DPRK test-fires short-range projectiles: S.Korea's military
Mar 09, 2020, at 11:20 am
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired short-range projectiles into the East Sea on Monday in what was believed to be part of the ongoing firing drills, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
No sustainable development or peace without women: UN deputy chief
Mar 09, 2020, at 10:48 am
New York/IBNS: The world will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if half the planet is left behind, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said in Papua New Guinea on Sunday: International Women’s Day.
Turkish president urges Greece to open border for illegal immigrants
Mar 08, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged Greece to open its border gate for the passage of illegal immigrants, who have been waiting in Turkey's northwestern border for the last 10 days to enter Europe.
Five people killed by avalanche in central Austria : Reports
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Five people were killed by an avalanche on the Hoher Dachstein mountain in central Austria, local media reported on Sunday.
Yemen: UN envoy calls for 'immediate and unconditional' freeze on military activities
Mar 08, 2020, at 06:37 pm
New York/IBNS: In a visit to northern Yemen on Saturday, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths repeated his call for an immediate freeze on military activities and for warring parties to work towards a de-escalation in fighting.
Iran sees deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak with 49 fatalities
Mar 08, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran saw the steepest rise in coronavirus-related deaths overnight, with 49 people dying from the COVID-19 disease, the Health Ministry spokesman said Sunday.
Four dead in China hotel collapse
Mar 08, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Fuzhou/UNI: Four people were confirmed dead on Sunday morning after a hotel building collapsed in east China's Fujian Province.
Egypt, Sudan vow to boost mutual relations
Mar 08, 2020, at 10:19 am
CAIRO/Xinhua: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan underlined on Saturday the need to consolidate bilateral relations.
China reports 27 new deaths, toll mounts to 3097
Mar 08, 2020, at 09:51 am
Beijing/UNI: Chinese health authority on Sunday confirmed 27 more deaths due to the deadly COVID-19, taking the death toll to 3097.
COVID-19: 50 dead, over 7000 infected in South Korea
Mar 08, 2020, at 08:52 am
Seoul/UNI: With a total of 50 deaths, South Korea on Sunday confirmed 67 additional cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 7,134.
Coronavirus: Death toll rise to 233 in Italy
Mar 08, 2020, at 08:41 am
Rome/UNI: As Italy is all set to quarantine nearly 16 million people, the death toll due to the deadly coronavirus rose to 233 while the total number of infections shot up by a single-day record of 1,247 to hit 5,061.
Senior Iranian commander killed in Syria's capital
Mar 07, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A senior Iranian revolutionary guard member was gunned down in the capital Damascus on Friday, a war monitor reported on Saturday.
Japan reports 63 more cases of COVID-19, 1,137 in total
Mar 07, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The number of the COVID-19 infections in Japan rose to 1,137 as of 7:00 pm local time on Saturday, an increase of 63 cases from a day earlier.
Vietnam confirms 18th novel coronavirus case
Mar 07, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed another new case of novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 18, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Kuwait suspends flights with 7 countries over coronavirus concerns
Mar 07, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Kuwait City/ Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait has decided to suspend all flights with seven countries for one week as part of the precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Kuwaiti government said Saturday.
Starbucks closes store in downtown Seattle after employee tests positive for COVID-19
Mar 07, 2020, at 03:49 pm
San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: US coffee chain titan Starbucks Corporation said on Friday evening that it has temporarily closed a store for "a deep clean" after an employee was found infected with COVID-19.
COVID-19 death toll: Over 3300 dead, says WHO
Mar 07, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organisation on Saturday confirmed that a total of 3380 people have so far lost their lives, worldwide, due to the deadly novel coronavirus which was first detected in China's Wuhan in late December and later spread across the world.
Rights office concerned over death sentences against 35 Yemeni MPs
Mar 07, 2020, at 10:32 am
New York/IBNS: The UN human rights office is calling on authorities in Yemen to revoke death sentences imposed against 35 parliamentarians allegedly for treason charges.
International Women’s Day: Gender equality benefits everyone
Mar 07, 2020, at 10:28 am
New York/IBNS: The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone whose lives will be changed by a fairer world”, the chief of UN Women said in her message for International Women’s Day (IWD) at UN Headquarters on Friday, being celebrated in New York, ahead of the official day.
DR Congo: Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response
Mar 07, 2020, at 10:26 am
New York/IBNS: Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which are hosting more than 900,000 refugees and asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners said in a $621 million appeal launched on Friday.
International Women's Day: progress on gender equality remains slow
Mar 06, 2020, at 10:18 am
New York/IBNS: Women's Rights in Review, 25 years after Beijing takes stock of how the landmark gender equality plan, the Beijing Platform for Action, is being implemented and calls for greater parity and justice.
Mar 06, 2020, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday that he hoped the latest ceasefire agreement between Russia and Turkey to end fighting across Syria’s stricken Idlib region, would finally lead to “an immediate and lasting cessation”, that would protect civilian lives.
International Women's Day: progress on gender equality remains slow
Mar 06, 2020, at 10:08 am
New York/IBNS: Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of 10 men and women around the world, hold some sort of bias against women, according to new findings published on Thursday from the UN Development Programmme (UNDP).
Bulgarian GDP grows by 3.4 pct in 2019
Mar 05, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Sofia/Xinhua: Bulgarian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.4 percent year-on-year in 2019 in real terms, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the country's National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Egypt confirms 3rd case of novel coronavirus: ministry
Mar 05, 2020, at 07:03 pm
Cairo/Xinhua: Egypt's Health Ministry and the World Health Organization said in a joint statement Thursday that an Egyptian citizen was tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases inside Egypt to three.
Morocco, Turkmenistan to boost bilateral cooperation
Mar 05, 2020, at 06:55 pm
Rabat/Xinhua: Morocco and Turkmenistan have agreed to boost cooperation, commerce and investment, an official statement said on Thursday.
UN mourns passing of former Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuéllar
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:35 pm
New York/IBNS: Javier Perez de Cuéllar, the fifth United Nations Secretary-General, praised for his ability to foster dialogue and for leading the Organization through a turbulent decade, has passed away at the age of 100.
Violent extremism prevention ‘only effective’ if human rights are enshrined
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York/IBNS: Many global programmes aimed at countering violent extremism have negative impacts on human rights and may even ‘foster radicalization’ rather than preventing it, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
Syria: UN food relief agency ‘doing everything we can’ to reach Idlib civilians
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:33 pm
New York/IBNS: Difficult winter weather conditions, road congestion and military manoeuvres are restricting humanitarian aid delivery to desperate civilians in the Syrian province of Idlib, where a Government operation to weed out extremists has uprooted nearly one million people since December.
Human rights defenders, too often left defenceless themselves – UN expert
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:32 pm
New York/IBNS: Human rights defenders working in conflict and post-conflict situations need to be given greater recognition, protection and support, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday, in his latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.