Ten-fold increase in confirmed Coronavirus cases
Feb 13, 2020, at 10:41 am
Beijing/UNI: Health authorities in China’s Hubei province – the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic– reported on Thursday 14,840 new confirmed cases, almost 10 times the number reported a day earlier, and new deaths attributable to the contagion rose to 242, more than double on the day.
Japan: 5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
Feb 12, 2020, at 07:09 pm
Tokyo/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on Wednesday struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
China: Factory blast leaves 5 dead, 10 injured
Feb 12, 2020, at 06:53 pm
Beijing/UNI: Five people were killed and 10 others injured as a result of an explosion at a chemical factory in the Huludao city of the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, media reported on Wednesday.
Over 10 Turkish servicemen killed in recent attacks by Syrian forces in Idlib
Feb 12, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that 14 Turkish servicemen have been killed and 45 others wounded in recent attacks by the Syrian Arab Army in Syria's northwestern Idlib province.
Turkey Prez threatens to attack Syrian forces "everywhere" if Turkey's troops targeted
Feb 12, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish president threatened Wednesday to attack Syrian forces "everywhere" if Turkish soldiers are targeted again in the Idlib province of Syria.
Egypt's police kill 17 terrorists in North Sinai
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:37 am
Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: Egyptian police forces killed 17 terrorists during a shootout in the country's restive North Sinai Province, Egyptian Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday.
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:29 am
New York/IBNS: Promoting education for adolescent girls is an “indispensable foundation for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, Secretary-General António Guterres declared at the launch event of the Drive for 5 education initiative at UN Headquarters on Tuesday, hosted by the Irish Mission to the United Nations.
UN underlines need for dialogue to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:28 am
New York/IBNS: Rising tensions and instability across the globe, particularly in the Middle East, underscore the need to resolve the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Tuesday.
‘Don’t forget Madagascar’s children’, UN appeals for long-term help as emergency worsens
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:27 am
New York/IBNS: Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases getting worse, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Victim-centred laws ‘paramount’ to combat online sexual abuse against children
Feb 12, 2020, at 10:02 am
New York/IBNS: Comprehensive national strategies are urgently needed to prevent child sexual abuse online and other Internet issues for children, independent UN human rights experts said on Tuesday, Safer Internet Day.
Fail wins Irish general election
Feb 11, 2020, at 06:53 pm
Dublin/UNI: Fianna Fail replaced Fine Gael to be Ireland's largest party by winning the largest number of parliamentary seats in the country's 2020 general election, according to the official results.
With science 'held back by a gender gap', Guterres calls for more empowerment for women and girls
Feb 11, 2020, at 10:09 am
New York/IBNS: Fewer than 30 per cent of the world’s scientific researchers are women: that’s just one of the statistics showing how many challenges remain for women and girls in the scientific field, as the world marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, on Tuesday.
Hospitals in Yemen attacked, disrupting healthcare for thousands of vulnerable civilians
Feb 11, 2020, at 09:53 am
New York/IBNS: Attacks on health facilities in Yemen’s Marib province, East of the capital Sana’a, have left some 15,000 people – many of them displaced from other parts of the country – with severely limited options for medical care, the UN said on Monday.
Feb 11, 2020, at 09:16 am
New York/IBNS: Government ministers and other high-level representatives from more than 140 countries, on Monday adopted a new declaration to enhance global nuclear security and counter the threat of nuclear terrorism.
African Union, Arab League reject Trump's controversial Mideast peace plan
Feb 10, 2020, at 07:31 pm
Addis Ababa/UNI: The African Union (UN) and the Arab League (AL) on Sunday voiced their rejection of the newly unveiled US peace plan that has sparked growing tensions between Palestine and Isreal.
S Korea, US hold talks in Seoul to discuss Korean Peninsula affairs
Feb 10, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Seoul,/Xinhua:Senior diplomats from South Korea and the United States held talks in Seoul on Monday to discuss the Korean Peninsula affairs, according to local media reports.
Novel coronavirus vaccine starts animal trials
Feb 10, 2020, at 06:20 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A candidate vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus has been tested on animals, according to a report Monday on news portal yicai.com, citing sources with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Tunisia arrests 107 illegal immigrants off southeast coast
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Tunis/Xinhua/UNI: Tunisia has foiled an illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian coast, the interior ministry said Monday.
Nigeria air force says kills Boko Haram leaders in airstrike
Feb 10, 2020, at 05:42 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: The Nigerian Air Force on Monday said it carried out an airstrike and killed several Boko Haram leaders in the restive northeast state of Borno.
World Urban Forum: cities must be ‘at the heart’ of sustainable development
Feb 10, 2020, at 03:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The official opening of the 10th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF) took place in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, with UN chief António Guterres telling delegates that cities and towns were crucial to deliver sustainable development across the globe during the next decade.
Feb 10, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York/IBNS: The challenges facing African nations are “complex, multi-faceted and far-reaching" but a “collective, comprehensive and coordinated” response by the global community will build on the momentum that already exists to help the continent thrive, the UN chief told the African Union Summit on Sunday.
Egyptian army kills 10 terrorists in North Sinai province
Feb 10, 2020, at 09:40 am
Cairo/Xinhua/UNI: Egypt's army announced that it killed 10 terrorists as its forces thwarted a major terror attack on a military checkpoint in North Sinai province.
Series of airstrikes on Taliban, ISIS kill over 50 militants throughout country: Military
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan authorities confirmed on Sunday that at least 19 members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) were killed in airstrikes in the eastern Kunar province on Sunday, while 39 Taliban members were eliminated in the series airstrikes by Afghan air forces in other provinces, namely Kandahar, Kunduz, Herat, Balkh and Helmand.
Syrian army captures 600 square km of areas in Idlib, Aleppo
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Syrian army said on Sunday that it has captured 600 square km of areas over the past few days in the countryside region of Idlib and Aleppo provinces in northern Syria.
Death toll from shooting spree in Thailand rises to 30 people - Reports
Feb 09, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: The death tolls from the mass shooting in the central Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima rose to 30 people, the local news outlet, Khaosod, said on Sunday, citing the police.
Lasting Libya ceasefire: Some consensus, but further talks needed - UN Mission
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:50 pm
New York/IBNS: The first round of UN-brokered talks between military representatives in Geneva aimed at forging a lasting ceasefire between Libyan Government and main opposition forces, has concluded without full agreement, despite reaching consensus in many areas.
World Urban Forum looks to realize a ‘common vision’ for cities of the future
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:41 pm
New York/IBNS: The Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF10), the largest global gathering on the future of cities, opened on Saturday with thousands taking part in lively discussion, through different assemblies representing youth, women, grassroot communities, local and regional governments and business.
Feb 09, 2020, at 04:29 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN chief on Saturday called on the international community to recognize the need for African counter-terrorism operations, backed by the UN Security Council, to tackle the growing threat of extremist violence across the continent, and “predictable funding, guaranteed by compulsory contributions”.
Thai Police chief confirms mall shooter is dead, police operation over
Feb 09, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: Thai National Police Chief Gen. Chakthip Chaichinda has confirmed that the mass shooter who killed over 20 people at a shopping mall in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima had been eliminated.
UN General Assembly president urges avoiding rumors about coronavirus, emphasizes solidarity
Feb 09, 2020, at 12:29 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua: President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Saturday urged avoiding listening to rumours and unofficial information on the novel coronavirus, while emphasizing solidarity and cooperation of different forms during such times.