UN ‘fully mobilized’ to support the Sudanese people, Security Council hears
Apr 25, 2020, at 01:41 pm
New York/IBNS: The “exceptional circumstances” of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the peace process in Sudan as well as the drawing down of the United Nations mission there, the head of UN peacekeeping updated the Security Council on Friday.
Put aside political agendas ‘to save lives’, top UN official in Kosovo urges
Apr 25, 2020, at 01:40 pm
New York/IBNS: The senior UN official in Kosovo is stressing that strong leadership and political unity are needed now more than ever, as local leaders and their international partners wage war on the “enormous challenge” posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cash help crucial for informal workers, says UN labour chief, stressing primacy of multilateralism
Apr 25, 2020, at 01:38 pm
New York/IBNS: Informal workers who live day to day urgently need cash support from their governments to survive the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the UN labour agency said on Friday.
Apr 25, 2020, at 12:54 pm
New York/IBNS: The coronavirus pandemic has spawned new threats to press freedom in some countries, according to the UN human rights chief, who declared on Friday that “credible, accurate reporting is a lifeline for all of us”.
Afghanistan: Taliban commander Mullah Khaliq killed during operation
Apr 25, 2020, at 12:19 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces killed a key Taliban commander Mullah Khaliq alias Saifullah during its operation in northern Balkh province of the country, media reports said.
Turkey kills eight PKK members in northern Iraq
Apr 25, 2020, at 10:54 am
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish airstrikes killed eight members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as part of counter-terrorism operations in northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Canada finds one million respirators acquired from China unfit to combat COVID-19
Apr 24, 2020, at 08:35 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Canada's public health authority has said around one million KN95 respirators acquired from China have failed to meet federal Covid-19 standards which can be used by health workers working on the frontline.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil nears 50,000 - Ministry of Health
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Rio de Janeiro/Sputnik: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased to 49,492, the National Ministry of Health said on late Thursday.
US Navy says entire crew of Theodore Roosevelt tested for COVID-19, 840 sailors +ve
Apr 24, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Washington/UNI: The US Navy has said that it has finished testing sailors on the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt for the novel coronavirus and 840 sailors have contracted the virus.
Trump says new COVID-19 cases declined in 23 states, hospitalizations down in 46
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump during a press briefing said 23 US states are showing a decline in new coronavirus cases and 46 reported a drop in hospitalizations.
Two flights to evacuate Russian citizens from Bangkok on late Sunday - Ministry
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two flights from Bangkok to Russia's Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Samara (via Irkutsk) – will evacuate Russian citizens from Thailand on late Sunday amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media said.
Russia spotted 21 foreign spy jets close to national airspace over past week - Reports
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian Armed Forces detected 21 foreign jets that were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace last week, the military’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda reported on Friday.
Canada’s Saskatchewan province to begin lifting COVID-19 restrictions May 4 - Premier
Apr 24, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: The Canadian province of Saskatchewan will begin phasing out on May 4 some of the restrictions implemented to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Premier Scott Moe announced at a press conference.
Pakistan: Chinese national goes missing in Karachi, police suspect kidnapping
Apr 24, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A Chinese national has gone missing from the Defence area in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
Common coronavirus enemy, forges some Palestine-Israel cooperation, but West Bank annexation looms
Apr 24, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York/IBNS: The COVID-19 pandemic is creating opportunities for cooperation that Israelis and Palestinians must embrace to sustain Middle East peace efforts and bring an end to decades of conflict, the United Nations’ top envoy in the region said on Thursday.
Human rights ‘uplift everyone’; must guide COVID-19 recovery response, says UN chief
Apr 24, 2020, at 02:11 pm
New York/IBNS: The coronavirus pandemic is not only a critical public health danger, it is also a human, economic and social emergency that is “fast becoming a human rights crisis”, the UN chief said on Thursday, releasing a new policy brief on shaping an effective, inclusive response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID cases spike in Canada, reach 40,000
Apr 23, 2020, at 07:24 pm
Ottawa/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus in Canada rose to 40,179 on Thursday, while the death toll reached 1,974, Health Canada reported.
Bangladesh records seven more COVID-19 deaths
Apr 23, 2020, at 06:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Thursday recorded seventh death from COVID-19 with 414 newly infected cases, bringing the total number to 4,186.
Apple iPhone at risk of hacking through email app, claims mobile security firm
Apr 23, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New York/IBNS: A flaw in the popular tech giant Apple's mobile operating system might have left several users of iPhone and iPad vulnerable to hackers, a mobile security firm has claimed.
Merkel lauds Germany's interim success in COVID-19 response, says situation still fragile
Apr 23, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Berlin/Sputnik/UNI: Although Germany has reached some intermediate success in COVID-19 response, the situation remains fragile, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
Economic impact of coronavirus threatens hard-won progress across Africa’s Great Lakes region
Apr 23, 2020, at 03:08 pm
New York/IBNS: Sweeping preventative measures seem to be curbing the spread of COVID-19 in the Great Lakes region of Africa, but the economic impact of the global pandemic threatens hard-won gains made along the long road back to peace and stability, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the region said on Wednesday.
UN rights chief rejects killings acknowledged by Cameroon, and Iran’s execution of child offenders
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN’s human rights chief has been weighing in on recent killings committed by State authorities, or by rogue members of State military forces, emphasizing that all Governments must strictly abide by international law and hold those who serve, accountable for any violations.
COVID-19: 5G broadband conspiracy ‘a hoax with no technical basis’, UN telecoms agency
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York/IBNS: The latest generation of fast broadband, commonly known as 5G, is in no way responsible for the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) – the UN’s agency for information and communication technologies – confirmed on Wednesday.
COVID-19 pandemic, an ‘unprecedented wake-up call’ for all inhabitants of Mother Earth
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:18 pm
New York/IBNS: In his message for International Mother Earth Day this Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres acknowledged that all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic, which he flagged as “an unprecedented wake-up call”
Top JuD leader arrested in PoK on charges of operating prostitution racket
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:49 pm
Bagh/IBNS: A top leader of Pakistan-based terror group Jamaat-ud-Dawa's (JuD) was arrested by security forces in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on charges of operating a prostitution racket.
Afghanistan: Pakistani-origin ISKP commander linked with Taliban, LeT arrested
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Security officials on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a key leader of the so-called Khorasan wing of the Islamic State in Afghanistan who was originally a resident of Pakistan and had close links with the Taliban’s Peshawar Council, Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e Taiba.
Pakistan moves down in press freedom index, ranks 145 among 180 nations
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Displaying the tough situation of journalists in the country, Pakistan has slipped three more positions in the latest Reporters Without Borders' 2020 World Press Freedom index and now stands at the 145th position.
Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl converted to Islam, married to 40-year-old man in Sindh
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:17 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: When the world is busy fighting COVID-19, incidents of forceful conversion is still being reported from Pakistan. The latest is a Hindu teen who has been allegedly forcefully converted and then married to a 40-year-old man in Sindh region of the country, media reports said.
Russia to increase artificial lung ventilators production 8-fold to 800 in April- Minister
Apr 22, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia will increase its artificial lung ventilators production eight-fold in April, bringing it to 800 pieces, with further increases to follow, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Wednesday.
Australia: Four police officers killed in multi-car collision in Melbourne
Apr 22, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Melbourne/UNI: At least four police officers were killed in a multi-car collision on Wednesday here in Australia.