New York to lift mandatory quarantine for domestic travelers on April 1
Mar 12, 2021, at 03:49 pm
Washington/Sputnik: New York State will no longer require mandatory quarantine for visitors from other US states or territories beginning on April 1, Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press release on Thursday.
New York city mayor demands Governor Cuomo resign after sixth sexual misconduct allegation
Mar 12, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Washington/Sputnik: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday called for Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after a sixth women accused him of sexual harassment.
US state of Oklahoma lifts remaining coronavirus restrictions
Mar 12, 2021, at 03:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US State of Oklahoma is ready to get back to normal by lifting the remaining coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions, Governor Kevin Stitt said in a press briefing.
Pakistan: Peshawar High Court directs PTA to ban TikTok over 'obscene' content
Mar 12, 2021, at 02:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban TikTok — the popular social media platform for entertainment videos — for allegedly "spreading obscenity in society".
Pakistan: Cancer patients block Metro bus track in Lahore after free drugs denied to them
Mar 12, 2021, at 07:09 am
Several poor cancer patients blocked the Metro Bus track at Kalma Chowk region in Lahore city of Pakistan to protest against suspension of free medicines supply at the state-run hospitals of Punjab, media reports said.
Pakistan: Lack of teachers force Sindh’s 6,866 public schools to shut down
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:54 am
Islamabad: The Sindh High Court (SHC) was recently informed that 6,866 public schools across the province have been closed due to lack of teachers, media reports said.
Pakistan: Students block road, protest against lack of teachers in school
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:47 am
Students of a Pakistani school recently blocked a road to demonstrate against lack of teachers in the institution.
Pakistan leader feels 'flawed’ border policy affecting trade with Afghanistan
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:40 am
Islamabad: Awami National Party provincial president Aimal Wali Khan has cautioned the federal government that it should immediately correct its ‘flawed’ border policy regarding Afghanistan if it does not want to lose its trade with the neighbouring nation.
Pakistan: Armed men barge into Hindu family house, kidnap teen girl
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:33 am
Islamabad: A group of armed men recently barged into a Hindu house in Jarwar locality in Tangwani town of Pakistan and kidnapped a teen girl on Tuesday, media reports said
Mar 12, 2021, at 04:40 am
Ottawa/IBNS: While reflecting on the year that has passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID‑19 a pandemic, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Mar 11 as the National Day of Observance for COVID-19 and said that his country will come out as more resilient out of this crisis.
US: Tabloids report 39-year-old woman dies 4 days after second Moderna vaccine shot
Mar 12, 2021, at 01:08 am
Washington/Sputnik: A 39-year-old woman with no known preexisting conditions passed away four days after receiving the second shot of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in the US state of Utah, tabloids reported on Thursday.
Myanmar: UN Security Council strongly condemns violence against peaceful protesters
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:27 pm
New York: The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the violence against peaceful protesters in Myanmar and voiced “deep concern” at restrictions on medical personnel, civil society, labour unions and journalists, as demonstrations continue across the south-east Asian nation against the military takeover last month.
Ten years on, Syrian crisis ‘remains a living nightmare’: UN Secretary-General
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:23 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined the UN’s determination to continue pursuing a negotiated political settlement to the Syrian civil war, a “living nightmare” that has endured for 10 years now.
‘Hell’ in Yemen, with millions ‘knocking on the door of famine’ WFP’s Beasley warns
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:07 pm
New York: Over half the Yemen population is facing acute food shortages “with millions knocking on the door of famine”, the UN food relief agency chief said on Wednesday, wrapping up a two-day visit to the country with an urgent plea for peace and funding to help feed vulnerable families.
World stands at critical moment to deliver on 2030 Agenda – UN deputy chief
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:29 pm
New York: The world is at a critical moment to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Wednesday, during a virtual discussion with European Parliament Vice-President Heidi Hautala.
COVID contributed to ‘starvation’, executions in DPR Korea, Rights Council hears
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Disturbing reports have emerged from North Korea - officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) - that people have starved or been executed because of COVID-19 restrictions, a leading rights expert said on Wednesday.
Asia-Pacific: UN forum highlights central role of migrants in world’s most populous region
Mar 11, 2021, at 10:03 pm
United Nations officials on Wednesday highlighted the contributions of migrants to economies and societies in Asia and the Pacific, calling on countries to ensure all who live within their borders are fully included in national coronavirus inoculation programmes.
US blocks Turkey attack helicopter deal with Pakistan
Mar 11, 2021, at 07:39 pm
The United States has blocked Turkey from supplying 30 locally-made attack helicopters to Pakistan, reported Bloomberg citing diplomatic sources in Washington. The blockade came as a response to Turkey buying the S-400 missile defense system from Russia.
Pakistan reimposes restrictions amid rising Covid-19 cases
Mar 11, 2021, at 07:30 pm
Less than three after Pakistan lifted all Covid019 related restrictions last month, officials were forced to announce fresh restrictions from the next week as the country saw a sudden spike in cases in some major cities.
School building constructed with Indian grants inaugurated in Nepal
Mar 11, 2021, at 07:16 pm
A school building, constructed with Indian grants in Gorkha district of Nepal, has been inaugurated jointly by officials from the Indian embassy and Nepal’s district development authority.
Antony Blinken says will raise issue of Uyghurs in meeting with Chinese officials next week
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:18 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a congressional hearing that he will raise concerns over the treatment of Uyghurs in China's Xinjiang province during a meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska next week.
Mar 11, 2021, at 02:41 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Wednesday that educational institutions in as many as seven cities of Punjab province will close down for at least two weeks from March 15 due to the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in recent days.
Pakistan: Balochistan reports 47 incidents of violence against women in 2020
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:49 am
Quetta: The restive Balochistan region in Pakistan has witnessed 47 incidents of violence against women in 2020, officials said recently.
Cases of violence against women and rape in Pakistan doubled in last six months: Report
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:40 am
Islamabad: A report has showed that cases of violence against women, including rape, in Pakistan were doubled in the last six months of 2020 as compared to the first six months of the year.
Bangladesh: Chinese supplied military hardware facing 'serious problems'
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:37 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh is currently facing a major trouble when the military hardware supplied to it by China was found faulty, facing 'serious problems'.
Pakistan: Chinese national survives apparent targeted attack in Karachi
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:37 am
Karachi: A Chinese national was hurt after armed motorcyclists opened fire at his vehicle in Pakistan city Karachi's Lyari region on Tuesday.
Bangladesh to soon buy 1.50 lakh tonnes of non-basmati boiled rice from India
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:21 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bangladesh will procure 1.50 lakh tonnes of rice under direct procurement method (DPM) from India.
Bangladesh: Madrassa teaches beats up a child mercilessly, video goes viral
Mar 10, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Chittagong: A video has surfaced where a madrasa teacher in Hathazari of Bangladesh's Chittagong region could be seen beating up a minor boy mercilessly.
Endemic violence against women ‘cannot be stopped with a vaccine’ – WHO chief
Mar 10, 2021, at 11:33 pm
New York: Over the past decade, violence against women has been “endemic in every country and culture”, according to a new study released by the UN health agency on Tuesday.
Philippines: UN rights office appalled over simultaneous killings of ‘red-tagged’ activists
Mar 10, 2021, at 11:22 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday that it was “appalled” by what appears to be the simultaneous arbitrary killings of nine activists in the Philippines during police-military operations in provinces surrounding the metropolitan area of the capital, Manila.