International Day honours rural women’s critical role in feeding the world
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:51 pm
New York: Although rural women and girls have an essential role in food systems, they still do not have equal power with men, therefore earn less, and experience higher levels of food insecurity, according to UN Women, the agency supporting countries to reach gender equality.
Recent Kosovo-Serbia tensions could ‘unravel steady but fragile progress’
Oct 16, 2021, at 10:35 pm
New York: Tensions over vehicle licence plates and anti-smuggling operations, between authorities in Kosovo and Serbia, in recent weeks, may contribute to unravelling “steady but fragile progress made in rebuilding trust among communities” in Kosovo and Serbia.
Conservative British MP Sir David Amess dies after being stabbed
Oct 16, 2021, at 02:44 am
London/UNI: British Conservative MP Sir David Amess died on Friday after being stabbed in his constituency surgery in Essex while he was holding a meeting with his constituents.
UK Lawmaker David Amess stabbed at constituency surgery in Essex: Reports
Oct 16, 2021, at 01:31 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: UK Conservative lawmaker David Amess was stabbed several times on Friday at his constituency surgery in the Belfairs Methodist Church in the town of Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, Sky News reported.
LinkedIn to close ops in China over restrictive regulations
Oct 15, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Sunnyvale/Sputnik: Microsoft Corp. LinkedIn says it has decided to close the social network function of its platform in China due to tougher censorship regulations.
Queen Elizabeth II irritated at lack of action on climate change
Oct 15, 2021, at 09:44 pm
London/Sputnik: Queen Elizabeth II of England has been caught on camera apparently sharing her irritation at the lack of action from world leaders on climate change, the UK media reported on Friday.
56 arrested in South Africa for holding officials hostage
Oct 15, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Johannesburg/Xinhua: A total of 56 veterans were arrested on Thursday night after South African police rescued three officials who were held hostage.
Colombians cling tenaciously to peace gains, Security Council hears
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New York: Five years after an historic Peace Agreement was reached in Colombia, the process continues to show the benefits of ending the conflict through negotiation and keeping victims at the heart of the discussion moving forward.
UN calls for end to violence in Lebanon following deadly Beirut clashes
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an immediate end to violence in Lebanon following deadly sectarian violence in the capital, Beirut, surrounding the on-going investigation into the August 2020 blasts in the port area.
Yemen: Dialogue and compromise ‘only way forward’
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:39 pm
New York: A comprehensive negotiated political settlement is needed to end the violence in Yemen “once and for all”, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.
Paraguay violated indigenous rights, UN committee rules in landmark decision
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:33 pm
New York: Paraguay’s failure to prevent the toxic contamination of indigenous people’s traditional lands by commercial farming violates their rights and their sense of “home”, the UN Human Rights Committee said in a landmark ruling on Wednesday.
When disaster strikes, developing countries still too vulnerable
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New York: Many developing nations remain unprotected against disaster, even though it is accepted that building community resilience has many benefits, beyond saving lives and livelihoods.
Lebanese army looking for people who attacked protesters in Beirut post explosions
Oct 14, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Beirut/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The Lebanese military is looking for criminals who opened fire at protesters in Beirut on Thursday.
Taliban delegation departs for Ankara to meet senior Turkish officials
Oct 14, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: A Taliban delegation led by senior leader Amir Khan Muttaqi has departed for Turkey.
Russia confirms record 31,299 COVID cases in past 24 hours: Response center
Oct 14, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia confirmed a record high of 31,299 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 28,717 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,892,980, the federal response center said on Thursday.
Seoul mulls compensation for owner of phone number shown in Netflix show Squid Game
Oct 14, 2021, at 12:54 am
Seoul/UNI/Sputnik: South Korean government may provide compensation to the person whose real phone number was exposed in the Netflix hit series Squid Game, Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday citing a senior government official.
Hong Kong: Arrests under Security Law, a serious concern
Oct 13, 2021, at 05:45 pm
New York: The arrest of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and woman human rights defender Chow Hang-Tung, on charges of “incitement to subversion” and being a foreign agent, is a source of “deep concern” four UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday.
Alert over spike in security operations against Libya migrants
Oct 13, 2021, at 04:54 pm
Migrants and asylum seekers in Libya have been facing increasingly heavy-handed treatment from targeted security operations, that have resulted in at least one death and a steep increase in detentions.
Afghanistan: US,UK govts ask citizens to stay away from Serena hotel in Kabul
Oct 12, 2021, at 03:14 pm
London/Washington: The US and UK governments have issued advisories to its citizens where they have asked them to stay away from the Serena hotel in Kabul amid security threats.
Yemeni police officer die in explosion in country's east: Source
Oct 12, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Doha/UNI/Sputnik: A police officer was killed in an explosion in the city of Seiyun in eastern Yemen, a security service source told Sputnik.
DC Comics reveal the latest Superman character will be bisexual
Oct 12, 2021, at 02:45 pm
DC Comics on Monday announced that the latest Superman, the iconic superhero character, will be bisexual.
David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens win Nobel Prize in Economics
Oct 12, 2021, at 12:02 am
US-based economists David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens clinched the 2021 Nobel economics prize on Monday.
European Union nations call for nuclear energy to be included in ‘green’ list
Oct 11, 2021, at 07:42 pm
Brussels/UNI/Sputnik: Ten European Union countries have spoken out in support of nuclear power, calling for it to be included in the list of energies considered as virtuous both for the climate and the environment.
Six die in Bolivian Air Force plane crash
Oct 10, 2021, at 02:53 pm
La Paz/UNI/Xinhua: Six people died on Saturday, including four officials from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, after a Bolivian Air Force plane crashed in the Amazon area of Agua Dulce in the Pando department, local police said.
Libya: UN lauds mercenary withdrawal plan on ‘path towards peace and democracy’
Oct 09, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New York: The United Nations on Friday welcomed the signing of a long-awaited Action Plan to withdraw mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces from Libya, after years of fighting between warring factions across the oil-rich nation.
DR Congo: Lack of sufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians
Oct 09, 2021, at 10:10 pm
New York: Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a stark choice over who to assist, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country warned on Friday.
Journalists who ‘speak truth to power’ recognized with Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 09, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New York: Two campaigning journalists were awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said was recognition that a free press is “essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights – and the cornerstone for building fair and impartial institutions”.
Chinese firm concerned over delay in launch of CPEC solar project in Pakistan
Oct 09, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Lahore: A Chinese state company has voiced its concerns over the inordinate delay in the launch and completion of the remaining 600-megawatt portion of the 900MW mega solar power project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) amid alleged issues related to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), media reports said.
Facebook says aware of second outage in a week, working to restore service
Oct 09, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Social media site Facebook says that it is aware of reports of users having trouble accessing their apps and products and is working to restore service in the second major outage for the platform this week, the company said on Friday in a tweet.
Russian govt voices concern over activities of ISIS in Afghanistan
Oct 09, 2021, at 01:37 am
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said the country is concerned over the activity of the Islamic State terrorist group in Afghanistan.