Jul 15, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Washington: Giving relief to students, President Donald Trump-led administration has rescinded its policy that would bar international students who only take online courses from staying in the US, media reports said.
US military networks vulnerable to cyber attacks
Jul 15, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US computer networks, including Pentagon communications, are vulnerable to cyber attacks as their obsolete architecture fails to provide sufficient visibility and control options, US Army Cyber Command head Stephen Fogarty said at a virtual conference on Wednesday.
Canada: Vast majority of Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening, Premier Doug Ford announces
Jul 15, 2020, at 05:44 am
Ottawa/IBNS: In his daily news briefings, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the vast majority of Canada's Ontario, which include twenty-four regions, would be able to enter Stage 3 of reopening this Friday.
UK government bans companies from buying Huawei equipment for 5G networks - Minister
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom government will ban UK companies from buying Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei-produced equipment for 5G networks from the end of the year, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden said on Tuesday.
Saudi Aramco says will restructure business on oil refining, marketing by end of 2020
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Aramco, the Middle Eastern oil giant, will reorganize its downstream sector – oil processing and marketing – by the end of 2020 to strengthen its global growth strategy and increase the operational efficiency, the company announced on Tuesday.
US envoy says US troops left 5 Afghan bases as part of deal with Taliban
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US troops have left five bases in Afghanistan and the number of servicemen in Afghanistan has decreased as part of the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar in February, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers demonstrate against China in Tokyo
Jul 14, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Tokyo: Slamming China for its policies in respective regions, about 300 Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong demonstrators marched in Tokyo city of Japan on Sunday.
Another doctor dies due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Jul 14, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Dhaka: The COVID-19 infection continues to tighten its killer hands in Bangladesh as the infection claimed the life of Gynaecologist Dr Irin Jaman of Chattogram Ma O Shishu Hospital on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast leaves five people killed
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Surobi district on Tuesday which left at least five people killed and eleven others hurt, media reports said.
UK plans to send aircraft carrier to Asia Pacific as tensions with China rising - Reports
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK military intends to send new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth to the Asia Pacific as tensions with Beijing continue to rise, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
Bangladesh: 33 people die due to COVID-19
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 33 new deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 2424.
After New York, Tibetans protest outside Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Jul 14, 2020, at 07:59 pm
San Francisco/IBNS: As the Covid-19 count soars across the globe, protestors are finding new ways to exhibit their dissent against the Xi Jinping-led Chinese government, as they accuse Beijing of suppressing facts pertaining to the deadly virus.
Cities and local government must focus on well-being of people in developing countries
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: While the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in developing and developed countries alike, the President of the UN General Assembly maintained on Monday that the response must focus on “the two-thirds of the world’s population at risk of being left behind”.
UN condemns deadly attack against peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: A UN peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed and two others were wounded in a deadly attack in the Central African Republic on Monday.
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public health strategies, and not a politically-driven decision-making process.
Wearing Masks to Be Mandatory in England's Shops From July 24 - Downing Street Spokesman
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:01 pm
London/Sputnik: Face covering will become mandatory in shops across England starting from July 24, a Downing Street spokesman said.
COVID-19: UN and partners work to ensure learning never stops for young refugees
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New York: Global advocates for refugees are pushing to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not derail efforts for displaced children and young people to continue learning and eventually return to a real classroom.
UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York: In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, the UN chief said on Monday, launching this year’s major UN food security update, highlighting that over the past five years, tens of millions of people have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished.
U.S. COVID-19 cases surging because nation never "shut down entirely," says Fauci
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Washington/Xinhua: U.S. top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday the United States is seeing a surge in new COVID-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely, according to a CNBC report.
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:40 pm
New York: The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people will likely need humanitarian assistance by 2022, the UN’s deputy rights chief said on Monday.
Chinese Embassy Slams US' Statements on South China Sea as 'Completely Unjustified'
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Chinese Embassy in the United States has slammed Washington's statements on the threats supposedly inflicted by Beijing in the South China Sea as "completely unjustified," the spokesperson for the diplomatic mission said.
7,000 army soldiers deployed to fight floods in east China
Jul 14, 2020, at 12:29 am
Fuzhou/Xinhua: -- Over 7,000 army soldiers have been deployed to the eastern part of China for flood control and emergency rescue operations, according to the Chinese military.
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin narrowly wins vote to replace speaker by a whisker
Jul 14, 2020, at 12:15 am
Kuala Lumpur/UNI: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin narrowly won a major political test on Monday, as his coalition won just enough votes to remove the lower house speaker in a vote seen as an important barometer of his government's support.
Russian warplanes target IS positions in eastern Syria's desert
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: Russian warplanes on Monday struck positions of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the desert region in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.
COVID-19 infected noted Bangladeshi businessman Nurul Islam Babul dies
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Dhaka: Noted Bangladeshi businessman and Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday, media reports said.
Despite propagating clean environment, China remains largest coal producer
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Beijing: It seems that China is following a double standard as far as environmental safety issues are concerned as despite earning applause for promising to make a clean environment, the dragons remain the highest producer of coal in the world.
Bangladesh: Coronavirus claims 39 more lives
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Thirty-nine more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,391.
Over 40 People Killed, Injured in Explosion in Afghanistan's Samangan Province - Witness
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Over 40 people were killed and injured in the explosion near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, an eyewitness told Sputnik on Monday.
Nelson Mandela's youngest daughter Zindzi Mandela dies at 59
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of anti-apartheid revolutionary and first black president of South Africa Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 59.
And now China is planning to sue think tanks and researchers
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Beijing: It seems China is trying to silence the voice of the critics who are targeting it for allegedly torturing ethnic minority community as Beijing is now planning to sue the researchers and think tanks who are behind these revelations, media reports said.