Mar 21, 2020, at 12:22 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: As the number of confirmed Coronavirus-hit patients touched 495 on Friday, reports of lack of proper implementation of the system by PM Imran Khan-led government to combat the menace have been sneaking out from Pakistan which is suspected to have an increased number of infected in the nation since the past few days.
US Firms' revenue to fall by $4Trln over COVID-19, global losses to reach $12Trln – Report
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:38 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US companies may lose up to $4 trillion in revenue over the pandemic of COVID-19, while the global losses may reach $12 trillion, Bridgewater Associates, the world's biggest hedge fund, said in a report.
UN chief congratulates Uzbekistan on decision to end statelessness for 50,000 people
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:19 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated Uzbekistan on the passage this week of legislation set to end statelessness for some 50,000 people in the Central Asian country.
UN campaign to tap into personal connections in bid to protect religious sites
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:16 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations will soon launch a campaign highlighting the personal connections of individuals with religious sites as part of its efforts to protect places of worship around the world.
UNHCR delivers much-needed aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: Nearly 94 tonnes of emergency aid has been airlifted into Chad to support thousands of people who have fled ongoing violence in Sudan’s West Darfur state, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
UN aid teams work round the clock amid COVID-19 pandemic to ensure humanitarian support to millions
Mar 21, 2020, at 10:05 am
New York/IBNS: As the global humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic continues at breakneck speed, UN assistance remains critical for some 100 hundred million people living in emergency situations, and life-saving food aid is essential for 87 million people across the world.
UN rights chief urges South Sudan authorities to address inter-communal violence
Mar 21, 2020, at 09:59 am
New York/IBNS: Authorities in South Sudan must address intercommunal violence if the nation is to achieve lasting peace, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday, in response to a recent escalation in fighting in the east and central parts of the country.
Pakistan records its third Coronavirus death
Mar 20, 2020, at 06:00 pm
Karachi/IBNS: Pakistan recorded its third death due to Coronavirus on Friday as the country is witnessing a massive rise in the number of cases in recent times.
New Zealand's COVID-19 cases climb to 39
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Wellington/Xinhua/UNI: Eleven new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand were confirmed in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 39 on Friday.
Sri Lanka declares islandwide curfew amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:22 pm
Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: The Sri Lankan government declared a nationwide curfew which will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday and end at 6:00 a.m. local time Monday to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the island country.
Afghanistan reports 2 imported COVID-19 cases
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:21 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: The Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry on Friday reported two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections.
8 killed, 22 injured in IED explosion in N. Afghan
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Taluqan, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Two civilians and six Taliban militants were killed and 22 people injured following an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar, a provincial government spokesman confirmed on Friday.
Number of COVID-19 Infections in Bulgaria Increases to 112
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Sofia/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria has reached 112, the country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
Hong Kong reports 48 new COVID-19 cases, biggest increase for single day
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Honk Kong/Xinhua/UNI: Hong Kong's Centre of Health Protection (CHP) reported 48 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number for a single day since the outbreak of the virus.
Londoners raiding stores as UK capital awaiting total shutdown amid COVID-19
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:07 pm
London/Sputnik/UNI: A group of six people smashed Sainsbury shopfronts in southern London to steal alcohol as supermarkets are coming under huge pressure amid a possible shutdown of the UK capital due to the spread of COVID-19, media reported on Friday.
Beijing reports 6 imported COVID-19 cases between 12 am-12 pm on March 20
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:03 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Beijing reported six newly confirmed cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Friday imported from other countries from 12 a.m.-12 p.m. March 20, the municipal health commission said.
COVID-19 cases in Kuwait rise to 159
Mar 20, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Kuwait City/Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait reported 11 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 159, Kuwaiti Health Ministry announced on Friday.
Pakistan: Amid doubts over properly tackling COIVD19 menace two deaths reported
Mar 20, 2020, at 11:00 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid reports that Pakistan is unable to properly maintain a setup needed to tackle COVID 19 spread, the country, which witnessed a massive increase in the number of infected patients this week, has recorded deaths of two patients, officials said on Thursday.
Mar 20, 2020, at 10:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Reflecting an internal conflict within the Pakistan Army and a revolt that broke out in 31 Baloch Regiment, a clash erupted between Baloch officer Major Gul Marjan Bugti and Punjabi officer Colonel Maula Bakhsh Lahori recently. Colonel Lahori was killed in the clash, sources said.
Pakistan records 453 COVID19 patients, Shia pilgrims returning from Iran in lurch
Mar 20, 2020, at 10:27 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Amid rising concerns that the Pakistan government is lacking in its efforts to implement proper medical amenities needed to combat Coronavirus outbreak in the country, the number of infected people in the nation touched 453 on Friday.
US: Pakistani doctor arrested for trying to help Islamic State
Mar 20, 2020, at 10:03 am
Minnesota/IBNS: A Pakistani doctor, who expressed his desire to conduct “lone wolf” terrorist attacks in the United States, has been arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for allegedly trying to help terror group ISIS.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb explosion in Nangarhar kills Taliban commander
Mar 20, 2020, at 09:30 am
Nangarhar/IBNS: A Roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province left at least one Taliban commander and his security guard killed, media reports said on Friday.
COVID 19: California issues 'stay home' order
Mar 20, 2020, at 09:01 am
California/IBNS: The California Governor on Thursday issued a "stay at home" to the residents of the region in the United States amid COVID 19 outbreak in the world.
UN official applauds move by Central African Republic to prevent child recruitment
Mar 20, 2020, at 08:30 am
New York/IBNS: A senior United Nations official has welcomed the move by lawmakers in the Central African Republic (CAR) to criminalize child recruitment.
'Solidarity, hope' and coordinated global response needed to tackle COVID-19 pandemic, says UN chief
Mar 20, 2020, at 07:06 am
New York/IBNS: As public fear and uncertainty grow around the COVID-19 pandemic, “more than ever before, we need solidarity, hope and the political will to see this crisis through together,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday in his first virtual press conference.
Libya's eastern-based government shuts border to ward off coronavirus
Mar 19, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Tripoli/Sputnik: Libya’s Tobruk-based interim government ordered the shutting down of all land, air and sea border crossings on Thursday to prevent the risk of the coronavirus pandemic reaching the country, an Interior Ministry statement said.
Bangladesh reports three new COVID19 cases
Mar 19, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh government on Thursday confirmed three new coronavirus cases, aking the number of people infected by the disease to 17.
Women plough the way to peace in South Sudan resettlement project
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:08 pm
New York/IBNS: Women who had been displaced by fighting in South Sudan are sowing seeds of peace, with support from the UN mission in the country, UNMISS.
Treat migrants with dignity and respect during pandemic: UN migration agency
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:05 pm
New York/IBNS: The importance of treating migrants with dignity and respect has not changed, UN migration agency (IOM), spokesperson Joel Millman has told UN News, adding that the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on migrants, highly represented in the food industry, which is now seeing widespread shutdowns, is ‘a huge concern’ to the agency.
UN agriculture agency staff continue to strive for a better world amid Italy COVID-19 lockdown
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:03 pm
New York/IBNS: Italy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, with nearly 28,000 confirmed cases of the disease and 2,503 deaths, according to latest statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO). While a national quarantine has the country in lockdown, it has not halted the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), based in the capital, Rome.