, which give the result in just 15 minutes, would enable millions of more tests to be conducted for communities combating with a surge in coronavirus cases, media reports said.
Pakistani opposition parties are persecuted and punished: Activist Sajjad Raja
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:19 am
Islamabad: Gilgit-Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja has targeted the Pakistani government and said it is only busy “persecuting the opposition leaders”.
Imran Khan govt to push for ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's deportation from UK
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:02 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has tasked relevant authorities with bringing back Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo leader Nawaz Sharif from London, media reports said.
Oct 02, 2020, at 03:48 am
Toronto/IBNS: The rapid surge in COVID-19 cases by some Canadian provinces in just a few weeks after the start of the school year, had forced a large number of families to consider a switch from in-person to virtual learning where it's offered, media reports said.