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.
DR Congo: 8 die during stampede at concert
Oct 31, 2022, at 02:36 am
Kinshasa: Eight people died in a stampede at a concert in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, the head of the city police said on Sunday.
Taliban bars women students from entering Badakhshan University campus for not wearing burqa
Oct 31, 2022, at 01:18 am
Kabul: Female students at the Badakhshan University in northeastern Afghanistan have said they were sent back for not wearing burqa, the attire which has been recommended by the Taliban rulers of the country, media reports said on Sunday.
South Korea: Halloween party stampede death toll touches 153
Oct 31, 2022, at 12:29 am
Seoul: The death toll due to the stampede in South Korea's Itaewon district, where a large crowd had assembled to celebrate Halloween, has touched 153, media reports said on Sunday.
Mogadishu: Twin car bomb explosions close to education ministry leave 100 people dead
Oct 30, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Mogadishu: At least 100 people died as twin car bomb blasts occured close to Somalia’s education ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday.
After Musk's Twitter takeover, Jack Dorsey plans new app
Oct 30, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is beta-testing a new social media application, as per People magazine.
Women protest in Kabul to demand reopening of schools
Oct 30, 2022, at 08:45 pm
Kabul: Women activists in Kabul recently demonstrated as they expressed concern about the continued effective ban on female students over 6th grade, media reports said.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle may not spend Christmas with the royal family: Report
Oct 30, 2022, at 06:53 pm
London/IBNS: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle, are likely to not attend the Christmas with the royals, a Marie Claire report claimed.
151 dead, over 100 injured in South Korea's deadly stampede; Govt vows 'thorough investigation'
Oct 30, 2022, at 04:55 pm
At least 151 people died and over 100 were injured in Saturday's stampede that resulted after a massive crowd poured into a prominent market in Seoul's Itaewon district for Halloween festivities.
Tanker explosion in Baghdad kills 8
Oct 30, 2022, at 04:24 pm
Baghdad/UNI: A tanker truck explosion in northeastern Baghdad on Saturday killed at least eight people and wounded another 18, Iraqi security sources have said.
South Korea: 146 dead, over 150 injured in stampede at Halloween event in Seoul
Oct 30, 2022, at 05:14 am
At least 146 people died and over 150 were injured in a stampede in South Korea's capital Seoul where a huge crowd poured into a prominent market for Halloween celebrations, media reports said citing officials.
Rights body recognises Bangladesh Genocide of 1971
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:55 am
Washington/Dhaka: Human Rights Congress for Bangladeshi Minorities (HRCBM) has welcomed US resolution on Bangladesh Genocide by Pakistan in 1971.
UN Resident Coordinators a key link in achieving development goals
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:44 am
As governments grapple with cascading crises involving food, finance, energy, climate and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN staff on the ground have been stepping up to help them address these threats to sustainable development for all.
Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:38 am
New York: With daily violence spiralling out of control in the occupied West Bank, leaders in both Israel and Palestine need to take steps to restore calm as best they can, “with the full support of the international community”, said the UN’s top official in the region on Friday.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks mosque in Kabul, seven hurt
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:35 am
Kabul: A blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Friday, leaving at least seven people hurt, media reports said.
Canada's Sovereignty Bonds: A new way to support Ukraine
Oct 29, 2022, at 08:00 pm
Washington/IBNS: Canada will offer a new fiver year bond backed by the Government for sale to raise money for Ukraine, and apply new sanctions on 35 Russian individuals which includes Gazprom personnel, as per media reports.
New financial fraud hits Sri Lankans by storm, Chinese couple arrested
Oct 29, 2022, at 05:36 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched an investigation into a new financial fraud, which involved a Chinese couple, amounting to Rs.14 billion with 8,000 people being victims in a fake cryptocurrency scheme.
China accused of establishing illegal police stations in the Netherlands
Oct 29, 2022, at 05:28 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has been accused of establishing two undeclared "police stations" in the Netherlands, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: Ottawa's Parliament Hill hosts Diwali celebration
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:46 am
IBNS: A Diwali celebration event hosted at Parliament Hill in Ottawa was attended by more than 450 people across Canada.
Canada: Toronto Public Health reminds families to update student immunization records
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:34 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Public Health has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of child-age immunizations for diseases including Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Meningococcal Disease, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Varicella (chickenpox.
Twitter in 'sane hands': Donald Trump after Elon Musk takeover
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:25 am
Washington/IBNS/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump welcomed Elon Musk’s official takeover of Twitter on Friday and said the social media platform was "now in sane hands."