China: Relatives of detained Uyghurs forced to work in Xinjiang factories
Apr 16, 2022, at 05:23 am
Xinjiang, China: Hundreds of family members of detained Uyghur residents of a small community in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region are now forced by authorities to work in local government-run factories, media reports said.
Canada's Peel Region explores vacant home tax to create more affordable housing
Apr 16, 2022, at 05:12 am
Brampton/IBNS: Vacant Home Tax as a possible new way to address the affordability crisis including rising home prices and limited availability of homes for sale or rent is reportedly being explored by the Peel Region of Canada's Ontario.
China: Shanghai witnesses clashes over lockdown evictions
Apr 16, 2022, at 04:59 am
Shanghai: Scenes in China's Shanghai are becoming more chaotic with the passage of time as videos have emerged on social media where clashes between police and people being forced out of their homes could be seen.
Pakistan: JUI-F activists protest after prayer leader goes missing
Apr 16, 2022, at 03:57 am
Sukkur, Pakistan: The alleged kidnapping of a prayer leader in Kandowan locality in Pakistan on Tuesday led to a protest by local Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leaders and workers.
Apr 16, 2022, at 03:06 am
CEO and Co-Founder of Save Max Real Estate Inc in Canada, Raman Dua shares his insights on over the roof real-estate prices in the country, extent of Covid19's impact on the industry, and anecdotes of his entrepreneurial journey in the past decade with IBNS Canada head Suman Das
South Korea to lift several COVID-19 restrictions next month
Apr 15, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Seoul: South Korea, which recently witnessed a surge in Omicron cases, is all set to fully lift seven-day mandatory quarantine for COVID-19 patients late next month, media reports said on Friday.
Yemen: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as first nationwide truce in six years continues
Apr 15, 2022, at 09:04 pm
A UN brokered two-month renewable truce between the warring parties in Yemen is holding, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday, providing “light at the end of the tunnel”, and the possibility of a lasting peace.
Shanghai residents resort to bartering as lockdown chokes daily need supplies
Apr 15, 2022, at 08:30 pm
Shanghai(China): The residents of China's business hub Shanghai are resorting to bartering as a prolonged lockdown has choked their access to daily necessities and essential commodities, media reports said.
West Africa: WFP working to feed millions amid record hunger, rising costs
Apr 15, 2022, at 07:29 pm
New York: The conflict in Ukraine is driving up global food and fuel prices which is affecting efforts to feed millions in West Africa, where hunger levels have reached a 10-year high, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.
30,000 Ukrainians returning home every day, say relief agencies
Apr 15, 2022, at 07:03 pm
New York: More than 870,000 people who fled abroad since the Russian invasion on 24 February, have now returned to Ukraine, UN humanitarians said in their latest emergency update, amid concerns about deteriorating food security inside the country.
UNHCR calls for better oversight of UK ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
Apr 15, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has highlighted the need for “adequate safeguards” and vetting measures to be put in place against the possible exploitation of Ukrainian women, under the United Kingdom’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme.
Eastern Africa: Millions displaced, amid growing hunger, ‘unprecedented needs’
Apr 15, 2022, at 06:30 pm
New York: Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle due to humanitarian resources being stretched to the limit as the world grapples with a toxic cocktail of conflict, climate shocks, and COVID-19, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 8 soldiers die in two terror attacks in North Waziristan
Apr 15, 2022, at 02:53 pm
Islamabad: At least eight soldiers died in two terror attacks which hit Pakistan's North Waziristan region on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Canada's Toronto Mayor John Tory tests positive for COVID-19, isolates at home
Apr 15, 2022, at 03:40 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Mayor John Tory has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolated at home, according to a statement from the mayor's office Thursday morning.
Philippines: Death toll rises to 76 in Agaton storm
Apr 14, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Manila: At least 76 people have been killed by the tropical storm Agaton that hit the Philippines has risen to 76 people, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
S Korea's import price keeps rising on expensive crude oil
Apr 14, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Seoul: The price of imported goods in South Korea rose continuously in March due to the higher price of raw materials, especially crude oil, central bank data showed Thursday.
Canada to help Ukraine with $398 million loan
Apr 14, 2022, at 08:07 pm
Ottawa: The Ukrainian Finance Ministry said it had signed a $398 million loan agreement with the Canadian government amid the Russian military operation.
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate to 1 percent
Apr 14, 2022, at 06:34 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Bank of Canada on Wednesday raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 1 percent, the highest zoom in more than 20 years, media reports said.
Police arrest suspect in New York's Brooklyn subway shooting
Apr 14, 2022, at 05:49 am
New York/IBNS: Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting ten commuters in an attack at New York's Brooklyn subway station, the New York Police Department said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: PTI, PPP rallies heighten tension in Mirpurkhas
Apr 14, 2022, at 03:42 am
Mirpurkhas, Pakistan: Workers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) gathered at main squares and roundabouts in several Sindh towns on Monday to resume their protest against the installation of ‘imported government’ at Centre.
Canada: Major spring storm hits southern Manitoba, creates deteriorating travel conditions
Apr 14, 2022, at 03:35 am
Manitoba/IBNS: Canada's Southern Manitoba has been hit by a major spring storm that started across the border on Tuesday night, Environment Canada reported.
Veteran Hong Kong journalist Allan Au arrested over alleged sedition
Apr 14, 2022, at 03:30 am
Hong Kong: China's national security police have arrested Hong Kong journalist Allan Au on Monday over alleged sedition charges, media reports said.
Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif govt to face growing challenge of circular debt
Apr 14, 2022, at 02:25 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's new government, which is led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, will continue to face the worsening circular debt in the energy chain sector, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto Public Health offers immunization program at local school clinics
Apr 14, 2022, at 01:12 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto school students have been offered additional opportunities by the Toronto Public Health (TPH) starting this week to initiate or catch up on their school immunization program vaccines at local school clinics.
Cyprus: Rights experts call for urgent solutions for missing persons tragedy
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:30 am
New York: A top UN-appointed human rights panel issued an appeal on Tuesday for faster progress towards finding the remains of those who disappeared during deadly violence that split the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, decades ago.
Humanitarians urge action to avert famine in Somalia and South Sudan
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:25 am
The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action is needed now to avoid a catastrophe, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.
Ukraine conflict putting global trade recovery at risk: WTO
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:22 am
The war in Ukraine has created immense human suffering but it is also putting the fragile recovery of global trade at risk, and the impact will be felt across the planet, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday.
‘Build forward fairer’ report, urges new social contract for Asia and the Pacific
Apr 14, 2022, at 12:08 am
New York: The Asia and Pacific region’s economic recovery from COVID and other global shocks, must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”, to protect the vulnerable in the years ahead, according to a new Economic and Social Survey of the region, published on Tuesday by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
Pakistan mosque attack: Protesters seek FIR against PTI workers
Apr 13, 2022, at 11:59 pm
Islamabad: The workers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Jamaat-i-Islami, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party on Monday staged a rally outside the office of district police officer against the attack on a religious seminary-cum-mosque allegedly by the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Apr 13, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Islamabad: The British government has distanced itself from Foreign Office Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith after he tweeted in support of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.