UN condemns deadly attack against peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: A UN peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed and two others were wounded in a deadly attack in the Central African Republic on Monday.
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New York: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday, called for the question of school reopenings to be included as part of comprehensive, data-driven COVID-19 public health strategies, and not a politically-driven decision-making process.
Wearing Masks to Be Mandatory in England's Shops From July 24 - Downing Street Spokesman
Jul 14, 2020, at 03:01 pm
London/Sputnik: Face covering will become mandatory in shops across England starting from July 24, a Downing Street spokesman said.
COVID-19: UN and partners work to ensure learning never stops for young refugees
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:55 pm
New York: Global advocates for refugees are pushing to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic does not derail efforts for displaced children and young people to continue learning and eventually return to a real classroom.
UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York: In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, the UN chief said on Monday, launching this year’s major UN food security update, highlighting that over the past five years, tens of millions of people have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished.
U.S. COVID-19 cases surging because nation never "shut down entirely," says Fauci
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Washington/Xinhua: U.S. top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci said on Monday the United States is seeing a surge in new COVID-19 infections because the country never shut down entirely, according to a CNBC report.
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:40 pm
New York: The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people will likely need humanitarian assistance by 2022, the UN’s deputy rights chief said on Monday.
Chinese Embassy Slams US' Statements on South China Sea as 'Completely Unjustified'
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Chinese Embassy in the United States has slammed Washington's statements on the threats supposedly inflicted by Beijing in the South China Sea as "completely unjustified," the spokesperson for the diplomatic mission said.
7,000 army soldiers deployed to fight floods in east China
Jul 14, 2020, at 12:29 am
Fuzhou/Xinhua: -- Over 7,000 army soldiers have been deployed to the eastern part of China for flood control and emergency rescue operations, according to the Chinese military.
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin narrowly wins vote to replace speaker by a whisker
Jul 14, 2020, at 12:15 am
Kuala Lumpur/UNI: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin narrowly won a major political test on Monday, as his coalition won just enough votes to remove the lower house speaker in a vote seen as an important barometer of his government's support.
Russian warplanes target IS positions in eastern Syria's desert
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: Russian warplanes on Monday struck positions of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the desert region in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.
COVID-19 infected noted Bangladeshi businessman Nurul Islam Babul dies
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:31 pm
Dhaka: Noted Bangladeshi businessman and Jamuna Group Chairman Nurul Islam Babul, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died on Monday, media reports said.
Despite propagating clean environment, China remains largest coal producer
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Beijing: It seems that China is following a double standard as far as environmental safety issues are concerned as despite earning applause for promising to make a clean environment, the dragons remain the highest producer of coal in the world.
Bangladesh: Coronavirus claims 39 more lives
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Thirty-nine more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,391.
Over 40 People Killed, Injured in Explosion in Afghanistan's Samangan Province - Witness
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Over 40 people were killed and injured in the explosion near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Afghanistan's northern Samangan province, an eyewitness told Sputnik on Monday.
Nelson Mandela's youngest daughter Zindzi Mandela dies at 59
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of anti-apartheid revolutionary and first black president of South Africa Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 59.
And now China is planning to sue think tanks and researchers
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Beijing: It seems China is trying to silence the voice of the critics who are targeting it for allegedly torturing ethnic minority community as Beijing is now planning to sue the researchers and think tanks who are behind these revelations, media reports said.
Bangladesh COVID-19 testing scam: Arrested doctor sent to three days remand
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have been granted three-day custody of doctor Sabrina Sharmeen Husain aka Sabrina A Chaudhury who was arrested over her alleged ties to a COVID-19 test scam involving JKG Healthcare, media reports said.
Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi passes away at 59
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Johanesburg/Xinhua: Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's daughter Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane has died at the age of 59, local media reported on Monday.
Afghan forces suffer casualties in Taliban attack
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Kabul: At least four Afghanistan security forces members were killed during an attack carried out by Taliban forces in northern Parwan province recently, media reports said.
Pakistan restores bank account of 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed
Jul 13, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has restored the bank account of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed and five others, media reports said.
Mike Pompeo speaks to German FM Maas, leaders discuss US-EU cooperation in confronting China
Jul 13, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Washington/IBNS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday spoke to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas as they discussed ways in which European Union-US can confront China.
Russian scientists successfully complete world’s first Covid-19 vaccine trial
Jul 13, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Moscow/IBNS: A Russian university has successfully completed the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus on volunteers, media reports said.
Hong Kong journalists express concern over China's new security law imposed on city
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong journalists have expressed concern over unintentionally violating the new national security law which China has imposed on the city.
Mexico loses over 900,000 jobs due to COVID-19 in first half of 2020
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Mexico City/Xinhua: Mexico lost 921,583 jobs in the first half of 2020 largely due to the impact of COVID-19, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported on Sunday.
Naval Forces Say 21 Injured After Major Fire Erupts on Board Warship at San Diego Base
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 21 people, including four civilians, were injured amid a fire on board amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard stationed at the US Naval Base in San Diego, California, the Naval Surface Forces of the US Pacific Fleet said.
Unidentified militants attack US convoy in southern Iraq
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:04 am
Baghdad/Xinhua: Unknown militants attacked a convoy of trucks carrying US logistical equipment in southern Iraq, an Interior Ministry source said on Sunday.
Reporters Without Borders warns Pakistan authorities against threatening journalists living abroad
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:42 am
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based non-profit organisation, has said it is shocked by a leaked Pakistani government internal memo about stopping the “rhetoric against Pakistan” of six journalists based abroad.
People from different nations demonstrate in Tokyo against Chinese oppression
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:36 am
Tokyo: People from different regions of the world, including Hong Kong, Tibet and East Turkestan, demonstrated against China in the Japanese capital Tokyo on Sunday.
Human Rights Watch tells Pakistan to release Jang group editor, stop harassing his family
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:16 am
Pakistani authorities should immediately drop politically motivated charges and release Mir Shakilur Rehman, an editor with Pakistan’s largest media group, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should also stop harassing Rehman’s family members.