Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:48 pm
New York: Flexible working hours can advance economies and businesses while helping employees and families achieve a better work-life balance, according to a new report launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Friday.
Pakistan floods: 9 million more risk being pushed into poverty, warns UNDP
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:25 pm
New York: An additional nine million people risk being pushed into poverty on top of the 33 million affected by last summer’s devastating floods in Pakistan, the UN development agency, UNDP said on Thursday, ahead of next week’s International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan in Geneva.
UN working to reduce tensions following Israel minister’s holy site visit
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:21 pm
New York: The United Nations remains ready to support efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East exacerbated this week by the visit of Israel’s new National Security Minister to a disputed holy site in Jerusalem, the Security Council heard during an emergency session on Thursday.
Pakistan: Thousands demonstrate in South Waziristan against rising terrorism
Jan 06, 2023, at 11:07 pm
South Waziristan: Thousands of people on Friday reached the streets of South Waziristan’s Wana region in Pakistan to protest against recent wave of terrorism in the area, media reports said.
Pakistan: FIA, PTA told to block scandalous content on social media
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:55 pm
Karachi: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block defamatory and scandalous online content on social media sites against television actress Kubra Khan, Geo news reported.
Syria: Chemical weapons pose unacceptable threat, and are a ‘danger to us all’
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:51 pm
Any use of chemical weapons anywhere is simply “unacceptable”, the deputy head of the UN Disarmament Affairs office (UNODA) told the Security Council on Thursday, briefing on efforts to eliminate the scourge from the battlefields and towns of Syria.
Syria: Rights experts call for renewal of cross-border aid resolution
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:41 pm
New York: A UN Security Council Resolution that ensures millions of people in northwest Syria receive lifesaving aid through cross-border deliveries from Türkiye, must be extended, a group of independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Video hosting platform Vimeo announces 11 percent layoff of employees
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:38 pm
Video hosting platform Vimeo has announced 11 percent layoff of its employees.
Ukraine: FAO and EU in $15.5 million bid to avert food crisis threat
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:30 pm
New York: In Ukraine, the country’s farmers and smallholders urgently need more support to avoid a food crisis, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday, as it announced a $15.5 million initiative to help them.
Pakistan is witnessing shortage ghee, cooking oil
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a shortage of ghee and cooking oil in recent times as the country is moving forward to observe Ramadan month, media reports said on Friday.
UN rights chief appeals for end to arbitrary detention
Jan 06, 2023, at 08:17 pm
New York: Arbitrary detention must end “once and for all”, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday in an appeal to governments everywhere.
Pakistan: 11 terrorists, including TTP commander, killed in South Waziristan
Jan 06, 2023, at 02:19 pm
Peshawar: Pakistani security forces have killed 11 terrorists, including a key commander of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, in the country's South Waziristan region, media reports said on Friday.
Lebanon: Military court charges 7 over attacking UN peacekeepers
Jan 06, 2023, at 02:09 pm
Beirut: Lebanon's military court charged seven people over the attack in December that killed an Irish peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon.
China's air incursions into Taiwan defence zone doubled last year: Reports
Jan 06, 2023, at 06:06 am
Beijing: China's warplane incursion into Taiwan’s air defence zone has doubled last year, media reports said on Wednesday.
Scientists warn China can expect repeat Covid infections with new Omicron strains on the way
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:21 am
Beijing: Scientists have warned that China is going to fight against multiple waves of coronavirus infections as the Omicron variant mutates to become better at spreading and evading immunity.
North Korea introduces total ban on visitors from China amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:12 am
Pyongyang: North Korea has now introduced a total ban on visitors from its close ally and neighbor as China is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Retired people in Afghanistan protest in Kabul over unpaid pensions
Jan 06, 2023, at 05:07 am
Kabul: Dozens of retired officials on Monday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan over unpaid pensions, media reports said.
Baloch activists hold protest in London against police brutality in Pakistan's Gwadar
Jan 06, 2023, at 04:59 am
London: Baloch Republican Party UK recently demonstrated in London against the brutality of Pakistani forces and army in Balochistan’s Gwadar, media reports said on Wednesday.
Money laundering: Nepal may soon be in FATF's 'greylist'
Jan 06, 2023, at 04:48 am
Kathmandu: Experts fear that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) may put Nepal to a greylist as the country is struggling to address a number of deficiencies to comply with the standards on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing.
US govt forced Twitter to suspend 250k accounts, including journalists': Report
Jan 05, 2023, at 07:11 pm
In a stunning revelation, Twitter boss Elon Musk Tuesday said that the US government demanded the suspension of 250 thousand accounts, including those of journalists and Canadian officials, Fox News reported.
'We follow Westminster type of democracy in Bangladesh': Sheikh Hasina tells British MPs
Jan 05, 2023, at 01:09 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the next general election will be held as per the country's constitution during her meeting with four MPs of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Twitter eases policy on political advertising in US
Jan 04, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Washington: US social media company Twitter said on Wednesday it was softening the platform's policy on political advertising.
Over 130 people killed, 300 wounded by gunfire in US in 2023
Jan 04, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Washington: More than 130 people have been killed, and over 300 have been wounded in the United States by gunfire in the first days of 2023, the data of the non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive that tracks shooting incidents showed on Tuesday.
Amnesty International calls for restoration of Internet and lifting of section 144 in Gwadar
Jan 04, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad: The internet shutdown in Gwadar, Balochistan following the imposition of an emergency law to quell protests on 28 Dec must be reversed immediately Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Finland to impose restrictions for Chinese tourists if EU makes no decision: Minister
Jan 04, 2023, at 09:08 pm
Helsinki: Finland will impose restrictions for Chinese tourists due to the COVID-19 situation in China if no measures are proposed at the European level, Finnish Minister for Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru said.
Ukraine: ‘Multiple civilian causalities’ as new year dawns
Jan 04, 2023, at 06:58 pm
The New Year holiday period witnessed a fresh surge of deadly attacks by Russian forces in Ukraine, Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq told journalists on Tuesday.
Syria: Security Council advised to extend cross-border aid access ‘without delay’
Jan 04, 2023, at 06:56 pm
New York: UN agency chiefs appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday to extend a deal guaranteeing cross-border aid access to northwest Syria, that’s due to expire in eight days.
Blasphemy: Bangladesh tribunal jails ex-leader of Hindu group for 7 years
Jan 04, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sentenced a former leader of a Hindu group to seven years in jail on charges of blasphemy over a Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam five years ago, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Two CTD officials shot dead by terrorists
Jan 04, 2023, at 02:49 pm
Islamabad: At least two Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials died when terrorists attacked them in a local hotel in Khanewal city of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: 6 Rohingya robbers held in Cox's Bazar
Jan 03, 2023, at 11:15 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Coast Guard officials have arrested six Rohingya robbers with 14 domestic and foreign firearms, 486 rounds of ammunition and yaba from Cox's Bazar region of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.