Afghanistan: Electricity body to sell estate to pay off debt
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan electricity board De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has decided to sell the estate of its debtors so that they pay nearly $62 million bills of the power to the central Asian countries, media reports said on Friday.
Nobel Peace Prize 2021 awarded to journalists Dmitry Muratov, Maria Ressa
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Oslo, Norway/IBNS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their 'courageous efforts' to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia respectively.
Artificial intelligence can help halve road deaths by 2030
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:46 pm
New York: Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep roads safe for everyone, three UN Special Envoys said on Thursday, leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative.
COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’ says rights chief
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:25 pm
New York: COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within and between countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told a major urban policy event in South Korea on Thursday.
Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide
Oct 08, 2021, at 08:59 pm
New York: A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most impoverished regions; that adds up around 100 million families across the globe.
Inequalities between ethnic groups are stark, new UN report reveals
Oct 08, 2021, at 08:44 pm
New York: Differences in so-called multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high across many countries, according to a new analysis released this Thursday.
Disarmament chief says small arms remain threat to peace and security
Oct 08, 2021, at 07:07 pm
New York: The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday that Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), in the context of peacekeeping operations, are a "threat" that can "exacerbate conflict, render arms embargoes ineffective, endanger ‘blue helmets’, humanitarian workers and local populations, and complicate peace agreements."
Oct 08, 2021, at 06:10 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged authorities in Ethiopia to allow vital humanitarian work there to continue, following the recent decision to declare seven of the Organization’s staff persona non grata and expel them from the country.
Afghanistan: Humanitarians call for greater support as winter approaches
Oct 08, 2021, at 05:08 pm
New York: UN humanitarian agencies and their partners on Wednesday urged countries to honour their pledges to Afghanistan, as they rush to scale-up delivery of lifesaving aid ahead of the coming winter season there.
Eleven sailors hurt after US submarine strikes object in Indo-Pacific: Reports
Oct 08, 2021, at 03:10 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Eleven sailors were injured after a US submarine struck an object in international waters in the Indo-Pacific region on Saturday, USNI News outlet reported on Thursday citing a Navy official.
US will continue to strengthen its relations with Taiwan: Price
Oct 08, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Washington: The United States will continue to strengthen its relations with Taiwan amid rising tensions between Taipei and Beijing, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.
Oct 08, 2021, at 05:05 am
Toronto/IBNS: The government of Canada's mandatory vaccine policy was unveiled during a press conference on Oct 6 by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requiring all public servants to either get their shots by month's end or be forced into an unpaid leave of absence.
5.9 magnitude earthquake hits southwestern Pakistan, leaves at least 15 killed
Oct 08, 2021, at 02:41 am
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 15 people were killed and more than 150 injured as a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Balochistan in Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said.
An indifferent White House alarms Pakistan as foreign minister Quereshi urges envoy for action
Oct 08, 2021, at 01:51 am
Islamabad (IBNS): A mysterious and allegedly 'leaked' letter from the Pakistan Foreign Minister to his country's envoy in the U.S, which has been immediately declared as 'fake' and 'baseless' by Islamabad, has 'exposed' that the Pak embassy in Washington has failed to establish “meaningful diplomatic contact” between the two countries.
India facilitates return of recuperating ex-Afghanistan PM Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai to Kabul via Pakistan
Oct 08, 2021, at 01:18 am
Amritsar, India (IBNS): India-based former Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, on Thursday headed back to the Afghan capital of Kabul via Pakistan on medical grounds.
Bangladesh witnesses 21 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 07, 2021, at 12:14 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that witnessed a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent times, registered 21 deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
NLE protest: Pakistan police lathicharge demonstrating doctors
Oct 06, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Doctors protesting against the National Licensing Exam (NLE) on Wednesday continued their demonstration and announced to boycott the Outdoor Patient Departments (OPDs) across the country.
Afghanistan: SGPC condemns attack on Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita
Oct 06, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Amritsar/UNI: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Jagir Kaur has strongly condemned the ransacking of the Gurdwara Dashmesh Pita, Karta-E-Parwan at Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.
School graduates of 2000-2020 are of no use: Taliban
Oct 06, 2021, at 10:28 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government issued yet another bizarre diktat by which those who have graduated from high schools during the past twenty years are of no use.
Afghanistan: Taliban take control over Radio Khyber Nawekht
Oct 06, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Kabul: The heads of Radio Khyber Nawekht, a local radio station in Laghman province in Afghanistan, has claimed the Taliban insurgents entered the radio compound and took control of it after the fall of the former government.
UN-backed initiative reached 4.6 million children in ‘crisis within a crisis’
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:36 pm
New York: In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic devastated education systems throughout the world, making the year even more difficult for youngsters already embroiled in emergencies and protracted crises, according to a new UN-backed report launched on Tuesday, coinciding with World Teachers Day.
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:32 pm
Stockholm: The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to two scientists for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis.
Half of Afghanistan’s under-5s expected to suffer acute malnutrition
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:25 pm
New York: An estimated 3.2 million Afghan children under five, are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition by the end of the year, UN agencies warned on Tuesday, adding that without immediate treatment, at least a million are at risk of dying.
Children ‘indoctrinated’ to fight for insurgents in Mozambique: UNICEF
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:18 pm
New York: In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been shown how to handle weapons and indoctrinated to fight with insurgents.
Tigray: Food aid reaches Afar and Amhara, but situation still ‘dire’
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:05 pm
New York: The first round of food distributions to people in Afar and Amhara regions impacted by the spread of the conflict in northern Ethiopia has been completed, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Three injured as earthquake hits northeast of Japan, say reports
Oct 06, 2021, at 07:38 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Three people were injured when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the northeast of Japan Wednesday, the Kyodo news agency reported.
Violence, aid access, continues to obstruct humanitarian effort in DR Congo
Oct 06, 2021, at 07:19 pm
New York: Violence and access constraints in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to hamper humanitarian operations in a context where one in three people need assistance, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Ex-Facebook employee says it harms children and weakens democracy, Mark Zuckerberg hits back
Oct 06, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Washington: An ex-Facebook employee has told US lawmakers that the popular social media company's apps and sites 'harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy', media reports said.
Afghanistan: ISIS-K terror group claims responsibility for Eidgah mosque blast in Kabul
Oct 06, 2021, at 02:15 pm
Kabul: Terror group ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion on the Eidgah mosque in Kabul on Sunday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Malaysian govt protests encroachment of Chinese vessels in its waters
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:40 am
Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday called in the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to convey Malaysia’s position and protest against the presence and activities of Chinese vessels, including a survey vessel, in Malaysia’s Exclusive Economic Zone off the coasts of Sabah and Sarawak.