Sri Lankan govt workers now given extra day off a week to grow food
Jun 15, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has announced that it is giving its officials an extra day off a week to encourage them to grow food, amid fears of a food shortage engulfing the country, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Yemen truce holding, but full measures still not in place
Jun 15, 2022, at 11:14 pm
New York: The “unprecedented” truce in Yemen has so far led to a reduction in fighting and other positive developments, but action is needed on its full implementation and to address rising humanitarian needs and insecurity, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Cycle of ‘human rights violations and abuses’ continues, warns Bachelet
Jun 15, 2022, at 05:08 pm
New York: Still suffering from the devastating consequences of the February 2021 military coup, the UN rights chief said on Tuesday that the people of Myanmar remain “trapped in a cycle of poverty and displacement, human rights violations and abuses”.
South Sudan: UN humanitarians forced to cut aid to 1.7 million people
Jun 15, 2022, at 04:54 pm
Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday, citing a funding crunch and rising needs.
Hunger in Latin America: Whole continent is on the move, warns WFP
Jun 15, 2022, at 04:23 pm
New York: Ever greater numbers of vulnerable people are risking their lives on dangerous migration routes in Latin America, forced to move by the global food security crisis that’s been made worse by spiralling inflation linked to the war in Ukraine, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Cutting Chai: Pakistani Minister asks people to reduce tea consumption
Jun 15, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani minister has urged people to cut down their habit of consuming tea as the nation is battling a ballooning import bill draining forex reserves.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau tests COVID-19 positive for second time
Jun 15, 2022, at 03:23 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested COVID-19 positive for the second time.
Canada: Alberta to lift remaining COVID-19 restrictions
Jun 15, 2022, at 03:15 am
Alberta/IBNS: The province of Alberta in Canada is lifting all the remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions including mandatory masking on public transit and isolation.
Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger
Jun 15, 2022, at 12:00 am
New York: A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part of an overall package of $195 million, for critical livelihood and life-saving assistance, the UN agriculture agency FAO, said on Monday.
Ukraine and rising global insecurity, test for us all, says UN rights chief
Jun 14, 2022, at 11:53 pm
New York: War in Ukraine continues to cause mayhem and “destroy the lives of many”, and it is everyone’s responsibility to limit the global food, fuel and financial crisis” that it has sustained, the UN’s top rights official told the Human Rights Council on Monday, in her last session as High Commissioner.
'Tasty and that's it': Defiant Russia unveils McDonald's substitute
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:51 pm
Moscow: Russia is witnessing several changes since the start of war with Ukraine earlier this year and one such move is surely revamping a popular US icon like McDonald's to give it a Moscow-twist.
Afghanistan: Taliban forces kill ISIS commander
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Kabul: The Taliban operated security forces have killed a key ISIS commander in Afghanistan's Bagrami district, media reports said on Tuesday.
Two giant US banks suspended operations on servicing Russia's state debt: Reports
Jun 14, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The world's major banks - US JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs - have suspended operations on servicing Russia's debt obligations, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.
US inflation rate touches 40 years high as households face trouble tackling rising food costs
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:54 pm
Washington: Rising energy and food costs have pushed USA's inflation to a record level since 1981.
Sri Lanka to tap Russia for oil
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:07 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia, the country’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said but not before he first looks to other sources.
Afghanistan: Journalist in Kapisa goes missing, RSF asks Taliban to give 'explanations'
Jun 14, 2022, at 02:48 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistani journalist from Kapisa province of the country has gone missing, media reports said on Tuesday.
Israel asks its nationals to leave Turkey over possible Iran attack
Jun 14, 2022, at 06:03 am
Jerusalem/Ankara: Amid the latest surge in tensions between bitter rivals Israel and Iran, Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday asked citizens in Turkey to leave "as soon as possible" over threats that an Iranian network operating in the country is actively planning attacks on Israelis in Istanbul.
Pakistan: PTI, PML-N exchange barbs over economic mess
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:22 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and ousted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) recently exchanged barbs over the economic mess in the country.
TPH partners with Toronto Blue Jays in hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:19 am
Toronto/IBNS: As part of its efforts to help the residents access all COVID-19 vaccine doses, Toronto Public Health (TPH) is partnering up with the Toronto Blue Jays to host a vaccination clinic at the venue of the team's game against the New York Yankees on Saturday.
COVID-19: China describes lab leak theory as 'politically motivated' as WHO calls for further probe
Jun 14, 2022, at 05:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has rejected the theory which states that COVID-19 virus might have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory.
China warns US that any attempt to make Taiwan independent will trigger military action
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:49 am
Beijing: China has warned the US that any attempt to make Taiwan, a region which has been engaged in a dispute with Beijing for a long time, independent will trigger military action.
China's halt of Taiwanese grouper violates trade rules: COA chief Chen Chi-Chung
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:26 am
Taipei: Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) Chief Chen Chi-Chung on Saturday said China has violated international trade rules after it decided to suspend the imports of grouper fish from his country.
Former Chinese top general's daughter slams Xi Jinping administration over Zero-COVID Policy
Jun 14, 2022, at 04:18 am
Beijing: Daughter of a former top Chinese general has targeted President Xi Jinping-led government over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brussels hosts India-EU Security and Defence Consultations
Jun 14, 2022, at 03:28 am
Brussels: India and European Union (EU) authorities recently discussed increasing maritime security cooperation and the prospect of co-development and co-production of defence equipment, media reports said.
Canada's inflation to cause 1 in 4 homeowners to sell their homes: Survey
Jun 14, 2022, at 01:56 am
Toronto/IBNS: A new debt survey from Manulife Bank of Canada conducted between Apr 14-20 revealed that nearly one in four homeowners would have to sell their home if interest rates go up further.
Pakistan: Protest held in Sindh against 'missing' Baloch students
Jun 14, 2022, at 12:37 am
Islamabad: A protest was held outside the Sindh Assembly on Sunday over the alleged kidnapping of two Baloch students of University of Karachi by law enforcement agencies.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Kunar leaves one Taliban member dead
Jun 13, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Kunar: An explosion rocked Kunar province in Afghanistan left a Taliban dead and six others injured, media reports said on Monday.
Bitcoin price drops below 25,000 USD
Jun 13, 2022, at 10:27 pm
George Town/UNI/Sputnik: The Bitcoin price is falling by 10.8 per cent on Monday and is now below $25,000 for the first time since December 2020.
Refugees at risk: UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New York: The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Malawian Police Service.
Pioneering Namibia MP, Indonesia family planning board, win 2022 UN Population Award
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:28 pm
New York: The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, announced on Monday the winners of it’s 2022 UN Population Award, with the individual prize going to a young trailblazing parliamentarian from Namibia, while the institutional award went to Indonesia’s National Population and Family Planning Board.