Amazon bans sale of foreign seeds in US
Sep 06, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Washington/IBNS: Amazon has banned the sale of imported seeds in the United States after several Americans complained that they had received packets of seeds they had not ordered, mostly from China.
Canada's 2nd province, Newfoundland & Labrador launches COVID-19 Alert App
Sep 05, 2020, at 05:31 am
Newfoundland & Labrador/IBNS: The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), the second Canadian province, signed up for the COVID-19 Alert App, details of which were unveiled Sep 3 by the federal government's exposure notification system, media reports said.
Canadian Health experts advise citizens to get flu shot to avoid toll on healthcare system
Sep 04, 2020, at 04:53 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's health experts are advising Canadians to get the flu shot to avoid an influx of people becoming ill as influenza and the novel coronavirus circulate at the same time, media reports said.
Joe Biden condemns Beijing's treatment towards Uyghur Muslims
Sep 04, 2020, at 01:05 am
Washington: Putting pressure on China, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden condemned Beijing's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority.
Sep 03, 2020, at 05:15 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health has been widely criticized for six straight months over his lack of leadership and lack of clear communication as Ontarians crave for new leadership during the province's entering a critical new stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Heath Canada willing to consider approval of home COVID-19 tests to screen for virus
Sep 02, 2020, at 05:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The news of the consideration of approval of home COVID-19 tests to screen for the virus by Health Canada was welcomed by public health experts and doctors who were in favour of frequent and inexpensive testing, media reports said.
Enforced disappearance: Baloch, Sindhis, Pashtuns demonstrate against Pakistan in Toronto
Sep 02, 2020, at 12:33 am
Toronto: Observing the ''International Day of Victims of Forced Disappearances’, members of Baloch, Sindhi and Pashtun organisations staged a protest against Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
US military blames Taliban for recent attacks on bases in southern Afghanistan - Reports
Aug 31, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The US military officials hold the Taliban responsible for the recent rocket attacks against the Camp Bastion air base and the Camp Dwyer forward operating base in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, The New York Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to surge before school reopening
Aug 31, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: There have been 127,673 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,113 deaths, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada on Sunday.
Uyghurs protest in Washington against Chinese persecution
Aug 31, 2020, at 04:07 am
Washington: Wearing masks, which were decorated with the flag of their native East Turkestan, a group of Uyghur Muslims demonstrated outside of the US Department of State here against their persecution and that of other religious minorities in China on Friday.
California becomes first state with over 700,000 total COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins
Aug 30, 2020, at 03:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: California has become the first US state where the number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 700,000, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University.
US House Speaker Pelosi says White House $1.3Trln COVID-19 relief package not enough
Aug 29, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Washington/Sputnik: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a statement said the White House's proposal to provide $1.3 trillion in COVID-19 relief would not be enough to meet the needs of the US public.
2 US soldiers killed in California chopper crash
Aug 29, 2020, at 02:58 pm
Los Angeles/Xinhua: Two US soldiers were killed and three others injured in a helicopter crash during a training exercise late Thursday in Southern California, U.S. media reported on Friday, citing military officials.
Canada: Ontario witnesses no spike in COVID-19 cases in Stage 3 plan of reopening
Aug 29, 2020, at 05:17 am
Ottawa/IBNS: There has been no spike in COVID-19 cases so far even after four weeks when Toronto and Peel Region joined the rest of Ontario (with the exception of Windsor-Essex) in Stage 3 of the province's pandemic reopening plan, media reports said.
US to probe Pakistan’s ISIS terrorists in Syria
Aug 29, 2020, at 03:20 am
Islamabad: Making the situation tough for PM Imran Khan, United States has started an investigation into the role of Pakistanis in the Islamic State movement in Syria, media reports said.
President Donald Trump formally accepts nomination to run for re-election
Aug 28, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican Party’s nomination to run for re-election.
Canada's COVID-19 clinical trials drop over China's refusal to ship potential vaccine
Aug 28, 2020, at 05:06 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The collaboration between a Chinese company CanSino Biologics and a Halifax research team aiming to carry out Canada's first clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine was abandoned due to the escalation of tension between Canada and China, media reports said.
Treasury sanctions Chinese national for shipping fentanyl to United States
Aug 28, 2020, at 01:57 am
Washignton: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) identified Chinese national Taotao Zhang as a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act).
US Police fire tear gas to disperse protesters in Wisconsin amid resumed riots - Reports
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:18 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Law enforcement officers in the US city of Kenosha of the midwestern state of Wisconsin have used tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets over police shooting of an African American man, Jacob Blake, US media reported.
China: PLA to conduct four concentrated military drills across three major Chinese sea regions
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:48 am
Beijing: Pursuing its aggressive stance in international waters, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct four concentrated military drills across three major Chinese sea regions in the coming days, state-run Global Times reported.
Ontario community members in Canada celebrate 74th Indian Independence Day
Aug 25, 2020, at 04:19 am
Toronto/IBNS: As India celebrated their 74th Independence Day on Aug 15, the diaspora community in Canada was not lagging behind as they pulled off a virtual gathering to join the occasion.
Erin O'Toole, Canada's new Conservative Party leader, gets 57 pct votes on final ballot
Aug 25, 2020, at 03:41 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Erin O'Toole became the new Canada's Conservative Party leader Aug 24 by getting 57 per cent of the votes on the third and final ballot, compared to 43 per cent for second-place contender Peter MacKay, media reports said.
Canada records 124,629 COVID-19 cases, 9,071 deaths
Aug 24, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: There have been 124,629 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,071 deaths, said the Public Health Agency of Canada on Sunday.
COVID-19: US gives approval to use of blood plasma treatment
Aug 24, 2020, at 02:06 pm
Washington/UNI: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday gave emergency authorisation for the use of plasma to treat coronavirus patients, a BBC report said.
TikTok’s parent company says will sue US President Donald Trump administration over executive order
Aug 24, 2020, at 04:21 am
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese-based video-sharing app TikTok says it will sue the administration of US President Donald Trump over the latter’s executive order banning transactions with the parent company ByteDance.
US House of Representatives passes bill to fund Postal Service
Aug 23, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Washington/UNI: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to provide $25 billion in support to the US Postal Service and block policy changes that could affect mail-in balloting during the Nov 3 presidential election.
Joe Biden says if he is elected he would shut down entire US economy to control Covid-19
Aug 22, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in an interview said he would shut down the entire US economy if scientists recommended it in order to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
US: Joe Biden formally accepts Presidential nomination
Aug 21, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Washington: Joe Biden during a convention speech formally accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president of the United States.
Vibrant Brampton’s first virtual South Asian Festival draws over half a million audience
Aug 21, 2020, at 05:38 am
Brampton(ON)/IBNS: South Asian digital festival in Brampton launched as the largest #VibrantBramptonFest and biggest digital festival in Canada, presented by National Bank and supported by Lazeez Canada, concluded its successful virtual buzz on Aug 12.
Two U.S. citizens, one Pakistani national charged with moving U.S. currency to Iran
Aug 21, 2020, at 04:55 am
Washington: A complaint was unsealed on Thursday, charging two U.S. citizens with federal crimes related to Iran.