Canada: Most northern First Nation in Ontario goes green with their first solar project
Nov 06, 2021, at 05:11 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Fort Severn, Ontario's most northern First Nation on the shores of Hudson Bay has taken a big step toward energy independence by going green with their first solar project, media reports said.
Imran govt reaches understanding with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in temporary truce
Nov 06, 2021, at 01:30 am
Islamabad: The Imran Khan government of Pakistan has reached a tentative understanding with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to seek a broader peace agreement to end nearly two decades of militancy in the country, media reports said.
Prisoned Chinese COVID-19 Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan is now 'close to death': Reports
Nov 05, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Beijing: A Chinese journalist, who was jailed for her coverage of China’s initial response to Covid in Wuhan, is close to death following months of intermittent hunger strikes in protest at her jailing, reports Radio Free Asia.
TLP chief Saad Rizvi insisted on closure of French embassy in talks, says Pakistan Interior Minister
Nov 05, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group chief Saad Rizvi insisted on the closure of the French embassy in his talks with the interior minister.
Pakistan witnesses spike in price of sugar, surpasses even petrol
Nov 05, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan witnessed a major spike in the price of sugar and it is now causing a pinch in the pocket of people.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida may visit US in November: Reports
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may make an official visit to the United States in November, media reported on Friday.
First ever event: New York's World Trade Centre lit up for Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:22 pm
New York: The World Trade Centre in New York city was lit up by Diwali animated lights for the first time, surely touching Indians and people of the diaspora all across the world.
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:49 pm
New York: By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.
World food prices reach highest level in more than a decade
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:44 pm
New York: The UN barometer of world food prices has surged to a new peak, reaching its highest level since July 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced this Thursday.
Ordinary Afghans ‘broke and broken’, warns UN migration agency chief
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:37 pm
New York: A stark warning for the people of Afghanistan has been issued by UN migration agency chief António Vitorino who on Thursday said that ongoing conflict, grinding poverty and climate-related emergencies, have pushed the country to the brink of collapse.
Yemen: Four children killed or maimed a day, as war grinds on
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:34 pm
New York: At least 8 children have reportedly been killed or injured in escalating violence in Yemen in the past five days.
Israel settlement expansion ‘tramples’ on human rights law, experts contend
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:16 pm
New York: Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has drawn strong condemnation from two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.
‘Climate of fear’ prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan
Nov 05, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: Human rights defenders in Afghanistan report that they are now enduring a “climate of fear”, threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan TV channel technician commits suicide
Nov 05, 2021, at 04:09 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistani TV channel technician decided to commit suicide on Thursday in capital city Kabul as he was facing acute financial troubles.
UK's Royal Mint launches commemorative Mahatma Gandhi coin on Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:47 am
London/IBNS: UK on Thursday unveiled a new commemorative coin on Diwali, celebrating the life and legacy of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
Nov 05, 2021, at 05:56 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris on Thursday wished people celebrating Diwali. Yesterday, US lawmakers had introduced legislation to make Diwali a federal holiday.
Turkey, US to create working group to settle differences on S-400: Cavusoglu
Nov 05, 2021, at 12:31 am
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkey and the United States will create a working group to resolve a number of issues, including the situation with the Russian-made S-400 air defence systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
Germany detects highest number of New Covid infections since start of Pandemic
Nov 05, 2021, at 12:20 am
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Germany recorded 33,949 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, which marks the highest daily number since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Robert Koch Institute, the country's health body in charge of coronavirus statistics.
EU concerned over Ethiopia's possible further fragmentation, aggravation of armed conflict
Nov 05, 2021, at 12:00 am
Brussels/Sputnik: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell expressed concerns over the recent escalation of fighting in Ethiopia, pointing to risks of further fragmentation of the country and spreading of the armed conflict, and also reiterated calls for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops.
Ethiopian Parliament approves state of emergency as Tigrayan Rebels advance: Reports
Nov 04, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Addis Ababa/UNI/Sputnik: The lower house of the Ethiopian parliament has approved imposing a state of emergency in the country in the last ditch effort to protect the population from the advancing rebels of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PNLF), Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported on Thursday.
China may have already established a nuclear triad, says Pentagon report
Nov 04, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Washington/UNI: The US Defense Department in a new report says that China may have already established a nuclear triad, which includes the ability to launch nuclear-capable missiles from the air, ground and sea.
Bill to declare Diwali as federal holiday introduced in US Congress: Report
Nov 04, 2021, at 05:32 am
Washington/IBNS: A bill has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives to declare Diwali a federal holiday, media reports said.
US blacklists Pegasus-maker Israeli company over snooping charges
Nov 04, 2021, at 03:02 am
Washington/IBNS: US authorities have blacklisted Israeli company NSO, which is the maker of Pegasus spyware, after determining that the firm supplied software used to target officials and journalists, reports said.
'Unprecedented new low': France flays Australia over leaked Macron text to Morrison
Nov 04, 2021, at 02:21 am
Sydney/IBNS: After the leak of French President Emannuel Macron's text message to Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, France's ambassador to Canberra said the collapse of the submarine deal reached an "unprecedented new low", according to media reports.
China successfully puts Yaogan-32 earth remote-sensing satellites into orbit: Space Agency
Nov 04, 2021, at 01:21 am
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: China has successfully placed a group of Yaogan-32 Earth remote-sensing satellites into orbit, the China National Space Administration said on Wednesday.
Six killed in separate explosions in Afghanistan
Nov 04, 2021, at 12:57 am
Kabul/UNI/Xinhua: At least two Taliban security force members and four civilians were killed and nine people wounded in two separate explosions in Afghanistan on Wednesday, multiple sources confirmed.
Air Canada suspends more than 800 unvaccinated employees
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: The largest Canadian airline, Air Canada, suspended over 800 employees for lacking vaccination against Covid-19, media report on Wednesday said.
Pakistan: 23 people die as Rawalpindi-bound bus falls into ravine
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Islamabad: At least 23 people died and nine people were hurt when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Pakistan's Pallandri area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Senior Taliban commander killed during ISIS-K claimed attack on Kabul hospital
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Kabul: Hamdullah Mukhles, a key and senior commander of the Taliban and one who entered the Presidential Palace on Aug 15, has died during the attack on a hospital in Kabul on Tuesday.
Afghanistan Islamic State group claims responsibility for Kabul hospital attack
Nov 03, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a hospital in Kabul city which left seven people dead.