CIBC breaks ties with PC Financial, launches new brand Simplii Financial

Aug 17, 2017, at 06:10 am

Toronto, Aug 16 (IBNS): The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) snapped ties with President’s Choice Financial and replaced it with a new brand Simplii Financial on Wednesday.

Landmark UN-backed treaty on mercury takes effect

Aug 17, 2017, at 03:39 am

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): A ground-breaking global convention on mercury on Wednesday goes into effect, the United Nations environment wing said, protecting millions of children and infants from possible neurological and health damage.

Emergency food distributions launched to assist thousands displaced in DR Congo – UN agency

Aug 17, 2017, at 03:37 am

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Food assistance will be provided to food insecure people displaced by conflict in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), says the United Nations food agency.

UN chief condemns deadly terrorist attacks in Borno State, Nigeria

Aug 17, 2017, at 03:36 am

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Condemning a series of terrorist attacks in north-eastern Nigeria, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for those responsible for these “repeated heinous acts” to be brought to justice.

Young victims of cyberbullying twice as likely to attempt suicide and self-harm, study finds

Aug 17, 2017, at 01:08 am

London, Aug 16 (IBNS):Children and young people under-25 who become victims of cyberbullying are more than twice as likely to enact self-harm and attempt suicide than non-victims.

New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk Road, says study

Aug 17, 2017, at 12:03 am

New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness between the nations of Eurasia.

Security Council told African-led force on terrorism in the Sahel operational but challenged

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:41 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The joint task force by the so-called Group of Five (G5) – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – to tackle the threat of terrorism in Africa's Sahel region is now operational, but a number of challenges remain, including funding, the United Nations Security Council was on Tuesday told.

More survivors, remains of deceased African migrants found on Yemen beach, says UN agency

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Over the past three days, the UN migration agency has found more survivors and victims' remains from last week's tragedy – when hundreds of migrants were forced from two boats into the sea off the coast of Yemen.

UN humanitarian team activated in Nepal in wake of severe floods and landslides

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:39 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) has been activated in Nepal to support response efforts in the aftermath of severe floods that have hit the nation, the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the country has said.

'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:38 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,” the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.

'Dramatic' rise in Central African Republic violence happening out of media eyes, warns UNICEF

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:37 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): The Central African Republic (CAR) has spiralled into violence and remains one of the worst countries in the world to be a child and “right now there are few eyes looking at them and few hands trying to help,” the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.

First of 33,000 Congolese refugees relocated to new settlement in Angola – UN agency

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:36 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): More than 1,500 Congolese refugees who have fled violence and ethnic tensions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been relocated from reception centres in northern Angola to a newly established settlement, the United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday said.

UN migration agency assists population in wake of devastating floods in Sierra Leone

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:35 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): After learning Monday that devastating floods and mudslides left hundreds dead in Sierra Leone, the United Nations migration agency released $160,000 in emergency, first-response aid relief for the West African country.

UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence

Aug 16, 2017, at 01:34 pm

New York, Aug 16(Just Earth News): Calling on the Kenyan authorities to avoid violence, the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday urged the Government to make an immediate announcement that it will cooperate and ensure accountability for reported abuse by security forces which has led to deaths and injures, including among children.

Indian consulate in Toronto celebrates 71st Indian Independence Day

Aug 16, 2017, at 08:01 am

Toronto, Aug 15 (IBNS): Dinesh Bhatia. Consul General of India in Toronto, hoisted the Indian tricolour in the consulate in Toronto this morning to celebrate the 71st Indian Independence Day amid a larger gathering.

Toronto police release new images of man wanted in bomb threat investigation

Aug 16, 2017, at 06:07 am

Toronto, Aug 15 (IBNS): The Toronto police on Tuesday released few more images of the man who is wanted in a bomb threat investigation.

Prime Minister Trudeau condemns Burkina Faso attack, calls it 'cowardly'

Aug 16, 2017, at 06:05 am

Ottawa, Aug 15 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday condemned the attack in Burkina Faso of West Africa where two of his countrymen had died.

1 suspected terrorist killed in Dhaka operation

Aug 16, 2017, at 02:15 am

Dhaka, Aug 15 (IBNS): Security forces in Bangladesh on Tuesday killed a suspected terrorist during an operation at a hotel in Dhaka's Panthapath area.

Nawaz Sharif files petitions against Panamagate verdict of Supreme Court

Aug 16, 2017, at 12:57 am

Islamabad, Aug 15 (IBNS): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who had to step down after the Panamagate verdict passed by the Supreme Court on July 28, filed three petitions against the latter on Tuesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan : Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid critically wounded: Shaheen Corps

Aug 15, 2017, at 09:30 pm

Kabul, Aug 15 (IBNS) : The spokesman of the Taliban group Zabiullah Mujahid has been critically wounded during the operations in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.

Ontario athletes win 212 medals at the 50th annual Canada Summer Games

Aug 15, 2017, at 05:10 pm

Toronto, Aug 15 (IBNS): Ontario won 212 medals -- 87 gold, 65 silver and 60 bronze medals -- in the 50th annual Canada Summer Games, which took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba from July 28, 2017 through August 13, 2017, according to media reports

One UN peacekeeper killed, another injured in coordinated attack on mission base in central Mali

Aug 15, 2017, at 10:48 am

New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday confirmed the death of a national soldier and one UN peacekeeper in an attack by non-identified gunmen.

Guterres says UN stands in solidarity with disaster-hit Sierra Leone

Aug 15, 2017, at 10:47 am

New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): Amid a mudslide and flooding in Sierra Leone, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday reiterated that the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people in the ongoing rescue efforts.

UN chief Guterres condemns terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

Aug 15, 2017, at 10:46 am

New York, Aug 15(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the terrorist attack carried out yesterday in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

Fighting famine: 'Unprecedented crisis' putting 20 million people at risk, warns UN agency

Aug 15, 2017, at 10:45 am

New York, Aug 15 (Just Earth News): Twenty million people risk dying of hunger in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and the north-east of Nigeria, including 1.4 million children suffering from severe malnutrition, the United Nations food relief agency said, spotlighting on Monday its worldwide campaign to fight famine.

Torontonians hold protest against Saturday rally of white supremacists

Aug 15, 2017, at 08:04 am

Toronto, Aug 15 (IBNS): As a counter to the rally organised by the white supremacists two days ago in Charlottesville in USA, Torontonians came out in numbers to hold a protest on Monday morning, media reports said.

With legality, sale of recreational marijuana receives more restrictions

Aug 15, 2017, at 07:48 am

Ottawa, Aug 15 (IBNS): As the sale of recreational marijuana is getting legalised by next July, several strict restrictions will be imposed on it, media reports said.

Amid soaring food insecurity in DR Congo, UN agencies call for food aid, supplies

Aug 15, 2017, at 04:28 am

New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than one in ten people living in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are hungry due to escalating and prolonged conflict and displacement, United Nations agencies on Monday reported, warning that the situation will worsen unless urgent support comes in time.

Yemen's cholera epidemic surpasses half-million suspected cases, UN agency says

Aug 15, 2017, at 04:22 am

New York, Aug 13(Just Earth News): More than 500,000 people in Yemen are suspected of having cholera, the United Nations health agency on Monday said, warning that the disease is spreading quickly due to a lack of clean water or health access.

Nepal floods: Death toll touches 66, 35 missing

Aug 14, 2017, at 10:08 pm

Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IBNS): The death toll in the floods and landslides triggered by the torrential rainfall in different parts of Nepal has touched 66, media reports said.