Man, woman charged with human trafficking as victim escapes
Jul 23, 2017, at 07:53 am
Toronto, July 22 (IBNS): A man and a woman were charged with human trafficking after a teenaged girl escaped from their clutches and contacted the police, media reports said.
Canada aims to facilitate electric car travel by installing charging stations
Jul 23, 2017, at 07:40 am
Toronto, July 22 (IBNS): The Federal government in Canada has planned to install charging stations on road between Manitoba and Ontario with an aim to boost electric car travel, media reports said.
Guterres 'strongly condemns' stabbing attack that left three Israelis dead in West Bank
Jul 23, 2017, at 05:40 am
New York, July 23(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned yesterday evening's stabbing attack by a Palestinian perpetrator, which resulted in the death of three members of an Israeli family in the Halamish settlement in the occupied West Bank.
Sixteen Afghan policemen killed in US airstrike
Jul 22, 2017, at 08:20 pm
Kabul, Jul 22 (IBNS) : Sixteen Afghan policemen were killed in a US air strike in the southern province of Helmand, media reports said.
LCBO approves four-year contract for casual workers
Jul 22, 2017, at 07:59 pm
Toronto, Jul 22 (IBNS): A new collective agreement that limited the percentage of casual workers was narrowly approved recently by Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO).
Ontario residents paying double the national average hydro prices, says Fraser Institute report
Jul 22, 2017, at 07:23 pm
Toronto, July 22 (IBNS): Ontario residents paid more than the country's average energy price during the 2008-2016 period, revealed a report by Fraser Institute recently.
UN chief concerned about unfolding violence in Jerusalem's Old City
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:06 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday expressed concern about the situation in the Old City of Jerusalem, which has been the scene of escalating violence in recent days.
In DR Congo, UN aid chief says world must 'not let down' millions of people in need
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:05 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): Wrapping up a four-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations humanitarian chief on Friday urged the world “not to forget the DRC,†and called for scaled-up relief funding to help millions of people suffering from violence, diseases, and malnutrition.
Rainy season worsens cholera crisis in Yemen; UN agencies deliver clean water, food
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:04 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): Yemen is facing the world's largest cholera outbreak, the United Nations health agency on Friday warned, with 5,000 Yemenis falling sick every day – the majority of them children and the elderly.
INTERVIEW: Education, women's empowerment 'top priorities' for UN in India, says senior official
Jul 22, 2017, at 11:04 am
New York, July 22(Just Earth News): To meet the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India should prioritize women's empowerment and education, the United Nation's development chief in the country said.
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NAFTA: Donald Trump administration prefers to wait than pull the trigger
Jul 22, 2017, at 05:57 am
Washington/Ottawa, July 21 (IBNS): Despite repeated attacks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for being the "worst deal" ever for the United States, American President Donald Trump preferred to wait before breaking up with the agreement, media reports said.
UN report reveals shocking abuse African migrant women face on their journey to Europe
Jul 22, 2017, at 04:46 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency on Friday said that perhaps 80 per cent of Nigerian migrant women and girls arriving on Europe's shores in Italy could potentially be sex trafficking victims, spotlighting the horrific levels of abuse and violence migrants face along their arduous journeys for a better future.
UN agency lauds new project to register undocumented Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Jul 22, 2017, at 04:45 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): A new pilot project in Pakistan to register undocumented Afghan refugees – who up to now have been without identity papers and living in fear of being arrested or deported – would allow up to one million people to have legal status, the United Nations refugee said.
Three displaced families killed in airstrike in south-west Yemen – UN rights wing
Jul 22, 2017, at 04:44 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): Three displaced families have been killed when their makeshift shelter was hit in an airstrike in Yemen's Taiz governorate earlier this week, the United Nations human rights wing said.
UN health agency urges early action to stave off threat of HIV drug resistance
Jul 22, 2017, at 04:42 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency has warned that the spread of an HIV strain resistant to some of the most widely used medicines could undermine global progress in treating and preventing HIV infection if early and effective action is not taken.
Venezuela: At least three killed as police, protesters face-off in Caracas
Jul 21, 2017, at 05:03 pm
Caracas, Jul 21 (IBNS): At least three people have died and another 300 have been arrested as police and protesters engaged in a deadly clash in the national capital on Thursday, reports said.
Afghanistan: Five Taliban insurgents killed in US airstrike
Jul 21, 2017, at 05:01 pm
Kabul, Jul 21 (IBNS): At least five Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike conducted by the US forces in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported.
In Nigeria, UN deputy chief says 'messages of women' vital to sustainable peace, development
Jul 21, 2017, at 09:58 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): Urgent action is needed now towards the meaningful participation of women in peace processes, as well ensuring their voices are heard in all aspects of society, the United Nations deputy chief told reporters in Abuja on Thursday as part of a first-ever UN-African Union trip focused on women, peace and security.
'A healthy planet' is birthday wish for UN development agency advocate and 'Game of Thrones' star
Jul 21, 2017, at 09:57 am
New York, July 21(Just Earth News): As part of his 47th birthday celebrations, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador and the actor playing the role of Jaime Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones, is calling on his friends, family and fans to help him raise funds to support UN climate action programmes.
UN envoy calls for de-escalation of tensions and violence in Jerusalem
Jul 21, 2017, at 05:05 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Expressing deep concern over a surge in tensions and violence around the holy esplanade of Jerusalem's Old City, the United Nations envoy on Middle East peace Thursday called for de-escalation of the situation.
Ontario Auto insurance premium increases again, a structural flaw in the system
Jul 21, 2017, at 05:03 am
Toronto, July 20 (IBNS): Approved rates posted by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario -- a regulatory agency of the Minister of Finance that regulates the automobile insurance of Ontario- has shown an average increase of 0.76 percent in the second quarter of 2017 while last quarter’s rates rose by an average of 1.24 percent, media reports said.
AIDS-related deaths decline; 19.5 million people on life-saving treatment – UN report
Jul 21, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): The scales have tipped for the first time in the fight against AIDS as more than half of all people living with the HIV virus now have access to treatment, while AIDS-related deaths have nearly halved since 2005, according to a new United Nations report.
Drought in DPR Korea threatens food supply during ongoing lean season
Jul 21, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Amid the worst drought in nearly two decades in the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations agricultural agency is calling for emergency food assistance, as well as irrigation and farming equipment, to help farmers get through the lean season.
South Sudan: UN agency scales up cholera response with 500,000 doses of oral vaccine
Jul 21, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations health agency is scaling up cholera response in South Sudan, where 17,785 cases, including 320 deaths, have been reported since the outbreak in June 2106.
Cost of feeding hungry world surging due to conflicts and instability – UN agency
Jul 21, 2017, at 04:55 am
New York, July 20(Just Earth News): Improved aid access, strengthened resilience and advances in food system networks could provide as much as $3.5 billion in annual cost savings at a time when humanitarian needs are skyrocketing in multiple complex emergencies across the globe, a new United Nations study has found.
Taliban launch coordinated car bombing in Afghanistan's Helmand using Humvee vehicles
Jul 20, 2017, at 08:01 pm
Afghanistan, Jul 20 (IBNS) : The Taliban insurgents on Thursday launched a coordinated attack on the security posts in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, carrying out at least two car bombings using the Humvee armoured vehicles, local Khaama press reported.
US questions Pakistan's contribution towards anti-terrorism activities
Jul 20, 2017, at 06:02 pm
Washington/Islamabad, Jul 20 (IBNS): Days after declaring its intention of not paying Pakistan any money for its anti-terrorism drive, the US on Wednesday accused the the former of sheltering terrorists and questioned its contribution towards fighting terrorism, reports said.
Blacks in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) identify them only by their skin tone: Study
Jul 20, 2017, at 05:42 pm
Toronto, July 20 (IBNS): A major study to explore the experiences of Black people staying in GTA (Greater Toronto Area) found that a majority of the blacks identified themselves by their skin colour instead of heritage or origin, media reports said.
US senator John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer
Jul 20, 2017, at 03:57 pm
Washington, Jul 20 (IBNS): Veteran US senator from Arizona John McCain has been diagnosed with brain cancer, his office said in a statement.
Canadian airports to enforce strict security measures for flights to USA
Jul 20, 2017, at 06:37 am
Toronto, July 19 (IBNS): Starting from July 19, new enhanced security measures -- implemented by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), USA, which said terrorists are pursuing new attack methods targeting commercial aviation -- will be enforced on all airline passengers travelling from Canada to United States, media reports said.