Jul 23, 2020, at 05:28 am
Quebec, Jul 22 (IBNS): Quebec's surge in the number of new cases of coronavirus since the end of June has been mainly due to increased family contacts, Quebec Health Ministry was quoted as saying in media reports.
7 Afghan security forces killed during Taliban attack
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least seven Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack in the southern province of Kandahar on Wednesday, according to police chief Tadin Khan.
Afghanistan: Two car bomb explosions hit Helmand
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Kabul/UNI: Two car bomb explosions hit Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, resulting in injuries and fatalities both for the Afghan military and the Taliban, TOLOnews reported on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan PM orders probe into illegal poaching leading to leopard deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the wildlife department to probe incidents of illegal poaching after leopards were killed in snares in recent weeks, local media reported on Wednesday.
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases reach 213,254 with 2,751 deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 2,744 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 213,254, with 2,751 deaths so far.
Beijing calls on US to abolish 'revolting' decision to close Chinese consulate in Houston
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China is calling on the United States to immediately abolish the decision to close China's Consulate General in the city of Houston, the Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Security forces recover Pakistani national identity cards from slain militants
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have recovered Pakistani National Identity Cards from the slain militants who were killed during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, media reports said.
Israel-Palestine: Breakdown in cooperation over COVID, now putting lives at risk
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:43 pm
Cooperation between Israelis and the Palestinians at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic is breaking down, putting human lives at risk as the economy goes into meltdown and the threat of Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank lingers, the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process says.
Ethiopia urged to allow peaceful demonstrations, investigate protestor deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:38 pm
Independent UN human rights experts are urging the Ethiopian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, in a new appeal for investigations into the deaths of people protesting the recent killing of a popular singer and activist from the Oromo ethnic group.
Harness multilateralism’s power to urgently advance women’s rights amid COVID recovery
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:34 pm
With essential resources for women’s health being diverted to emergency COVID-19 response around the world, Governments, civil society leaders, CEOs and academic experts gathered virtually on Tuesday, to explore ways to accelerate the achievement of landmark targets set 25 years ago for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
COVID-19 scapegoating triggers fresh displacement in Yemen, warns migration agency
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: COVID-19 fears have prompted fresh displacement in war-torn Yemen, and forced many of those on the move to sell what little they have to survive, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Police kill Taliban terrorist during operation
Jul 22, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Kabul: The Kabul Police have killed a suspected Taliban terrorist during an operation in Afghanistan's Shakar Dara district, media reports said.
Mike Pompeo targets China for aggressive stance
Jul 22, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has targeted China for its aggressive expansionist move and said Beijing should behave in the international system in ways that are appropriate and consistent with the international order.
Amid COVID-19 scare, Nobel Prize banquet to be cancelled for first time since 1956: Report
Jul 22, 2020, at 05:43 am
Stockholm/IBNS: The Nobel Prize banquet might be cancelled this year for the first time in over half a century amidst a continuous peak in the coronavirus cases globally, media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese companies forcing Uyghur population to produce face masks
Jul 22, 2020, at 04:52 am
An investigation conducted by an American newspaper has unveiled that Chinese companies are using Uyghur Muslims to produce protective gears needed to fight COVID-19 which include masks.
Toronto witnesses protest against Chinese communist regime
Jul 22, 2020, at 04:38 am
Toronto: A large number of people in Canadian city of Toronto recently staged a protest against the Communist Chinese regime outside the Chinese consulate.
Bangladesh: 3057 test positive for COVID-19 , 41 die in past 24 hrs
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus reached 2,709 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as 41 more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours while 3057 new cases were reported in the same period.
Treatment to Uyghurs: US imposes sanctions on 11 Chinese companies over human rights abuses
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Wasington: The US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added to the Entity List 11 Chinese companies implicated in human rights violations and abuses in the implementation of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) campaign of repression, mass arbitrary detention, forced labor, involuntary collection of biometric data, and genetic analyses targeted at Muslim minority groups from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).
Bangladesh: Police arrest madrasa teacher for allegedly raping several minor boys
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested a madrasa teacher for allegedly raping several minor boys in country's Sirajganj area, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast kills 1 in Balochistan
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Quetta: At least one person was killed and seven injured as a blast rocked Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday, media reports said.
China slams Britain for suspending extradition pact with Hong Kong
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Beijing/UNI: China on Tuesday came down heavily on Britain for its decision to suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong.
Pakistan bans live streaming app Bigo
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday banned live streaming application Bigo and issued a “final warning” to video-sharing service TikTok over obscene and immoral content on the platforms.
Australian coronavirus death toll rises to 126
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:32 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: Australia on Tuesday reported 388 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth welcomed the positive results from COVID-19 vaccine trials around the world.
Afghanistan registers 112 new COVID-19 cases, 35,615 in total
Jul 21, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Afghan Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed 112 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 35,615.
India-based think-tank moves US and UN on plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan
Jul 21, 2020, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi: India-based think-tank Usanas Foundation has approached the key decision makers in the UN and USA who deal with human rights and religious freedom to highlight the plight of Ahmadiyyas in Pakistan, media reports said.
N.S. shooting court documents: Judges to consider release of more details
Jul 21, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: A judge and Crown prosecutors representing The Royal Canadian Mounted Police might start questioning investigators who are investigating the Nova Scotia shootings, media reports said.
New social contract needed to combat ‘inequality pandemic’: Guterres
Jul 21, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New York: As the coronavirus outbreak continues to rage around the world, the UN chief urged everyone on Monday to take up a new social contract to combat the “inequality pandemic”, at a UN event marking the weekend’s observance of Nelson Mandela Day.
Young innovators vying for top UN environmental prize
Jul 21, 2020, at 03:33 pm
New York: Thirty-five young people with innovative ideas for tackling challenges such as protecting indigenous Amazonian land through adventure travel, converting harmful emissions into valuable commodities in the United States, and generating electricity from water in Nigeria, have been named as regional finalists for one of the UN’s most prestigious environmental awards.
Two Brazilian ministers test positive for COVID-19
Jul 21, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Brasilia/Xinhua: Two members of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's cabinet said they had contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Monday.
German national kidnapped in Iraqi capital
Jul 21, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: A German national was kidnapped on Monday by unidentified militants in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, German news agency DPA reported on Tuesday.