Greece extends entry permission for Russians until Jan 7
Dec 13, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Athens/Sputnik: Greece is extending entry permission for up to 500 Russian citizens per week, provided that they test negative for COVID-19 and have all the necessary documents, the decision was published by the Government Gazette on Sunday.
FedEx starts getting Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses in US, processing underway: Reports
Dec 13, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: FedEx has started receiving doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in the US, The Commercial Appeal newspaper reports.
US imposes sanctions, visa restrictions on two Chinese nationals
Dec 13, 2020, at 05:24 am
Washington: The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against two Chinese nationals, including gangster Wan Kuok Koi.
South Korea: Baloch Republic Party demonstrates in Busan against Pakistan Army abuses
Dec 13, 2020, at 05:00 am
Busan: The Baloch Republic Party (BRP) demonstrated in South Korea against the human rights abuses being committed by Pakistani armed forces in Balochistan province of Pakistan.
PML-N VP Maryam Nawaz asks people to join Lahore rally on Dec 13
Dec 13, 2020, at 04:17 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has urged citizens of Lahore city to attend the anti-Imran Khan Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally on Dec 13.
World must invest in strong health systems that protect everyone- now and into the future
Dec 12, 2020, at 11:09 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need them, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed.
COVID-19 vaccines: Donors urged to step up funding for needy countries
Dec 12, 2020, at 10:42 pm
New York: Addressing the financing gap to provide COVID-19 vaccines for everyone, everywhere, is an urgent priority, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, in an appeal for stepped-up funding to support poorer countries.
Lebanon: UN-backed tribunal sentences Hezbollah militant in Hariri assassination
Dec 12, 2020, at 10:25 pm
New York: The UN chief on Friday took note of five concurrent life sentences handed down to a Hezbollah militant, convicted in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in Beirut, fifteen years ago.
Dec 12, 2020, at 10:07 pm
New York: Outstanding issues related to Syria’s initial declaration of its chemical weapons stockpile and programme cannot be considered “accurate and complete”, the head of the world body monitoring States’ implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention told the Security Council on Friday.
Ethiopia: UN refugee agency calls for ‘unfettered access’ to Tigray
Dec 12, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New York: Amidst “disturbing reports” from Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan, the UN refugee agency called on Friday for “unfettered access to Tigray in order to reach people in need”.
Yemen: Food insecurity a ‘ticking timebomb’, warn aid agencies
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:09 pm
New York: UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert on Friday for war-torn Yemen, warning that time is running out to avoid famine in the country. Out of two million children who need treatment for acute malnutrition, 360,000 are at risk of dying if they do not receive medical care, the World Food Programme (WFP) said.
New York could remain in COVID danger until June even with vaccinations, says Governor Cuomo
Dec 12, 2020, at 03:00 pm
New York/Sputnik: New York could remain in danger from COVID-19 at least until June, even with vaccinations available for the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said at a news conference.
Afghanistan: Rockets fired in different parts of Kabul, 1 killed
Dec 12, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Kabul: At least one person was killed and another was hurt as multiple rockets were fired on different parts of Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
People of Gilgit-Baltistan already tasting sour taste of Nov 15 polls: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:06 am
Glasgow: Activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has said the people of Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan have already started tasting the 'sour' taste of the Nov 15 polls.
Tension with US: China revokes visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders
Dec 12, 2020, at 06:02 am
Beijing: China on Thursday said it has decided to revoke visa exemption treatment for U.S. diplomatic passport holders paying temporary visits to Hong Kong and Macao, adding more fuel to the already tense relationship between the two nations.
Dec 12, 2020, at 05:54 am
Dhaka: A large number of people in Bangladesh's two major cities- Dhaka and Sylhet- took to the streets to protest against China and Pakistan over persecution of minorities in the two nations.
Dec 12, 2020, at 05:49 am
Islamabad: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday invoked offence of rape against the Pakistani man who is a key suspect in the case connected to the underage marriage of Christian girl Arzoo.
Dec 12, 2020, at 05:41 am
Lahore: A sound engineer, who was hired for the Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) Dec 13 rally in Lahore, was arrested on the charges of possessing an illegal weapon and interference in official work, media reports said.
Pakistan: PML-N's Azma Bukhari steps down
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:21 am
Islamabad: Stating that the 2018 general elections were 'designed by known and unknown creatures', Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Azma Bukhari recently resigned as a member of the provincial assembly, media reports said.
Pakistan: Maharaja Ranjit Singh's statue vandalised in Lahore
Dec 12, 2020, at 04:16 am
Lahore: The statue of 19th century Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh was vandalized in Pakistan's Lahore city, media reports said. One person was arrested.
Afghanistan TV presenter killed in suicide attempt
Dec 11, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan news presenter was killed in a suicide attempt on Friday, media reports said.
China’s Gender imbalance reaches almost 20 percent among young people under 20
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: China has almost 20 percent more men than women among young people under the age of 20, the latest data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday showed.
US on path to reduce troop levels to 2,500 in Afghanistan by Jan 15
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Washington/UNI: The US military is on track to have forces drawn down to 2,500 in Afghanistan by the middle of January as planned, CENTCOM commander Gen Frank McKenzie said.
China: Big data program targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Dec 11, 2020, at 04:59 pm
A big data program for policing in China’s Xinjiang region arbitrarily selects Turkic Muslims for possible detention, US-based Human Rights Watch said recently.
Rich countries’ support for children ‘totally inadequate’: UN report
Dec 11, 2020, at 04:22 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, slams the levels of financial support for children allocated by high-income countries during the pandemic as totally inadequate, in a child poverty report issued on Friday.
$1.44 billion plan to respond to Venezuela refugee and migrant needs
Dec 11, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New York: In a $1.4 billion appeal launched on Thursday, the UN migration organization IOM and the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned that the pandemic has strained the capacity of Latin American and Caribbean countries to look after Venezuelan nationals.
Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ of COVID-19 response: Secretary-General
Dec 11, 2020, at 04:02 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for human rights to be put “front and centre” of COVID-19 response and recovery globally in order to achieve a better future for people everywhere.
Afghanistan: Security officials seize IED factory during search operation in Khoghyani
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have seized an Improvised Explosive Devices factory during a search operation conducted in Khoghyani district of the country, media reports said on Friday.
First doses of Pfizer's Corona vaccine to arrive in Canada in 'few days'
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:42 pm
Ottawa/UNI: The first 30,000 doses of Pfizer and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine are due to arrive in Canada in a matter of few days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters.
France to replace COVID-19 lockdown with curfew from next week
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Paris/UNI: The Covid-19 lockdown in France will be replaced with a dusk-to-dawn curfew from starting from Dec 15 as the the country struggles to contain the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, French Prime Minister Jean Castex said.