Africans nationals facing widespread harassment in China in the wake of Covid-19: Reports
Apr 12, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: After emerging as the epicentre of the COVID-19 disease, reports are now emerging that African students and expatriates in China are facing evictions from their homes and are being mistreated over fears they might spread the novel coronavirus.
UN chief calls on religious leaders to unite in the fight against COVID-19
Apr 12, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New York/IBNS: Religious leaders of all faiths are being urged by the UN Secretary-General to join forces and work for peace around the world and focus on the common battle to defeat COVID-19.
Pakistan: 12 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Multan hospital
Apr 12, 2020, at 07:47 pm
Multan/IBNS: Twelve doctors and nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 at Nishtar Medical Hospital in Pakistan's Multan area, media reports said.
COVID-19: British PM Boris Johnson discharged from hospital
Apr 12, 2020, at 06:36 pm
London/IBNS: Recovering from COVID-19, British PM Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan's economy may fall into recession due to COVID-19 break - World Bank
Apr 12, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan may fall into an economic recession owing to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, a World Bank report said on Sunday.
Afghanistan security forces kill shadow governor of Taliban
Apr 12, 2020, at 06:15 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have killed the shadow governor of the Taliban group in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Apr 12, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Gilgit/IBNS: Apart from alleged improper implementation of policies by the government at a time when the country is facing COVID-19 outbreak, reports are now emerging that Pakistani agencies are committing atrocities on the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Kabul Sikh Temple attack: Two close aides of mastermind Aslam Farooqui arrested
Apr 12, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Kabul: In yet another breakthrough in the gurudwara attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan, security forces in Afghanistan have arrested two aides of Islamic State Khorasan Province chief Aslam Farooqui.
Death toll from COVID-19 in US surpasses Italy, crosses 20K mark
Apr 12, 2020, at 08:51 am
Washington/IBNS: The death toll related to Coronavirus in the United States passed the grim mark of 20,000 making it record the highest number of casualties across the world due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Former Pakistan Minister Rehman Malik urges UN chief to probe COVID-19 origin
Apr 11, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a bid to find the origin of the disease, former interior minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Rehman Malik has urged the United Nations to form a high-powered commission to investigate whether Coronavirus, which has now hit almost all nations across the globe, is a man-made or a naturally grown virus, media reports said.
Apr 11, 2020, at 07:25 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Afghanistan government has rejected Pakistan's request to extradite its citizen and terrorist Aslam Farooqi who was a mastermind of the attack on a gurudwara in Kabul city recently killing at least 25 Sikhs.
Death toll due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh touches 30
Apr 11, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The death toll due to COVID-19 in Dhaka city has touched 30, media reports said.
COVID-19 positive cases reach 555 in Afghanistan
Apr 11, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: A total of 34 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours bringing the number of the patients infected with the disease to 555, a spokesman of Public Health Ministry Wahid Majroh said Saturday.
Canada: Indian students in lockdown in Greater Toronto Area find saviour in Liaison College
Apr 11, 2020, at 02:04 pm
Brampton, Ontario/IBNS: The shutdown of the Colleges, Universities in Greater Toronto Area due to the COVID-19 pandemic led to lots of uncertainty among international students. Many students lost their daily jobs due to the lockdown situation, as it is well known that many of them meet their daily requirements with temporary part time jobs.
Pakistan settling retired soldiers, labourers in PoK in bid to change demography: Report
Apr 11, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a bid to change the demography of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), PM Imran Khan-led government is settling large numbers of retired Pakistani soldiers in that region, media reports said.
Explosion in Afghanistan's Kandahar Leaves 3 Civilians Killed, 2 Injured - Police Source
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:45 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: A bomb blast in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's central province of Kandahar has left three civilians killed and two others injured, a source at the local police department told Sputnik on Friday.
China toughens crackdown on cybercrime
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:25 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China launched a crackdown on cybercrime as it has seen a rapid spread of online fraud, rumormongering and infringements of individual privacy, among other offenses.
nCoV continues its fury in US, 2508 die in single day
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:20 pm
Washington/UNI: The storm of pandemic novel coronavirus continues unabated in the United States as the total number of cases crossed the 5,00,000-mark with death toll soaring to 18777.
Italian PM extends national coronavirus lockdown
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:15 pm
Rome, April 11 (Xinhua) Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday announced the decision to extend the national coronavirus quarantine until at least May 3.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea rises by 30 to 10,480: KCDC
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:11 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in South Korea has risen by 30 to 10,480 over the past day, the Health Ministry's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Saturday.
COVID-19 threatening global peace and security, UN chief warns
Apr 11, 2020, at 11:58 am
New York/IBNS: While the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are more far-reaching and could threaten global peace and security, the UN Secretary-General told members of the Security Council in a closed video-conference held on Thursday.
Apr 10, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Beijing/IBNS: With China claiming that it is significantly recovering from COVID-19 crisis while other nations, including the UK and the US are struggling to contain the virus, some experts believe Beijing is trying to exploit the situation to its own advantage.
Fight against COVID-19: Bangladesh govt enforces nationwide lockdown till Apr 25
Apr 10, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government on Friday has enforced the nationwide lockdown till April 25 and said that the army will increase its patrol and resort to tough action against people not maintaining social distancing and violating home quarantine rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Syrian army brings reinforcement to battle zone with IS
Apr 10, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Syrian army on Friday brought in reinforcement to the desert region in eastern Syria as battles with Islamic State (IS) militants continued, a war monitor reported.
Teachers in Singapore stop using Zoom after 'obscene image' incident
Apr 10, 2020, at 03:47 pm
Singapore/IBNS: Amid reports of breaches involving obscene images, teachers will now suspend use of video conferencing tool Zoom in the country, Singapore's Ministry of Education (MOE) said.
Donald Trump calls reports of receiving intelligence about coronavirus in November fake news
Apr 10, 2020, at 03:46 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Friday refuted claims that he received intelligence about the coronavirus outbreak as far back as last November, calling reports by US media "Fake News".
Pakistani lawmaker says COVID-19 lockdown in developing countries unlikely to succeed
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Introducing a lockdown in Pakistan or any other developing country due to the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to be effective since there are a lot of poor people there who will need to leave their homes to make a living, Saleem Mandviwalla, the deputy chairman of Pakistan's upper house, told Sputnik on Thursday.
Coronavirus: 92 dead, more than 10,000 test positive in Israel
Apr 10, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Tel Aviv/UNI: At least 92 people died and 10,095 were tested positive for the coronavirus in Israel, country’s Health Ministry said on Friday.
COVID-19: Baloch National Movement condemns police action against protesting doctors in Pakistan
Apr 10, 2020, at 01:38 pm
Quetta/IBNS: The Baloch National Movement (BNM) on Friday condemned the police action against doctors who were protesting against lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) kits for health workers on the front lines fighting against COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan.
German State halts payments to coronavirus-hit businesses amid fraud
Apr 10, 2020, at 12:39 pm
Berlin/Sputnik/UNI: The German state of North Rhine-Westphalia froze one-off aid payments to freelancers and small businesses on Thursday after thousands were caught in online data scams.