Merkel lauds Germany's interim success in COVID-19 response, says situation still fragile
Apr 23, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Berlin/Sputnik/UNI: Although Germany has reached some intermediate success in COVID-19 response, the situation remains fragile, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
Economic impact of coronavirus threatens hard-won progress across Africa’s Great Lakes region
Apr 23, 2020, at 03:08 pm
New York/IBNS: Sweeping preventative measures seem to be curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the Great Lakes region of Africa, but the economic impact of the global pandemic threatens hard-won gains made along the long road back to peace and stability, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the region said on Wednesday.
UN rights chief rejects killings acknowledged by Cameroon, and Iran’s execution of child offenders
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN’s human rights chief has been weighing in on recent killings committed by State authorities, or by rogue members of State military forces, emphasizing that all Governments must strictly abide by international law and hold those who serve, accountable for any violations.
COVID-19: 5G broadband conspiracy ‘a hoax with no technical basis’, UN telecoms agency
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York/IBNS: The latest generation of fast broadband, commonly known as 5G, is in no way responsible for the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – the UN’s agency for information and communication technologies – confirmed on Wednesday.
COVID-19 pandemic, an ‘unprecedented wake-up call’ for all inhabitants of Mother Earth
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:18 pm
New York/IBNS: In his message for International Mother Earth Day this Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres acknowledged that all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic, which he flagged as “an unprecedented wake-up call”
Top JuD leader arrested in PoK on charges of operating prostitution racket
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:49 pm
Bagh/IBNS: A top leader of Pakistan-based terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa's (JuD) was arrested by security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on charges of operating a prostitution racket.
Afghanistan: Pakistani-origin ISKP commander linked with Taliban, LeT arrested
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Security officials on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a key leader of the so-called Khorasan wing of the Islamic State in Afghanistan who was originally a resident of Pakistan and had close links with the Taliban’s Peshawar Council, Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e Taiba.
Pakistan moves down in press freedom index, ranks 145 among 180 nations
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Displaying the tough situation of journalists in the country, Pakistan has slipped three more positions in the latest Reporters Without Borders' 2020 World Press Freedom index and now stands at the 145th position.
Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl converted to Islam, married to 40-year-old man in Sindh
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: When the world is busy fighting COVID-19, incidents of forceful conversion is still being reported from Pakistan. The latest is a Hindu teen who has been allegedly forcefully converted and then married to a 40-year-old man in Sindh region of the country, media reports said.
Russia to increase artificial lung ventilators production 8-fold to 800 in April- Minister
Apr 22, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia will increase its artificial lung ventilators production eight-fold in April, bringing it to 800 pieces, with further increases to follow, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Wednesday.
Australia: Four police officers killed in multi-car collision in Melbourne
Apr 22, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Melbourne/UNI: At least four police officers were killed in a multi-car collision on Wednesday here in Australia.
At least 15 killed in landslide in Kenya
Apr 22, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Moscow/UNI:At least 15 people were killed while 22 others went missing after a landslide hit Kenya's Elgeyo-Marakwet county, media reported on Wednesday.
Three IS suspects arrested in southern Spain
Apr 22, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: Three members of the Islamic State (IS), including one described as "one of the most wanted foreign fighters", have been arrested in the city of Almeria in southern Spain, Spain's Interior Ministry confirmed.
Will sign Executive Order prohibiting immigration today: Donald Trump
Apr 22, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will sign an order later in the day which will partially block immigration to the United States.
At sea for nearly a month, a young couple finally realizes that world is combating COVID-19
Apr 22, 2020, at 05:29 pm
Manchester/IBNS: Travelling far away in their boat, Elena Manighetti and Ryan Osborne from Manchester, UK, could only know about the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak recently.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh confirms 120 deaths
Apr 22, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Wednesday confirmed ten new deaths from the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), taking the toll to 120.
UN condemns killing of WHO staffer in Myanmar transporting COVID-19 samples
Apr 22, 2020, at 01:32 pm
New York/IBNS: A World Health Organization (WHO) worker has been killed while driving a vehicle carrying COVID-19 samples in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, the United Nations country office confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.
Guterres vows support for island States in twin fight against COVID-19, climate crisis
Apr 22, 2020, at 01:30 pm
New York/IBNS: In an era of new challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres is pledging the UN’s continued support to small island States – longtime leaders in the global fight against the devastating impacts of climate change.
As famines of ‘biblical proportion’ loom, Security Council urged to ‘act fast’
Apr 22, 2020, at 01:28 pm
New York/IBNS: The world is not only facing “a global health pandemic but also a global humanitarian catastrophe”, the UN food relief agency chief told the Security Council on Tuesday via video link.
Assistance ramped up to DR Congo’s South Kivu as floods kill dozens
Apr 22, 2020, at 01:23 pm
New York/IBNS: Aid is being rushed to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where deadly flooding has swept away people and homes and affected tens of thousands more, including many displaced by violence, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Keep critical food supply chains operating to save lives during COVID-19, urges new UN-backed report
Apr 22, 2020, at 01:22 pm
New York/IBNS: A new study on food insecurity by an alliance of UN, governmental, and non-governmental agencies analyzes what is fueling global food crises and examines how, among other emergencies, the COVID-19 pandemic is perpetuating downward cycle for millions.
COVID-19 catastrophe: US state of Missouri sues China for lies
Apr 22, 2020, at 12:34 pm
Missouri/IBNS: The Midwestern US state of Missouri on Tuesday sued China for spreading the novel coronavirus worldwide with its suppression of facts.
Death toll from mass shooting in Canada's Nova Scotia rises to 23- Police
Apr 22, 2020, at 12:28 pm
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll in the deadly shooting in Canada’s province of Nova Scotia has risen to 23, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement.
Funerals become hotspots of COVID-19 infections in South Africa
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:48 am
Cape Town/Xinhua/UNI: Funerals have been found to pose the biggest risk for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said.
COVID-19: President Donald Trump to halt US green card immigration for 60 days
Apr 22, 2020, at 10:25 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump has said that the White House will halt the immigration of green card recipients for 60 days while continuing to allow temporary workers on non-immigrant visas to enter the country.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh reports nine more deaths, tally rises to 110
Apr 21, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has confirmed nine more COVID-19 deaths bringing the total count to 110 in the country.
China wants authoritarianism as democracy's alternative, warns former US NSA
Apr 21, 2020, at 06:29 pm
Washington/IBNS: Former United States National Security Advisor (NSA) H. R. McMaster warned the world that China has become a threat to the world due to its Communist leaders who are promoting a closed, authoritarian model as an alternative to other democratic governments and free-market economies.
British lawmakers to probe advisers who help China target British businesses
Apr 21, 2020, at 06:25 pm
London/IBNS: British lawmakers have called for a probe against the political figures and advisers who profit by helping the Chinese government to target British businesses.
Apr 21, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Ahead of a new round of assessments by the global anti-money-laundering watchdog FATF, Pakistan has removed names of 1800 terrorists from its watchlist, as per a report published by a US-based start-up that automates watchlist compliance.
Advantage COVID-19: China takes 'aggressive' stance on South China Sea, Vietnam voices concern
Apr 21, 2020, at 04:55 pm
Hanoi/IBNS: While the world calls out China for its role in the global transmission of COVID-19, the Asian giant is following an aggressive stance on South China Sea (SCS) region drawing protest from Vietnam which asked Beijing to maintain its sovereignty.