Underage minor Hindu girl 'forcefully' married to Muslim man in Pakistan: Reports
Mar 24, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports of intolerance against minorities emerging from Pakistan in recent times, a case of an underage Hindu girl’s marriage with a Muslim boy surfaced near Yazman area in southern Punjab, media reports said.
Chinese authorities to lift lockdown in Hubei province
Mar 24, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Wuhan/IBNS: Chinese authorities on Tuesday announced that they would lift the lockdown in most of the Hubei province, which had been the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, an AP report said.
Beijing reports 32 new confirmed COVID-19 cases including one local infection
Mar 24, 2020, at 01:15 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Beijing reported 32 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, including one indigenous case infected by an imported patient, the local health commission said Tuesday.
Pakistan: COVID 19 outbreak leaves doctor dead, reports of 'dirty' condition of Taftan camps emerge
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:23 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At a time when reports are emerging that PM Imran Khan-led government is failing to implement proper measures needed to fight Coronavirus in Pakistan, a doctor from Gilgit Baltistan, who was working to treat patients suffering from COVID 19, died due to the virus as the death toll in the nation touched six on Monday.
UN expert raises alarm over migrant, asylum seeker ‘pushbacks’ at Turkey-Greece border
Mar 24, 2020, at 12:03 pm
New York/IBNS: Greece must take immediate action to end the violence against migrants and asylum seekers at the border between Turkey and Greece, an independent UN human rights expert said on Monday, expressing alarm at reports of violence at the hands of some Greek security officers and unidentified armed men.
PoK, Gilgit Baltistan leaders appreciate PM Modi's move of fighting against COVID 19
Mar 24, 2020, at 11:53 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Several key exiled leaders from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit Baltistan region have lauded Indian PM Narendra Modi's attempt to fight against COVID 19 outbreak.
US accuses Iran of importing coronavirus to ‘at least 5 countries’
Mar 23, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The government of Iran has transmitted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to at least five countries, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement on Monday.
Pompeo meets Ghani in Afghan; discusses peace process, security situation
Mar 23, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday discussed the security situation in Afghanistan and the peace process, the Afghan President's office said in a statement here.
Coronavirus fatalities cross 15000 worldwide
Mar 23, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Paris/IBNS: Total deaths from coronavirus pandemic crossed 15000, according to an AFP report.
Russian Defense Ministry says brought 25.5 million medical masks from China
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: An aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces has landed in Moscow with a cargo of 25.5 million medical masks brought from China to be distributed among responsible federal agencies and volunteer organizations, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. "An-124 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces delivered 25.5 million individual protective masks from the People's Republic of China to the Chkalovsky airfield," the statement read.
South Korea reports 64 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, total death toll at 111 - KCDC
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korea registered 64 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours; 250 people have recovered in the same period, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC).
Australian COVID-19 cases soar to 1,709
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/uni: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia soared in the past 24 hours from 1,098 on Sunday morning to 1,479 on Monday morning and then to 1,709 by afternoon.
Nepal confirms 2nd positive case of COVID-19
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: After around two months when the first positive case of coronavirus was registered in Nepal, the country on Monday confirmed the second positive case of COVID-19 in a teenager.
Fiji confirms third case of COVID-19
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Suva/Xinhua/UNI: Fiji on Monday confirmed its third case of COVID-19 when a 27-year-old Fiji Airways attendant tested positive last Thursday.
Russia records 71 new COVID-19 cases, total now 438
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Russian authorities have said that it has registered 71 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the country's total to 438, official data showed on Monday.
Nigeria reports first COVID-19 death
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: Health authorities in Nigeria on Monday said the first COVID-19 death has been recorded in the west African nation.
Iran reports 127 more deaths in single day, death toll touches 1812
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Tehran/UNI: Iran on Monday confirmed 127 fresh deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 1812 due to the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus, a senior official said.
Afghanistan registers first COVID 19 death
Mar 23, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan has registered its first death due to COVID 19 outbreak, media reports said on Monday.
COVID 19 outbreak in Pakistan: Doctor dies in Gilgit, death toll now stands at 6
Mar 23, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan reported its first COVID 19 death on Sunday as the death toll, which includes a doctor as well, due to the disease reached six in the nation, media reports said.
COVID 19 outbreak: Sheikh Hasina to address nation on Mar 25
Mar 23, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid Covid 19 outbreak in Bangladesh, PM Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on Mar 25.
COVID 19: Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein tests positive
Mar 23, 2020, at 10:15 am
Washington/IBNS: Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has tested positive with COVID 19 and has been kept in isolation, media reports said.
Fight against COVID 19: Bangladesh to contribute $1.5 million to proposed Saarc fund
Mar 22, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the country will contribute $1.5 million to the proposed fund to combat Covid-19 in eight countries belonging to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc).
Pakistan records fourth COVID 19 death
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan on Sunday reported its fourth Coronavirus-infected patient's death.
Mar 22, 2020, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan seems to be failing to provide the necessary steps and arrangements required to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the country. With reports of a doctor getting effected by COVID 19 in Gilgit, it seems there is slow break-down of medical setup of the nation.
Bangladesh reports three more COVID 19 infected cases
Mar 22, 2020, at 07:40 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Sunday confirmed three more COVID 19 positive cases in the country, taking the number of infected people to 27.
UN welcomes response by Libyan parties to calls for humanitarian pause
Mar 22, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The United Nations on Saturday welcomed the “positive responses” of Libya’s Tripoli-based government and the Libyan National Army (LNA) to calls for a pause to stop the fighting, in the hopes that this would allow humanitarian access throughout the crisis-torn country and head off the potential threat of COVID-19.
COVID 19 scare: Chinese students escaping UK amid racist attacks
Mar 22, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Beijing/London/IBNS: Amid reports of racist attacks triggered by so-called 'maskaphobia', several Chinese students are attempting to 'flee' the United Kingdom to reach their home country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion hits Kabul city, 2 civilians hurt
Mar 22, 2020, at 03:21 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An explosion triggered by an improvised explosive device left at least two civilians wounded in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.
Covid-19 in Pakistan: Coronavirus pandemic hits normal life in south Punjab
Mar 22, 2020, at 11:53 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports that the Pakistan government is not providing proper set-up needed to combat the disease, the coronavirus outbreak has hit various regions in the country including South Punjab.
US has 3rd largest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
Mar 22, 2020, at 11:07 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is now third in the world in terms of the number of confirmed coronavirus cases, it is surpassed by Italy and China, the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center count shows.