Pakistan: 25% inmates in Rawalpindi, Lahore jails are drug addicts, finds report
Nov 02, 2022, at 06:17 am
Islamabad: A National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR) released report has shown that more than 25 percent of inmates in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail and Lahore’s District Jail are drug addicts, media reports said on Tuesday.
Germany decides to reevaluate relationship with China, Beijing irked
Nov 02, 2022, at 06:09 am
Munich: Germany has decided to reevaluate its relationship with China after the outcome of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and on numerous issues including the treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, media reports said on Tuesday.
Tibet: Lhasa witnesses protest over COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:49 am
Lhasa: Videos have gone viral on social media which showed hundreds of people could be seen protesting in Lhasa city of Tibet against the Chinese government's strict covid measures and lockdown.
iPhone factory in China pledges to ensure safe passage after workers were seen escaping on foot
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:30 am
Beijing: A COVID-19-hit iPhone assembly factory in China has issued three notices where it said it will arrange safe passage for workers wishing to leave and a sanitised environment for those who choose to stay on, media reports said.
China facing protests amid environmental projects in Western Africa
Nov 02, 2022, at 05:23 am
Beijing: Chinese debt-inducing infrastructural projects in the African continent are fast emerging as a conflict in the region, media reports said.
China sends message to Taiwan by reshuffling top military in Eastern Theatre Command
Nov 02, 2022, at 04:59 am
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a direct message to Taiwan about the renewed focus of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on the island nation for the coming five years as he changed the top military guard of the Eastern Theatre, media reports said.
UK provides Ukraine with $7.3mln cyber aid package
Nov 02, 2022, at 01:20 am
London/UNI: The United Kingdom has mobilized 6.35 million pounds ($7.3 million) in an initial cyber assistance package to safeguard the Ukrainian government and its critical national infrastructure, the UK government said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban launch female-staffed security unit to disperse women's protests
Nov 02, 2022, at 12:44 am
Kabul: The Taliban have established a public security unit made up of female employees who will presumably disperse protesting women in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday.
Tokyo begins issuing same-sex couples certificates
Nov 02, 2022, at 12:11 am
Tokyo: Japan has begun rolling out a partnership certificate scheme to same-sex couples -- allowing them to be treated as married couples for certain public services for the first time, but falling short of marriage equality.
Security Council debates Russian withdrawal from crucial Ukraine grain deal
Nov 01, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New York: The landmark agreement to export grain and related foodstuffs from Ukraine must be kept alive amid the ongoing war and the global cost of living crisis, two senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.
DR Congo: Guterres ‘deeply concerned’ by resurgence of fighting between Government troops and M23
Nov 01, 2022, at 10:05 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has expressed deep concern over the uptick in fighting between Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 rebels in the east, which in the past ten days have seen multiple civilians killed, “massive displacement” and four peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) injured.
Afghanistan: Opium cultivation up nearly a third, warns UNODC
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:33 pm
New York: The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly a third amid soaring prices, and despite the multiple humanitarian and economic crises facing the country and it’s Taliban rulers, said the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday.
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:29 pm
A Bangladeshi court has issued arrest warrants against BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over owning assets in excess of known sources of income, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gas shortfall may touch highest level this year
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:27 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan might soon witness gas shortfall touching its highest level this year, media reports said on Tuesday.
Global jobs market set to deteriorate amid Ukraine war shocks: ILO
Nov 01, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New York: The outlook for global labour markets has worsened in recent months and if current trends continue, vacancies will grow more scarce while global jobs growth will deteriorate significantly during the rest of the year, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
‘Act Local to Go Global’ provides universal theme for World Cities Day
Nov 01, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New York: The actions cities take locally to create a sustainable world will reverberate globally, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, underlining the need to ramp up progress towards a more just and equitable future for people and the planet.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative
Nov 01, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern at Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal set up to reintroduce vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world.
Pakistan: Two soldiers killed during clash with terrorists in Balochistan
Nov 01, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Quetta: At least two Pakistan Army soldiers died and four terrorists were gunned down during a clash with the security forces in Balochistan's Shahrig town, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nov 01, 2022, at 02:40 pm
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday condoled the death of people in a bridge collapse incident in Gujarat' Morbi town and said the people of America will continue to stand beside Indians in 'this difficult hour'.
Afghanistan: 30 people hurt in traffic mishap on Kabul-Kandahar highway
Nov 01, 2022, at 02:29 pm
A traffic mishap on Kabul-Kandahar highway has left 30 people, which include mostly women and children, injured in Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Canada: Toronto parks to see return of Pumpkin Parade festival tomorrow
Nov 01, 2022, at 04:14 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto will see the return of Pumpkin Parades on Tuesday to more than 40 parks across the city.
Elon Musk says Twitter verification being 'revamped'
Oct 31, 2022, at 11:51 pm
San Francisco: Twitter chief Elon Musk is reportedly looking at charging some users a lot more for the privilege of maintaining the coveted blue check mark, media reports said.
China's Huawei may permanently leave Russian market
Oct 31, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Beijing: Chinese IT giant Huawei may permanently leave the Russian market as the company has reportedly ceased the delivery of its equipment to the country, Russian newspaper Izvestia reported on Monday, citing sources.
COVID-19: Shanghai Disney Resort stops operation with visitors still present inside
Oct 31, 2022, at 10:59 pm
Shanghai: Shanghai’s Disney Resort stops operation abruptly to comply COVID-19 prevention measures, with visitors still present inside it, media reports said on Monday.
UN chief ‘deeply concerned’ by stalled Black Sea Grain Initiative
Oct 31, 2022, at 10:56 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern at Russia’s decision to suspend its involvement in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal set up to reintroduce vital food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world.
Peacekeepers turn ground-breakers in the Central African Republic
Oct 31, 2022, at 10:52 pm
New York: Handling heavy machinery is not one of the first skills that comes to mind when we think of UN peacekeepers, but construction skills are an important component of the blue helmets’ competency toolkit.
Philippines: Storm Nalgae kills 98
Oct 31, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Manila: At least 98 people have died in the severe tropical storm that battered the Philippines over the weekend, triggering flash floods and landslides in many parts of the Southeast Asian country, the government said on Monday.
President Poll: Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva makes comeback, Jair Bolsonaro defeated
Oct 31, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Brasília: Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential polls to make a strong comeback.
Canada: More than 40 Toronto parks to host Pumpkin Festival, parades on Nov 1
Oct 31, 2022, at 06:04 am
Toronto: More than 40 parks in the Canadian city of Toronto will host Pumpkin Parades on Tuesday, officials said on Sunday.
Oct 31, 2022, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: A Pakistani journalist, who was working for a private news channel in the country, died after she was crushed under Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)'s container while its long march was headed toward Kamoke from GT Road Lahore, media reports said.