‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm
“Concrete, bold and implementable solutions” are needed to turn the tide on the many challenges the world is facing, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, on the biggest day so far for the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development.
‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:46 pm
New York: Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented global health, humanitarian and development crisis, it has also revealed the power of women’s leadership, according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General.
Bangladesh records 33 new COVID-19 deaths
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 33 new deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
At least 15 Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghan kandahar province - Police
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 10 others were injured in an airstrike by the Afghan air forces in Kandahar province, local police said on Wednesday.
In Yemen, thousands of Ethiopian migrants stranded, COVID-19 likely widespread
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants have been stranded in war-ravaged Yemen where they continue to be subjected to arbitrary detention and exposure to COVID-19 infection, forcible relocation and abuse, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
New York Times to relocate part of Hong-Kong office to Seoul over security law
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The New York Times newspaper announced that it plans to relocate its Hong Kong-based digital news operation to the South Korean capital city of Seoul over uncertainty created for news organizations by the controversial national security law and subsequent protests.
COVID-19 test scam: Regent Hospital owner Mohammad Shahed arrested in Bangladesh
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Rapid Action Battalion arrested Regent Group chairman Mohammad Shahed in Satkhira near Bangladesh’s border with India in the early hour on Wednesday.
US State Department welcomes UK's decision to prohibit Huawei from 5G networks
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Washington/UNI:: The US state department has welcomed United Kingdom's decision to ban Huawei from future 5G networks in the country saying that this decision was taken by the UK government for the sake of its national security.
Indonesia reports 1,522 new COVID-19 cases, 87 new deaths
Jul 15, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua: The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,522 within one day to 80,094, with the death toll adding by 87 to 3,797, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
South China Sea row: China's pursuit of resources 'unlawful', says Mike Pompeo
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely 'unlawful'.
South China Sea: Philippines calls on China to comply with a 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Manila: As China continues its aggressive stance against its neighbours at a time when the world is witnessing COVID-19 outbreak, the Philippines has publicly called on China to comply with the 2016 arbitral ruling which said China has no 'historic rights over the waters of South China Sea'.
Bangladesh COVID-19 test scam: Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammed Shahed arrested
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammed Shahed in connection with his role in the COVID-19 test scam.
Activists protest outside Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu against atrocities committed against Hindus
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Kathmandu: Protesting against the atrocities committed against the Hindu community in the south Asian country, members of the Hindu Civic Society in Nepal demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu recently.
China using corrupt leaders to make inroads into economically weaker nations like Nepal: Reports
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:41 pm
A report has suggested that China makes inroads into economically weaker nations by using its corrupt leaders.
Family of Canadian child stranded in Syria files lawsuit against Government
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:37 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: A Canadian family on Wednesday sued the federal government for failing to repatriate their child from a Syrian refugee camp, court documents revealed.
US President Donald Trump signs order ending Hong Kong's preferential treatment
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order ending the preferential treatment enjoyed by Hong Kong, as his administration adopts an increasingly tough stance on China.
Chinese tech giant Huawei's 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027
Jul 15, 2020, at 02:53 pm
London/UNI: The British government on Wednesday banned UK's mobile providers from buying new 5G equipment from Huawei after 31 December, and they were also ordered to remove all the Chinese firm's 5G kit from their networks by 2027.
Jul 15, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Washington: Giving relief to students, President Donald Trump-led administration has rescinded its policy that would bar international students who only take online courses from staying in the US, media reports said.
US military networks vulnerable to cyber attacks
Jul 15, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US computer networks, including Pentagon communications, are vulnerable to cyber attacks as their obsolete architecture fails to provide sufficient visibility and control options, US Army Cyber Command head Stephen Fogarty said at a virtual conference on Wednesday.
Canada: Vast majority of Ontario to enter Stage 3 of reopening, Premier Doug Ford announces
Jul 15, 2020, at 05:44 am
Ottawa/IBNS: In his daily news briefings, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the vast majority of Canada's Ontario, which include twenty-four regions, would be able to enter Stage 3 of reopening this Friday.
UK government bans companies from buying Huawei equipment for 5G networks - Minister
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom government will ban UK companies from buying Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei-produced equipment for 5G networks from the end of the year, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden said on Tuesday.
Saudi Aramco says will restructure business on oil refining, marketing by end of 2020
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Saudi Aramco, the Middle Eastern oil giant, will reorganize its downstream sector – oil processing and marketing – by the end of 2020 to strengthen its global growth strategy and increase the operational efficiency, the company announced on Tuesday.
US envoy says US troops left 5 Afghan bases as part of deal with Taliban
Jul 14, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US troops have left five bases in Afghanistan and the number of servicemen in Afghanistan has decreased as part of the peace agreement reached with the Taliban in Qatar in February, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said.
Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers demonstrate against China in Tokyo
Jul 14, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Tokyo: Slamming China for its policies in respective regions, about 300 Uyghur, Tibetan and Hong Kong demonstrators marched in Tokyo city of Japan on Sunday.
Another doctor dies due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Jul 14, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Dhaka: The COVID-19 infection continues to tighten its killer hands in Bangladesh as the infection claimed the life of Gynaecologist Dr Irin Jaman of Chattogram Ma O Shishu Hospital on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast leaves five people killed
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Surobi district on Tuesday which left at least five people killed and eleven others hurt, media reports said.
UK plans to send aircraft carrier to Asia Pacific as tensions with China rising - Reports
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The UK military intends to send new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth to the Asia Pacific as tensions with Beijing continue to rise, The Times newspaper reported, citing sources.
Bangladesh: 33 people die due to COVID-19
Jul 14, 2020, at 09:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday reported 33 new deaths due to COVID-19 taking the death toll to 2424.
After New York, Tibetans protest outside Chinese consulate in San Francisco
Jul 14, 2020, at 07:59 pm
San Francisco/IBNS: As the Covid-19 count soars across the globe, protestors are finding new ways to exhibit their dissent against the Xi Jinping-led Chinese government, as they accuse Beijing of suppressing facts pertaining to the deadly virus.
Cities and local government must focus on well-being of people in developing countries
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: While the scale and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt in developing and developed countries alike, the President of the UN General Assembly maintained on Monday that the response must focus on “the two-thirds of the world’s population at risk of being left behind”.