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Intra-Afghan talks finally begin in Doha | Doha, Sep 14 (TIWN) The much-awaited historic face-to-face talks between the representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban began in Doha on Saturday after several delays. | 14-Sep-2020 |
US spy captured near oil refineries: Ven | Caracas, Sep 14 (TIWN) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed that a "US spy" was captured near two oil refineries in the state of Falcon, it was reported on Saturday. | 14-Sep-2020 |
Impeachment proceedings begin against Pe | Lima, Sep 13 (TIWN) Impeachment proceedings have started against Peru's President Martin Vizcarra, who is accused of misusing public funds and trying to cover it up, the media reported on Saturday. | 13-Sep-2020 |
Back me over the Brexit bill: UK PM tell | London, Sep 13 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged MPs of the ruling Conservative Party to back his plan to override part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, a media report said on Saturday. | 13-Sep-2020 |
China hands over 5 Arunachal youths | Itanagar, Sep 12 (TIWN) Five youths from Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing on September 2 and were later found to be in Chinese territory, were handed over to India by the People's Liberation Army on Saturday amid the ongoing stand-off between the two sides at the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh area. | 12-Sep-2020 |
Climate change to be 'early part' of Dem | Washington, Sep 11 (TIWN) US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pledged that major climate change legislation would be an "early part" of the Democrats 2021 agenda if the party wins the November 3 presidential election, it was reported. | 11-Sep-2020 |
Biden calls Trump handling of pandemic ' | Washington, Sep 11 (TIWN) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has called US President Donald Trump's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic "disgusting" and "almost criminal", after it was revealed that the latter had downplayed the virus' threat earlier this year, the media reported on Friday. | 11-Sep-2020 |
S.Korea reports 155 new Covid-19 cases | Seoul, Sep 11 (TIWN) South Korea reported 155 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the total number of infections to 21,743. | 11-Sep-2020 |
Jakarta 'running out of isolation beds' | Jakarta, Sep 11 (TIWN) Indonesia's capital Jakarta will re-implement stricter social restrictions, starting from September 14, as the number of Covid-19 cases have soared in the past month leading to a shortage in isolation beds, it was reported on Thursday. | 11-Sep-2020 |
Thai PM reiterates no violence on studen | Bangkok, Sep 11 (TIWN) Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday reiterated that he will not use force against student protesters who have planned a major anti-government rally on September 19. | 11-Sep-2020 |
Russia summons German envoy over Navalny | Moscow, Sep 10 (TIWN) The Russian Foreign Ministry said that it has summoned the German Ambassador to Moscow, Geza Andreas von Geyr and expressed a strong protest in connection with the "unfounded accusations and ultimatum" related to the alleged poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. | 10-Sep-2020 |
China urges Australia to stop harassing | Beijing, Sep 10 (TIWN) China on Wednesday confirmed that four journalists from three Chinese media outlets were raided by Australian intelligence officers in June, and urged Australia to stop harassing and suppressing Chinese personnel. | 10-Sep-2020 |
Bangladesh reports over 1,800 fresh Covi | Dhaka, Sep 9 (TIWN) Bangladesh reported 1,826 new Covid-19 cases and 41 fresh deaths on Wednesday, taking the total tally to 331,078 and toll to 4,593, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. | 09-Sep-2020 |
European Commission chief concerned abou | Brussels, Sep 9 (TIWN) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday expressed her concern about the United Kingdom's intention to breach the Brexit agreement, reported Xinhua news agency. | 09-Sep-2020 |
Belarus opposition leader detained at Uk | Minsk, Sep 9 (TIWN) Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova has reportedly been detained at the country's border with Ukraine a day after she was reported missing, a state-media report on Tuesday. | 09-Sep-2020 |
Australian journos leave China amid 'sta | Beijing, Sep 9 (TIWN) The last two reporters working in China for the Australian media were flown home after a five-day diplomatic standoff, according to media reports on Tuesday. | 09-Sep-2020 |
Khashoggi murder: Saudi court commutes 5 | London, Sep 7 (TIWN) A Saudi Arabian court has commuted the death sentences of five of the eight people convicted for the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a "rogue operation" as his family has pardoned them, reports said on Monday. | 07-Sep-2020 |
28 killed as fighting intensifies in Yem | Sanaa, Sep 8 (TIWN) At least 28 people were killed as fighting intensified between Yemen's government forces and the Houthi group in the country's al-Jawf province, a military official said on Monday. | 08-Sep-2020 |
Detained Ugandan Minister to be prosecut | Kampala, Sep 8 (TIWN) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Monday said a Minister who was detained over the weekend will be prosecuted over the election violence in the ruling party primaries. | 08-Sep-2020 |
State of emergency in 5 California count | San Francisco, Sep 7 (TIWN) California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in five counties due to aggressive wildfires continuing to ravage the areas. | 07-Sep-2020 |
Nirav Modi's extradition trial set to re | London, Sep 7 (TIWN) The long-awaited extradition trial of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi is set to resume on Monday in a UK court. | 07-Sep-2020 |
Iran, Russia to jointly produce COVID-19 | Cairo, Sep 6 (TIWN) Iran and Russia will cooperate to produce a COVID-19 vaccine in the Islamic republic as COVID-19 cases in Iran surged to 384,666 on Saturday. Meanwhile, an Iraqi health official warned that the citizens should not play down the seriousness of the coronavirus as 4,644 daily new infections were reported. | 06-Sep-2020 |
Russia COVID-19 cases up 5,205 to 1,020, | Moscow, Sep 6 (TIWN) Russia registered 5,205 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing its caseload to 1,020,310, the country's COVID-19 response center said. | 06-Sep-2020 |
Amid talks, Chinese mouthpiece tells Ind | New Delhi, Sep 5 (TIWN) Terming Friday's meeting between Indian and Chinese Defence Ministers as a positive step, the Chinese media said on Saturday that in case of a border war, India will have no chance of winning. | 06-Sep-2020 |
Trump declares Modi support, drags India | New York, Sep 5 (TIWN) President Donald Trump has dragged India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a possible minefield of US politics by asserting that India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi give him "great support" in the context of the US elections where foreign involvement is a sore point. | 06-Sep-2020 |
Trump 'simply wrong' about October vacci | New York, Sep 6 (TIWN) Medical journal The Lancet's chief editor has said that US President Donald Trump's statement that a Covid-19 vaccine could be delivered by the end of October is "simply wrong." | 06-Sep-2020 |
Trump declares Modi support, drags India | New York, Sep 5 (TIWN) President Donald Trump has dragged India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a possible minefield of US politics by asserting that India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi give him "great support" in the context of the US elections where foreign involvement is a sore point. | 05-Sep-2020 |
US talking to India, China on 'very nast | New York, Sep 5 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has asserted that Washington was talking to India and China on resolving "a very nasty situation" in the Ladakh region, but equivocated on whether Beijing was a bully. | 05-Sep-2020 |
India concerned about Afghan security si | Moscow/New Delhi, Sep 5 (TIWN) India is concerned about the security situation in Afghanistan and will continue to support the local government's efforts for peace, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. | 05-Sep-2020 |
Imran's aide quits following family busi | Islamabad, Sep 5 (TIWN) A week after allegations were levelled against his familys assets, retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa said that he was stepping down as a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) of Pakistan and would submit his resignation on Friday. | 05-Sep-2020 |
Nearly 1,000 flights in Canada carried C | Ottawa, Sep 5 (TIWN) Nearly 1,000 flights in Canada have carried at least one coronavirus-positive passenger since February, according to local media. | 05-Sep-2020 |
S.Korea reports 198 new Covid-19 cases | Seoul, Sep 4 (TIWN) South Korea reported 198 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, raising the total number of infections to 20,842. | 04-Sep-2020 |
Indian raffle winner in UAE thought it w | Abu Dhab, Sep 4 (TIWN) An Indian expat based in Sharjah, who won 10 million dirhams in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle draw, thought it was a prank call when the organisers phoned him to inform him about it, a media report said on Friday. | 04-Sep-2020 |
China calls India's ban on 118 apps 'dis | Beijing, Sep 3 (TIWN) Hit hard by India's move to ban 118 apps, including PUBG, China on Thursday termed the action as 'discriminatory restrictions' on Chinese companies and alleged that it violated World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. | 03-Sep-2020 |
HK media mogul cleared in intimidation t | Hong Kong, Sep 3 (TIWN) Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was arrested last month over alleged collusion with foreign forces, was on Thursday acquitted of intimidating a reporter three years ago. | 03-Sep-2020 |
Sudan, WHO join forces to fight viral he | Juba, Sep 3 (TIWN) South Sudan and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched a four-year national strategic plan to combat viral hepatitis disease. | 03-Sep-2020 |
Chinese FM calls for coordination, coope | Berlin, Sep 3 (TIWN) Visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said that as two major independent forces in the world, China and Germany should strengthen strategic consultation, deepen strategic coordination and expand strategic cooperation, in a bid to take on three tasks. | 03-Sep-2020 |
China lifts flood control emergency resp | Beijing, Sep 3 (TIWN) China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Wednesday lifted the level IV flood control emergency response in the Yangtze river basin as water levels retreated below the warning lines, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. | 03-Sep-2020 |
S'pore handled Covid-19 well, but not wi | Singapore, Sep 2 (TIWN) Singapore has done well in handling the coronavirus pandemic, although its response was not without shortcomings, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday. | 02-Sep-2020 |
Japan's ruling party to choose Abe's suc | Tokyo, Sep 2 (TIWN) Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Wednesday announced that it will choose outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor during a vote on September 14. | 02-Sep-2020 |
Christchurch mosque gunman designated as | Wellington, Sep 1 (TIWN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday announced that the gunman, who killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch last year and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, has been designated as a terrorist entity. | 01-Sep-2020 |
HK's Lam urges public to join universal | Hong Kong, Sep 1 (TIWN) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged the public to actively join the Universal Community Testing Program launched by the city government to help break down the chain of Covid-19 transmission. | 01-Sep-2020 |
Sharif assures Islamabad HC of return up | Islamabad, Sep 1 (TIWN) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that he would return to the country as soon as he recuperates and maintained that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, his treatment in London had been subjected to delay. | 01-Sep-2020 |
'Pak determined to further historic, fra | Islamabad, Sep 1 (TIWN) Pakistan is determined to further build up deep-rooted historic and fraternal ties with Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday. | 01-Sep-2020 |
I inherited him: Trump says of Fauci | Washington, Sep 1 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has questioned the value of Anthony Fauci to the White House coronavirus task force, saying that he "inherited" the country's top infectious disease expert, the media reported. | 01-Sep-2020 |
UAE's normalization of ties with Israel | Tehran, Sep 1 (TIWN) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the recent move by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalize ties with Israel was an act of "betrayal". | 01-Sep-2020 |
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