A sustainable future for all depends on ‘resolve to act together in solidarity’
Jul 07, 2020, at 05:15 pm
New York: The United Nations vision for a sustainable future for all “will depend on our policy choices today, and our resolve to act together in solidarity”, a senior UN official told delegates on Monday at a meeting to discuss post-pandemic recovery.
Restoring dignity to victims of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN personnel
Jul 07, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Projects supported by a UN trust fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel, are helping victims to regain their dignity, learn new skills, and improve their livelihoods.
Bangladesh witnesses 55 more COVID-19 deaths, surpasses FranceÂ
Jul 07, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh witnessed the deaths of 55 people in the past 24 hours due to COVID-19, officials said.
Zoom suspending processing of data requests from Hong Kong authorities : Reports
Jul 07, 2020, at 03:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US virtual conferences program Zoom will suspend processing data requests from Hong Kong authorities, following the entry into force of China's national security law, the Hong Kong Free Press outlet reported Tuesday.
TikTok Social Networking Service to Exit Hong Kong Market Within Days - Reuters
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:51 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok will exit the Hong Kong market within days, Reuters reported.
COVID-19: US to withdraw visas for foreign students whose classes move online Â
Jul 07, 2020, at 08:43 am
Washington: Amid COVID-19 crisis, the United States government on Monday said it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country in case their classes have been shifted online.
US woman admits retaining secret defence information, kidnapping: Justice Department
Jul 07, 2020, at 08:28 am
Washington/Sputnik: A woman from the US state of West Virginia has admitted illegally retaining secret defense information and kidnapping her daughter to Mexico, the Department of Justice announced in a news release.
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Global Affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw has described China's new Hong Kong security law as a tool used by Beijing to suppress the city's pro-democracy movement.
'Liberate Hong Kong' slogan ban is govt's worst mistake: Co-author
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:19 pm
Hong Kong: Showing yet another Beijing's stance of allegedly controlling democratic voices in Hong Kong, city's authorities have banned the popular slogan 'Liberate Hong Kong: the revolution of our times', media reports said.
Hong Kong: Libraries now pull out books by pro-democracy activists for review
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Hong Kong: In what seems to be yet another attempt by Beijing to muzzle democratic voices, Hong Kong libraries have taken at least nine titles written by localist or democracy advocates out of circulation pending a review of whether the books run afoul of the new national security law, media reports said.
Canada: NHL and NHLPA have agreed on protocols to resume games
Jul 06, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Agreement has been reached by the National Hockey League (NHL) and NHL Players' Association regarding protocols on training camps for resuming games this summer, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Canadian Press, media reports said.
Russia registers 6 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records 3 breaches - Military
Jul 06, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered six ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side registered three such incidents, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Road mishap kills 6 in Dinajpur
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Dhaka: At least six people died as a BRTC bus has ploughed into a small passenger vehicle on the Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 2 Rohingya 'drug peddlers' killed in Cox's Bazar gunfight
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Two suspected Rohingya drug traders were killed in a gunfight with Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in Nanirbari area of Abrang village under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Monday, BGB said.
Support measures helped prevent poverty increase in Russia amid COVID-19 - World Bank
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The government's support measures helped Russia avoid a sudden increase in poverty amid the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank's Country Director for Russia Renaud Seligmann told Sputnik.
Pakistani officials negotiating to receive $2Bln debt relief from G20 Countries – Reports
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Pakistani officials have reached tentative agreements with the majority of its G20 creditors as the country looks to receive just over $2 billion in debt relief, the country’s The News portal reports, citing a Finance Division official.
Over 200 arrested over internet fraud in China
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Jinan/Xinhua: Police in east China's Shandong Province arrested more than 230 suspects in five major internet fraud cases from March to June.
China publishes books to explain Civil Code
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: China has published a set of books to help the public better understand the newly-adopted Civil Code, the publisher said Monday.
Pakistani PM Imran Khan's special assistant on health tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 06, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza confirmed on Monday that he had quarantined himself at home after being tested positive for COVID-19.
One killed in helicopter crash in southern Russia
Jul 06, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Moscow/Xinhua: One person died and another was injured after a Mi-2 helicopter crashed in south Russia's Rostov Region on Monday, the regional division of the Russian Emergency Ministry said in a statement.
China makes new territorial claims in eastern Bhutan
Jul 06, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: China has asserted a new claim in the eastern border with Bhutan while Global Environment Facility (GEF), in an online meeting, requested to develop Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan's Trashigang district, media reports said.
Jul 06, 2020, at 09:49 am
Amsterdam: A committee of Dutch lawmakers have warned that several mosques in the Netherlands are being funded by foreign organisations seeking to promote a hardline, anti-democratic version of Islam.
Bangladesh: Local mosque imam rapes teen
Jul 06, 2020, at 09:33 am
Dhaka: A minor became pregnant after an imam of a local mosque allegedly raped her at Chandra in Chandpur’s Sadar upazila.
Jul 05, 2020, at 11:18 pm
Singapore: An expert has warned that China might be using the eight-month-long “Bihai 2020” (or “Blue Sea 2020”) initiative which commenced on April 1 as another justification for the increased presence of Chinese law enforcement vessels in the disputed South China Sea.
Canada expresses concern over Beijing's move of passing national security legislation for Hong Kong
Jul 05, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Ottawa: The Canadian government has expressed its concern over China's move of passing national security legislation for Hong Kong.
Turkey cuts off drinking water in Syria's Hasakah
Jul 05, 2020, at 08:03 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: The Turkish forces on Sunday cut off the drinking water that feeds the Hasakah city in northeastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.
Jul 05, 2020, at 05:40 pm
New York: A new UN report on the private sector, released by UN Global Compact, shows that progress on bringing about a sustainable future for people and the planet is patchy, and the majority of companies involved in the Compact, are not doing enough to help bring about the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast kills three cops in Herat
Jul 05, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in the Kohistan district of Afghanistan's Herat region on Saturday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said on Sunday.
166 killed in Ethiopia riots over singer's death: Police
Jul 05, 2020, at 04:08 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua: At least 166 people were killed in Ethiopia after a popular singer's death sparked violent protests which resulted in riots in the country's Oromia region and capital Addis Ababa, police sources said Sunday.
Five Taliban militants killed during clashes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province: Police
Jul 05, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Five Taliban insurgents have been killed and eight others suffered injuries during armed clashes with security forces in the Afghan province of Kandahar, a local police spokesman told Sputnik on Sunday.