Multiple attacks rock Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Multiple attacks, which are believed to be terror incidents, rocked different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thurs­day night, media reports said on Friday.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
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BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigns over involvement in facilitating loan to ex-UK PM Boris Johnson
London: BBC chairman Richard Sharp on Friday resigned after a probe revealed he had violated rules for failing to disclose his connection in making a loan available for then prime minister Boris Johnson, AFP reported.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
China: 'Vocational training' programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour
New York: So-called “labour transfer” and “vocational training” programmes in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, threaten Tibetan cultural identity and could lead to forced labour conditions, UN independent human rights experts warned on Thursday.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
New report shows 90 per cent of adolescent girls in low-income economies are offline
Around 90 per cent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF analysis, coinciding with the UN’s International Girls in ICT Day.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Security Council veto should be ‘very last resort’: General Assembly President
New York: One year after the General Assembly adopted its so-called “veto initiative”, Member States met on Wednesday to discuss how it could contribute to a more efficient and impact-oriented UN.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Chernobyl: Survivors reflect on nuclear accident, Russian occupation
New York: Survivors of one of the world’s worst ever nuclear accidents at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine on 26 April 1986 have been reflecting on the events of that fateful day 37 years ago, as current employees consider the challenges of working at the plant which was seized by Russian troops following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Sudan envoy calls for ceasefire compliance, as concern mounts over West Darfur
New York: The UN’s Special Representative for Sudan has called on the rival military factions which have plunged the country into chaos during 11 days of fighting to “fully adhere” to the agreed 72-hour ceasefire amid increasing concern at reports of inter-communal violence and attacks in the West Darfur region.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
China’s investment in Pakistan power sector spikes to touch USD 21 bn
Chinese investment in Pakistan’s power sector, under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has spiked to touch $21 billion with the restoration of a powerhouse based on imported coal at Gwadar, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
‘Unprecedented insecurity’ in Haiti requires urgent action: new UN envoy
New York: The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Haiti demands that the country remains at the centre of international attention and action, newly appointed UN Special Representative Maria Isabel Salvador said on Wednesday in her first briefing to the Security Council.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Security Council veto should be ‘very last resort’: General Assembly President
New York: One year after the General Assembly adopted its so-called “veto initiative”, Member States met on Wednesday to discuss how it could contribute to a more efficient and impact-oriented UN.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Pakistan: Karachi Express catches fire, seven die
Khairpur: At least seven people, including four children, died after a bogie of a Karachi Express train caught fire near Tando Masti Khan in Sindh’s Khairpur district in Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Toronto Police' auto thefts investigation leads to over 100 charges, recovery of several vehicles
Toronto/IBNS: An ongoing Toronto Police Service investigation into car and catalytic converter thefts in the city's west end resulted in more than 100 people being charged, and recovery of 100s of vehicles, police announced Wednesday.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Bloom Review reveals aggressive Khalistan extremism in UK
London: The Bloom Review has reportedly raised concerns over the growing influence of pro-Khalistan extremists within the British Sikh community.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Jihadi gangs in UK prisons are telling crooks to ‘convert or get hurt’: Report
London: Radical prisoners are forcing crooks to convert to Islam or face violence, with the phrase “convert or get hurt” now a commonplace inside the UK’s jails, according to a latest report.
IBNS•Apr 28, 2023
Canada completes first evacuation flight from war-torn Sudan, says defence minister Anita Anad
Ottawa/IBNS: First evacuation flight to get Canadians out of crisis-hit Sudan has been conducted, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Thursday.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2023
Chinese man gets surgical chip implant to fight alcoholism
China/IBNS: A man aged 36 in China has undergone a surgical procedure to have a chip implanted in his body, aimed at assisting him in combating his addiction to alcohol.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2023
Chinese man gets surgical chip implant to fight alcoholism
China/IBNS: A man aged 36 in China has undergone a surgical procedure to have a chip implanted in his body, aimed at assisting him in combating his addiction to alcohol.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2023
Brazil's Ex-President Bolsonaro testifies in anti-government riot investigation
Brazil/IBNS: Jair Bolsonaro, the former far-right president of Brazil, gave testimony to federal police on Wednesday regarding the January 8 riots carried out by his supporters who were against the government. reported AFP.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2023
Brazil's Ex-President Bolsonaro testifies in anti-government riot investigation
Brazil/IBNS: Jair Bolsonaro, the former far-right president of Brazil, gave testimony to federal police on Wednesday regarding the January 8 riots carried out by his supporters who were against the government. reported AFP.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2023
Canada's public servants' strike drags on, more labour unrest likely: Experts
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's largest public sector union represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)'s strike is still continuing, with more labour unrest likely this year, experts say.
IBNS•Apr 27, 2023
Canada: Ontario scraps tuition fees, post-secondary education requirement for new police recruits
Ottawa/IBNS: The Ontario government is boosting police recruitment numbers by eliminating tuition fees of police training, and scrapping a post-secondary education requirement to be hired as an officer.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2023
"Pope shatters stained glass ceiling: Women granted voting rights at Bishops Conference
Vatican City/IBNS: The Vatican made a symbolic change for the Catholic Church by announcing that the upcoming general assembly of bishops will allow women and lay people to participate in the voting process.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2023
Australia: 4 passengers arrested after mid-air fight prompts emergency landing
Four passengers were arrested after a fight between them forced a flight from Australia’s Cairns to Groote Eylandt to make an emergency landing, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2023
Survey says half of New York households facing cost of living crisis
New York: A recent survey has shown that 50 percent of working-age households in New York City do not earn enough to meet basic needs.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2023
Taliban kill ISIS mastermind behind 2021 Kabul airport bombing attack: Reports
The Taliban has killed the ISIS mastermind who is believed to have planned the 2021 bombing at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2023
Changshu: China to soon give a push to its digital yuan project despite struggles
Changshu: China is aiming to launch its ambitious digital yuan project with public sector employees set to be paid in the new form of currency in Changshu city from May, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2023
China detects new XBB COVID sub-variants
Beijing: China, the nation which was seen struggling to contain a surge at the start of the year, has also registered the highly contagious XBB new sub-variants of the COVID-19 infection, media reports said.
IBNS•Apr 26, 2023
Singer-actor-activist Harry Belafonte dies of congestive heart failure at 96
Singer-actor Harry Belafonte, who broke racial barriers in the United States, has died at his home in New York's Manhattan. He was 96.
IBNS•Apr 25, 2023
Canada's auditor general refuses to probe Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation's donations over alleged links to China
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's federal auditor general Karen Hogan was reported saying that her office will not investigate the handling of two donations made to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation with possible links to the Chinese government.
IBNS•Apr 25, 2023
Guterres: Urgency of global challenges demands bold, swift action
New York: The world’s multilateral system is under greater strain than at any time since the creation of the United Nations, requiring swift action to “do better, faster” in using the UN Charter and existing tools to forge greater security and prosperity for all, the Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday, which marks the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace.
IBNS•Apr 25, 2023
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