More trouble for KP Oli as Nepal Opposition protests against 'discriminatory' Citizenship Bill
Jul 01, 2020, at 01:45 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: In more trouble for Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli who was singing in the tunes of China days ago to target India, the Opposition in Nepal took to streets to protest against the new Citizenship Bill allegedly targeting the minority groups of the country.
Hong Kong security law enters into force, imposes penalties up to life imprisonment
Jul 01, 2020, at 10:08 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The Chinese law on national security in Hong Kong entails punishment of three-year to lifetime imprisonment for activities related to separatism, according to freshly-published details of the legislation that has reignited protests in the peninsula and caused a backlash abroad.
US approved 4 COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical trials: FDA Head
Jul 01, 2020, at 09:58 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States has approved four coronavirus vaccine candidates for clinical trials, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head Stephen Hahn told reporters.
Social media giant Facebook bans US based extremist network 'Boogaloo'
Jul 01, 2020, at 09:46 am
Washington/UNI: Facebook banned a violent anti-government network from its platform, the social media giant said in a statement.
US Federal Communications Commission classifies Chinese companies ZTE, Huawei as security threat
Jul 01, 2020, at 08:41 am
Washington/IBNS: The US Federal Communications Commission has said Huawei and ZTE pose a national security threat to the integrity of the country's communications networks and communications supply chain.
Toronto to virtually celebrate Canada Day on July 1st
Jul 01, 2020, at 03:27 am
Toronto/IBNS: The City of Toronto would be celebrating Canada Day on July 1 starting at 9 a.m. virtually with livestream shows throughout the day, including music performances, culinary showcases, comedy, dance, recognition of frontline workers and more, media reports said.
EU reopens border for 15 countries, excludes US and puts conditions for China
Jun 30, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Brussels/IBNS: The European Union on Tuesday decided to open its border for 15 'safe countries', excluding the United States while for China it is ‘subject to confirmation of reciprocity' by Beijing.
Some Chinese companies prohibit Pakistani employees from offering namaz
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Islamabad: In a clear evidence of discrimination followed by Beijing, some Chinese companies operating in Pakistan do not seem to allow time to Pakistani employees to offer namaz, media reports said.
Two Zimbabwean workers shot dead by Chinese boss, ZELA condemns
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Harare: Two Zimbabwean workers were shot dead by a Chinese boss at Reden Mine in Gweru, triggering condemnation from the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA).
Jun 30, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Exiled Chinese dissident Guo Wengei has alleged that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) “allocates $2 billion a year” to pay off the Vatican for its silence concerning atrocities carried out by Beijing.
COVID-19:Â China provides medical equipment to BangladeshÂ
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Dhaka/UNI: China has provided medical equipment as assistance to Bangladesh for preventing corona pandemic.
China passes Hong Kong Security Law
Jun 30, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Beijing/UNI: Beijing on Tuesday unanimously passed the controversial security law for Hong Kong that will not only criminalise secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces, but also effectively curtail protests and freedom of speech.
EU deplores China's approval of Hong Kong security bill - European Council
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:19 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The European Union has deplored China's approval of the new national security bill for Hong Kong and criticized the legislation as detrimental to the Hong Kong autonomy, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.
Food is best vaccine against chaos, insists UN World Food Programme head
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:19 am
New York/IBNS: Tens of millions more people are likely to go hungry this year because of the COVID-19 crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday, as it announced plans for a massive boost to its global aid operation so it can reach them.
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:17 am
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned Israel on Monday not to proceed along the “dangerous path” of annexing a swathe of occupied Palestinian territory, urging the Government to listen to its own former senior officials along with the “multitude of voices around the world”.
Extend cross border 'lifeline' into Syria, Lowcock urges Security Council
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:12 am
New York: With COVID-19 cases in Syria multiplying, its economy in freefall, and some households cooking weeds to eat in order to survive, the UN’s emergency relief coordinator is pressing the Security Council to extend its authorization for cross-border aid deliveries from Turkey.
Water cooperation between States ‘key’ to Blue Nile dam project
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:10 am
New York/IBNS: The Blue Nile is “critical for the livelihoods and development” of Egyptians, Ethiopians and Sudanese, the top UN official for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told the Security Council on Monday, urging those States to reach a construction agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
COVID-19 and economic revival: Pakistanis not permitted to enter EU as borders set to reopen
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:19 am
Brussels: Pakistan economic revival plans received a jolt as the country has not been included in the draft list of 54 countries that will benefit from the reopening of the European Union external borders, media reports said.
British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:13 am
London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.
Release Shia missing persons: Families of victims of enforced disappearance urge Pakistan govt
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:06 am
Islamabad: Families of missing Shia people on Sunday urged the Pakistani government to ensure their immediate release.
US National Security Advisor slams China, calls Xi Jinping a successor of Joseph Stalin
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:59 am
Washington: US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien recently launched an attack on China and likened the country's president Xi Jinping to dictator Joseph Stalin.
Pakistan govt unwilling to take precautionary measure to tackle water crisis: Expert
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:51 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a decrease in water resources but experts warn that the country's government is unwilling to take precautionary measures to tackle the situation.
Pakistan: PTM chairman vows to raise voice for Pakhtuns
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:42 am
Islamabad: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) chairman Manzoor Pashteen has said his organization will continue to fight and raise voices for Pakhtuns and seek justice for those killed in the alleged fake police encounters.
Nepal: Students protest against China as land encroachment reports emerge
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:28 am
Kathmandu: Despite the ruling Nepali government's show of growing amity with China and bitterness with age-old friend India in recent times, students of the Himalayan nation protested against Beijing on Monday.
Protest in Balochistan over detention of students for agitating in demand for internet
Jun 30, 2020, at 12:12 am
Quetta: Local workers of Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and Baloch Students Organization Pajjar (BSO-Pajjar) protested in Dalbandin against the detention of agitating students by the Quetta Police last week.
Virtual celebration of Toronto Pride Parade 2020
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto’s weekend 2020 Pride parade of June 28 was held online for the first time after several decades due to COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Hong Kong police to deploy up to 4,000 officers due to possible protests : Reports
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:36 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Police in Hong Kong intend to deploy up to 4,000 officers to the streets on July 1 in anticipation of possible protests over banned pro-democracy march, local media reported on Monday.
Bangladesh Defence Secretary dies of Covid-19
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Defence Secretary, Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury has died of COVID-19 on Monday morning.
35 migrants rescued, 4 missing off Turkey's Aegean coast
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua: The Turkish coast guard on Monday rescued 35 illegal immigrants off Turkey's Aegean coast, while four others went missing, the force said in a statement.
Bangladesh launch capsize: 30 body recovered Buriganga
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bodies of 30 people were recovered after a launch named 'Morning Bird' with more than 50 passengers on board capsized in Buriganga adjacent to Shymbazar area in Old Dhaka on Monday morning.