Beijing announces new regulations to reduce the amount of money, time that can be spent on video games
The Chinese government is planning measures to limit the amount of time and money people can spend on video games.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2023
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Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza 'nightmare': UN chief Antonio Guterres
UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that a Security Council resolution to get more aid into Gaza, adopted on Friday, could pave the way to a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2023
Aylo: Pornhub's parent company admits to profiting from sex trafficking
Pornhub's parent company Aylo has admitted it featured women who were coerced into performing sexual acts on camera by a production company.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2023
Gaza conflict: Starvation must never be allowed to happen, says UN rights chief
As the Security Council prepared to meet once again in New York on Friday for a long-delayed vote on a pause in fighting to allow more aid into Gaza, UN rights chief Volker Türk added his voice to deep concerns over the rising threat of famine across the Strip.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2023
Finland proposes new $55mln Ukraine reconstruction plan for 2025-2026
Helsinki: The Finnish Foreign Ministry on Thursday published the first part of the reconstruction plan for Ukraine that proposes a new mixed credit instrument to enable projects worth 50 million euros ($55 million) in 2025-2026.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2023
Toronto receives $471 million funding from Canada to create 11,780 new homes
Toronto/IBNS: The Canadian government has allocated $471 million of funding to accelerate Toronto’s housing system and increase housing affordability for residents.
IBNS•Dec 23, 2023
Pakistan: 5 labourers die in firing on under-construction police station in South Waziristan
At least five construction workers died after an under-construction police station was attacked in Pakistan's South Waziristan region on Thursday.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2023
Baloch Long March: Amnesty International expresses 'deep concern' over excessive use of force
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the use water cannons, tear gas and excessive force against the Baloch Long March protestors by police in Pakistan's capital Islamabad on Thursday.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2023
Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl abducted, converted and forcefully married in Sindh by using forged documents
A Hindu minor girl has been abducted and forcefully converted into Muslim in Pakistan Sindh region, an incident once again putting the spotlight on the condition of minorities in the country.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2023
Pakistan: Indian Sikh family falls victim to robbery in Lahore by thieves wearing police uniforms
In a shocking incident that has left a family from Kurukshetra, India, traumatized, a group of robbers clad in police uniforms targeted them on 29th November 2023 in Lahore.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2023
Pakistan: Sindh protests against Army's land grab attempt
Sindh is witnessing its people protesting against the Pakistan Army's calculated plan to grab over 52000 acres of arable land under the guise of corporate farming, media reports said on Friday.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2023
Baloch crackdown: Yakjehti Committee slams Pakistani authorities
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (Islamabad) has accused Islamabad of adopting a fascist attitude towards Baloch people, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2023
Prague: Gunman kills 14, injures 25 at Charles University shooting
At least 14 people died and 25 others were wounded when a shooter attacked them at a university in Czech Republic's Prague city on Thursday.
IBNS•Dec 22, 2023
Gun rampage in Prague university kills at least 11 people, suspect shot dead
Prague/IBNS: At least 11 people were killed and dozens were injured as a gunman went on a rampage at a Prague university on Thursday before the police "eliminated" him, reports said.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2023
At least 12 killed, 13 injured in coal mine accident in China
Beijing: At least 12 people were killed and 13 others were injured as a result of an accident at a coal mine in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang, the CCTV broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing local authorities.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2023
Norway's safety regulator launches inquiry into Tesla's suspension failures
Stockholm: Norway's traffic safety regulator is conducting an inquiry into suspension failures in Tesla's electric cars, a development that may lead to a recall, the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) told Reuters.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2023
Former US President Donald Trump asks SC to delay hearing case on 2020 election immunity claim
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump is urging the US Supreme Court to reject a request by Special Counsel Jack Smith to decide quickly on his claim to presidential immunity in the 2020 election subversion case, according to a court filing by his attorneys.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2023
Arrest warrants issued for 49 Turkish suspects over ties to IS, Gulen Movement
Ankara: The Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 49 suspects in two investigations over their alleged ties to the Islamic State (IS) and the Gulen Movement, the Chief Public Prosecutor's office said Tuesday.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2023
US pledges $1 million in aid as Kenya floods claim lives of 174
Nairobi: The death toll from severe floods in Kenya, caused by unusually active rains linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, has climbed to 174 over the past day after six more flood-related deaths were confirmed, Kenyan media reported.
IBNS•Dec 21, 2023
Toronto selects award-winning design to turn downtown paved space into green park on Richmond Street West
Toronto/IBNS: Winner of an international design competition has reportedly been selected by the City of Toronto for a new downtown park that will open at 229 Richmond St. W., between Richmond Street West and Nelson Street, in the heart of the city’s entertainment district.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza nears 20,000
Gaza: The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 19,667, and 52,586 others have been wounded since October 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. says the country ‘paradigm shift’ to deal with China on West Philippine Sea issue
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that the Philippines is eyeing a “paradigm shift” as the “traditional methods of diplomacy” of the Philippine government is continuously being disregarded by China amid its recent aggression and harassment in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan university students protest against fee hike
Karakoram International University students in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region recently staged protests against fee hikes and administrative mismanagement, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
UK's inflation rate drops to 3.9 pct, lowest in more than 2 years
The British government's inflation rate has dropped sharply to touch the lowest level figure of 3.9 percent, as per official data released on Wednesday (December 20, 2023).
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
DPR Korea urged to ‘embrace diplomacy’ after latest ballistic missile launch
Repeated long-range ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) represent a serious threat to international air and sea transportation, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
Pakistan: Amnesty International condemns Baloch protesters, demands authority to drop charges against them
A major global human rights advocacy group recently raised concern over the arrest of protesters from Balochistan who marched towards Islamabad to highlight the issue of extrajudicial killings in their province.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
‘Ten weeks of hell’ for children in Gaza: UNICEF
Gaza is by far the most dangerous place in the world to be a child and deaths of youngsters from disease will likely surpass those from bombardment in the absence of a ceasefire, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
Acid attack on former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's adviser brings ISI's London plot into limelight
An acid attack on former Pakistan PM Imran Khan's adviser in England has once again brought the country's intelligence agency ISI to the limelight.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
Durand Line: Pakistan's new visa policy affects people living close to Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing
Amid strained relationships in recent times, Pakistani immigration officials have cited security reasons to stop issuing visas at airports and border crossings to citizens of neighbouring Afghanistan.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
Donald Trump: Colorado Supreme Court removes former president from 2024 ballot
Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that former US President Donald Trump cannot run for the presidential poll next year in the state.
IBNS•Dec 20, 2023
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