More than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Turkey over 24 Hours: Health Minister

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:19 pm

Ankara/Sputnik/UNI:  More than 3,000 new cases of COVID-19 and 73 more deaths have been reported in Turkey over the past 24 hours, the country’s Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca announced on Sunday.

Japan's Abe to declare state of emergency as COVID-19 cases surge

Apr 06, 2020, at 01:15 pm

TokyoXinhua/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, due to the recent surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo and other large cities, government sources said Monday.

Afghanistan's COVID-19 cases jump to 367 over 24 hours, death toll at 7: Health Ministry

Apr 06, 2020, at 12:35 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of people infected with COVID-19 in Afghanistan rose by 30 to 367, seven patients have died in the past 24 hours, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday.

Bangladesh: Women's football team captain’s house attacked, 2 arrested

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:53 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A neighbour of Bangladesh women’s football team captain Sabina Khatun attacked her house in Sabujbagh area of the country, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Prominent Taliban leader killed

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:41 am

Kabul/IBNS:  The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) has killed a Taliban leader in Afghanistan's central Wardak province, media reports said.

UN chief calls for domestic violence ‘ceasefire’ amid ‘horrifying global surge’

Apr 06, 2020, at 10:32 am

New York/IBNS: UN chief António Guterres is calling for measures to address a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” directed towards women and girls, linked to lockdowns imposed by governments responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

5.57 mln Hubei people return to work

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:47 pm

Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: Around 5.57 million people in central China's Hubei Province, hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak, had returned to work by Friday, according to the provincial department of human resources and social security.

COVID-19 cases exceed 5,000 in Russia

Apr 05, 2020, at 08:44 pm

Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Russia has registered 5,389 COVID-19 cases covering most of the regions as of Sunday, up by 658 from the previous day, official data showed.

Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missile falls in Yemen's Sadah

Apr 05, 2020, at 07:49 pm

Riyadh/Xinhua/UNI: Saudi-led coalition announced on Sunday the falling of a Houthi missile in Yemeni city Sadah.

As youths lose jobs in Pakistan amid COVID-19 lockdown, their families protest outside Punjab Governor's house

Apr 05, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Lahore/IBNS: With several youth losing jobs amid lockdown imposed by PM Imran Khan-led government to combat COVID-19 outbreak, their family members on Sunday protested  outside Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar's resident in Lahore.

Sikh gurudwara attack plotter ISKP chief Aslam Farooqui admits his link with Pakistan's ISI

Apr 05, 2020, at 07:28 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Exposing a Pakistan link to the Sikh Gurudrawa attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city, arrested so-called emir of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui has confessed his strong relationship with Pak spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

Covid-19: China now faces 'compensation' heat, London-based ICJ moves UNHRC

Apr 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm

London/IBNS: The London-based International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has moved the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to seek compensation from China for "surreptitiously developing a biological weapon capable of mass destruction", media reports said.

UAE central bank adopts $70Bln worth program to support economy amid COVID-19 crisis

Apr 05, 2020, at 03:29 pm

Moscow/Sputnik:The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) said on Sunday it had rolled out a set of capital and liquidity relief measures worth a total of 256 billion UAE dirham ($69.7 billion) to support the country's economy and banking sector throughout the COVID-19 crisis.

Daniel murder:HC ruling on quashing of death sentence to be challenged in SC, says Qureshi

Apr 05, 2020, at 03:19 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has assured the United States that his government would challenge the Sindh High Court's ruling of  quashing the death sentence of the main accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case.

British PM Boris Johnson's pregnant fiance had COVID-19 symptoms, recovering now

Apr 05, 2020, at 11:35 am

London/IBNS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pregnant fiance Carrie Symonds has informed that she had spent the past week with Coronavirus symptoms and is recovering now.

Yemen's gov't forces claim killing 25 Houthi fighters

Apr 05, 2020, at 10:34 am

Aden/Yemen/UNI:Yemen's government forces has declared that 25 Houthi fighters were killed during an armed ambush in the country's northeastern province of Marib.

Eleven killed, 4 injured in Colombia's coal mine explosion

Apr 05, 2020, at 10:23 am

Mexico City,/UNI: A methane explosion at a coal mine in the central Colombian department of Cundinamarca damaged three nearby mines and caused the collapse of one of them, resulting in 11 deaths.

Trump says agrees with ouster of captain of Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier

Apr 05, 2020, at 10:10 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump says he supports the decision to remove US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt Capt Brett Crozier over the captain’s inappropriate email regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.

Leader of ISIS Khurasan and 19 other terrorists involved in Kabul Gurudwara attack arrested in Afghanistan

Apr 05, 2020, at 01:08 am

Kabul/IBNS: In a major operation, the Afghan Special Forces have arrested the leader of ISIS Khurasan and several other top leaders of the terrorist outfit, Afghanistan intelligence said, according to the Khaama Press. Abdullah Orakizai alias Aslam Farooqi, the leader of the Pakistan-sponsored module, who is a Pak national and a former LeT man, was responsible for the killing of 27 Sikhs in a gurudwara in Kabul's Shor Bazaar on March 25.

Pakistan witnessing mammoth surge in COVID-19 cases, Brookings Institution blog blames it on PM Khan's inexperience

Apr 04, 2020, at 04:24 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan is witnessing a mammoth surge in the number of COVID-19 infected patients and experts are now highlighting that it might be PM Imran Khan's  lack of experience in dealing with a crisis that has left the nation struggling against the disease which might eventually decay its already bleeding economy.

Bangladesh reports two more COVID-19 deaths

Apr 04, 2020, at 02:00 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Saturday announced that two more people have died due to COVID-19 infection in the country.

Coronavirus restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need

Apr 04, 2020, at 01:59 pm

New York/IBNS: The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, as measures taken by the Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are having an impact on aid access, deliveries and services.

UN chief urges unity in mobilizing ‘every ounce of energy’ to defeat coronavirus pandemic

Apr 04, 2020, at 01:53 pm

New York/IBNS: There should be only one fight in our world today, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Friday, issuing a loud clarion call to join “our shared battle against COVID-19”.

Nepal confirms three new COVID-19 cases

Apr 04, 2020, at 01:51 pm

Kathmandu/IBNS: At a time when the world is witnessing a surge in the number of Coronavirus incidents, Nepal on Saturday confirmed three new COVID-19 cases.

Political prisoners should be among first released in pandemic response, says UN rights chief

Apr 04, 2020, at 01:50 pm

New York/IBNS: The decision by many Governments to release prisoners to slow the transmission of new coronavirus, was welcomed on Friday by the UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet.

Delta Airlines applies for US aid amid expectations of a 90 pc drop revenue - CEO

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:23 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Delta Airlines applied for relief under the recently passed 2 trillion dollar CARES Act and is braced for a second quarter in which revenue is expected to fall 90 percent, Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a memo to employees.

Canadian military deploying to Quebec to assist with COVID-19 containment - Statement

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:18 pm

Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be deployed to the northern part of the province of Quebec to assist with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Department of National Defense confirmed in a statement to Sputnik.

US performs record 1.4 million COVID-19 tests - Pence

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:16 pm

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Vice President Mike Pence said in a press briefing that 1.4 million tests have already been done in the country to detect the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.

UK confirms 38,168 COVID-19 cases, Britons urged to stick to social distancing

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:14 pm

London/Xinhua/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain reached 38,168 as of Friday morning, an increase of 4,450 in 24 hours, according to the lastest figure from the Department of Health and Social Care.

COVID-19: Bangladesh to bring back stranded citizens once situation improves

Apr 04, 2020, at 12:10 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government is keeping close watch on its citizens, who remained stranded abroad due to outbreak of Covid-19, Foreign Ministry said on Friday.