Guangzhou: Chinese investigators target officials over coronavirus outbreak
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:14 am
Guangzhou: Officials in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou are going to be held accountable over COVID-19 outbreak in the region.
G7 Summit: Leaders call for new study into origins of Covid, voice concern on China
Jun 15, 2021, at 04:04 am
World leaders, who are attending the Group of Seven summit, on Sunday issued a call for new study into the origins of Covid-19 which will also cover China, media reports said.
Hong Kong witnesses protest over second anniversary of 2-19 anti-govt demonstrations
Jun 15, 2021, at 03:55 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong witnessed demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the 2019 anti-government protests recently.
Daily wagers hit hard in Nepal’s Lumbini
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:55 am
When the cases of the coronavirus were surging in Nepal, authorities had imposed a strict lockdown across the country, forcing many out of work. Daily wagers have been hit the hardest, especially when they received no relief from the government.
Nepalis living in Africa launch joint ventures in Nepal
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:40 am
Around 100 Non-Resident Nepalis (NRN) living in various countries in Africa have come together to form the NRN Africa Ventures Limited with an aim to invest in different sectors in their native country.
Bangladesh signs deal with China to buy Sinopharm Covid 19 vaccine
Jun 14, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said on Saturday. China is also set to deliver 600,000 doses of the vaccine in a second consignment given to Bangladesh as a gift on Sunday, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Jun 14, 2021, at 11:33 pm
The Hague: The Hague city on Saturday witnessed a protest organized by Overseas Pakistani Christian against kidnapping, forced conversion, forced marriages of Pakistani minor Christian's girls outside Dutch Parliament.
I reject the government's PTIMF budget: Bilawal Bhutto slams Imran Khan government
Jun 14, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari recently criticised PM Imran Khan government's budget and said the decision to impose nearly Rs 375 billion worth of taxes on the masses is an "injustice."
Pakistan bans travelers from 26 nations amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jun 14, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, a nation struggling to contain the coronavirus outbreak, has banned travelers' arrival from 26 countries amid COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said on Monday.
New Zealand reports 1 new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation and no new cases in the community on Monday.
Afghanistan: Pakistan Embassy in Kabul closes its consulate section amid rising COVID cases
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kabul: The Pakistani Embassy in Kabul city has closed the consular section due to rising COVID-19 cases.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to delay England's final COVID-19 lockdown easing
Jun 14, 2021, at 09:19 pm
London/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to delay the easing of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions in England for another four weeks from June 21, following warning from scientists and government advisers that the highly infectious Delta variant first identified in India risks a third wave of the disease, UK media reported on Monday.
European Parliament adopts resolution calling for repealing terror act in Sri Lanka
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:46 pm
The European Parliament has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, calling for the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
Maldives launches counter-terrorism operation in prisons
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:22 pm
Maldives has launched a counter-terrorism operation in its prisons in the capital Male and Mafushi in connection with the failed assassination bid on the archipelago’s former president Mohammad Nasheed.
Bhutan’s capital goes into three-day lockdown amid suspected community transmission
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:18 pm
Thimphu, Bhutan’s capital, has gone into a three-day lockdown, starting from Sunday evening, as a child tested positive for Covid-19 on an antigen test, raising fear of suspected community transmission.
World Bank to provide $60 million for Nepal’s higher education
Jun 14, 2021, at 06:07 pm
The World Bank will provide $60 million to Nepal to improve the quality of Nepal's higher education, scale up online learning, and expand access to academic institutions for underprivileged and vulnerable students. The lender’s board of executive directors approved funding for it.
World Bank assures Afghanistan of continued assistance
Jun 14, 2021, at 05:58 pm
The World Bank has assured the Afghan government of its continued assistance within the framework of the commitments made ar last year’s Geneva conference. The assurance came after Hartwig Schafer, the World Bank Vice-President for the South Asia region, met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani early this week.
Pride Parade to be held virtually this year in Nepal
Jun 14, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Nepal Pride Parade this year will be organized virtually, organizers announced in the wake of the Covid-19 situation and the travel restriction in the capital, Kathmandu. Many events, campaigns will also be organized on social media platforms.
Pakistan’s apex court comes to rescue of Hindus; saves dharmsala from demolition
Jun 14, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Pakistan Supreme Court has issued an order staying all demolition activities at an almost 90-year-old dharmsala, a community place of minority Hindus, in the port city of Karachi in Sindh province. The court also ordered the Karachi commissioner to take over the possession of the premises.
Canada to donate 100mln COVID-19 shots as part of G7 supply plan to developing states
Jun 14, 2021, at 04:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the country's portion in the G7 common initiative of coronavirus vaccine supplies to the world's developing nations would be 100 million doses.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists seize Aliabad
Jun 14, 2021, at 03:52 pm
Kabul: Local officials have said Aliabad region of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province has fallen in the hands of Taliban militants, media reports said on Monday.
Benjamin Netanyahu ousted after 12 yr-rule; Naftali Bennett new PM of Israel
Jun 14, 2021, at 05:29 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: The opposition in Israel has managed to stitch an alliance and oust Benjamin Netanyahu, the country's prime minister of 12 years, and replace him with Naftali Bennett, according to news agency AFP.
US President Joe Biden says G7 infrastructure project is an alternative to China's BRI
Jun 14, 2021, at 02:34 am
London/UNI: US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the G7's new infrastructure initiative would be a better option for developing countries than China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Beijing says global decisions cannot be made by handful of countries as G7 wraps up summit
Jun 14, 2021, at 12:02 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The days when global decisions were made by a few powerful nations are over, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom said on Sunday, as G7 is concluding its summit in Cornwall.
EU says G7 agrees to co-operate on cybercrime cases
Jun 13, 2021, at 11:53 pm
London/UNI: The G7 nations have agreed to step up cooperation and information sharing on issues related to cybercrime, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday.
Beijing gifts 700,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Kabul: Reports
Jun 13, 2021, at 10:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A batch of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccines has been handed over to Afghanistan during an official ceremony in Kabul, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Pakistan: 18 cops in Sindh test COVID-19 positive
Jun 13, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Islamabad: 18 more policemen in Pakistan's Sindh region have tested COVID-19 positive, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban militants kill Islamic cleric
Jun 13, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Kabul: Suspected Taliban militants killed an Islamic cleric in Pul-e-Alam city of Afghanistan's Logar province on Friday, media reports said on Sunday.
China: Wuhan gas explosion leaves 12 dead
Jun 13, 2021, at 08:44 pm
Wuhan: A gas explosion in central China's Hubei Province on Sunday morning left at least 12 people dead, media reports said.
More than 50 people killed by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria: Reports
Jun 13, 2021, at 01:49 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 53 people were killed by armed cattle thieves in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Zamfara, The Kuwait Times reports citing police.