Archive Detail
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Biden highlights growing economic divide | Washington, Jan 16 (TIWN) US President-elect Joe Biden has highlighted a growing economic divide between those few people "at the very top" and the rest of America, calling on further relief to provide financial assistance to those who need it the most. | 16-Jan-2021 |
Man asks Trump for pardon after storming | Washington, Jan 15 (TIWN) A man who had his face painted blue and red and donned a fur hat with horns while storming the US Capitol building in Washington D.C. on January 6, has asked outgoing President Donald Trump to pardon him. | 15-Jan-2021 |
Pak schools to reopen from Jan 18 | Islamabad, Jan 15 (TIWN) Pakistan Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Friday confirmed that grades 9-12 will resume from January 18 as planned, while primary classes will reopen nationwide from February 1. | 15-Jan-2021 |
Chinese health experts call to shun Pfiz | Beijing, Jan 15 (TIWN) Amid the news of deaths of 23 elderly Norwegian people who received Pfizer's mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccine, Chinese health experts have called on Norway and other countries to suspend the use of it, especially among elderly people due to the vaccines' safety uncertainties. | 15-Jan-2021 |
Trump denounces violence after second Ho | New York, Jan 15 (TIWN) After the US House of Representatives made history impeaching him for a second time, outgoing President Donald Trump has finally denounced unequivocally the January 6 Capitol violence by his supporters as he faces a Senate trial and legal action when he leaves office in six days. | 15-Jan-2021 |
Ex-S.Korean President's 20-year prison s | Seoul, Jan 14 (TIWN) South Korea's top court on Thursday upheld former President Park Geun-hye's a 20-year prison sentence at a retrial of the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of the former head of state. | 14-Jan-2021 |
Pak madrasa students to be stopped from | Islamabad, Jan 14 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmad to ensure that madrasa students do not attend any rallies staged by the PDM opposition alliance in the future, the media reported on Thursday. | 14-Jan-2021 |
'Rage': CNN reporter covering Covid-19 b | New York, Jan 13 (TIWN) This was coming for a long time in a country that accounts for the world's highest coronavirus caseload and deaths. A CNN reporter broke down on live television earlier this week while reporting from Los Angeles about a woman who lost both her parents to Covid-19 and had to hold her mother's funeral in a parking lot because there's no place for the dead. | 13-Jan-2021 |
Trump denies stoking violence, attacks i | Jakarta, Jan 13 (TIWN) Divers retrieved a black box of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plane that plunged into the water off the coast of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, local TV reported here. | 12-Jan-2021 |
Black box of Indonesia's crashed plane r | Jakarta, Jan 13 (TIWN) Divers retrieved a black box of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plane that plunged into the water off the coast of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, local TV reported here. | 12-Jan-2021 |
Russia confirms 22,934 new Covid-19 case | Moscow, Jan 13 (TIWN) Russia confirmed 22,934 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total caseload to 3,448,203, the country's COVID-19 response center said in a statement. | 12-Jan-2021 |
S. African ICASA warns against 5G Covid- | Johannesburg, Jan 13 (TIWN) The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has warned people not to fall prey to the myths that link Covid-19 spreading to 5G. | 12-Jan-2021 |
Search intensifies for crashed Indonesia | Jakarta, Jan 12 (TIWN) Indonesian authorities on Tuesday intensified search operation in two areas where signals from the black boxes if the crashed Sriwijaya Air plane were detected, while dozens of bags of human remains were also recovered. | 12-Jan-2021 |
US Capitol Police probing officers over | Washington, Jan 12 (TIWN) The US Capitol Police (USCP) has confirmed that it was investigating some officers over their actions during the January 6 riot at the Capitol building staged by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump. | 12-Jan-2021 |
Biden aims to release nearly every avail | Washington, Jan 12 (TIWN) US President-elect Joe Biden has recently announced a controversial shift in Covid-19 vaccination strategy, aiming to release all available doses as soon as possible. | 12-Jan-2021 |
Armaan Malik opens up on what threatens | Mumbai, Jan 12 (TIWN) Singer Armaan Malik has opened up on the factors that he feels are responsible for threatening our mental health. | 12-Jan-2021 |
4 killed in B'desh cylinder blast | Dhaka, Jan 12 (TIWN) Four people were killed and 20 injured after a gas cylinder exploded on Monday inside a community kitchen in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka, according to an official. | 12-Jan-2021 |
Indonesia extends ban on foreign visitor | Jakarta, Jan 11 (TIWN) The Indonesian government on Monday decided to extend its travel restrictions for foreign nationals for two more weeks due to Covid-19 concerns, a Minister said. | 11-Jan-2021 |
Kazakh ruling party grabs over 70% of vo | Nur-Sultan, Jan 11 (TIWN) An exit poll revealed on Monday that Kazakhstan's ruling Nur Otan Party has secured 71.97 per cent of the vote cast during Sunday's parliamentary elections. | 11-Jan-2021 |
Imran visits Quetta, meets families of s | Quetta, Jan 10 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visited Quetta where he met the families of the 11 coal miners who were killed by armed men in Balochistan's Machh area on January 3, the media reported on Sunday. | 10-Jan-2021 |
4 killed in US shooting rampage | Chicago, Jan 10 (TIWN) At least four people were killed and two others severely injured in a shooting rampage in the US state of Illinois, a media report said, adding the suspect was shot and killed by the police. | 10-Jan-2021 |
Conflicts displace 18,000 Afghan familie | Kabul, Jan 10 (TIWN) Afghan government figures have revealed that at least 18,000 families have been displaced due to conflicts in six provinces over the last month. | 10-Jan-2021 |
4 killed in US shooting rampage | Chicago, Jan 10 (TIWN) At least four people were killed and two others severely injured in a shooting rampage in the US state of Illinois, a media report said, adding the suspect was shot and killed by the police. | 10-Jan-2021 |
Blast kills 3 in Kabul | Kabul, Jan 10 (TIWN) At least three people were killed and another person was injured in a blast in Kabul on Sunday, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said. | 10-Jan-2021 |
140,000 jobs lost in US in Dec 2020 | Washington, Jan 9 (TIWN) US employers slashed 140,000 jobs in December 2020, the first monthly decline in employment since April 2020, as recent Covid-19 spikes have stalled the recovery of the labour market, an official report said. | 09-Jan-2021 |
Washington tightens security measures fo | Washington, Jan 9 (TIWN) Washington Governor Jay Inslee said that the US state was tightening measures to ensure the safety and security of "Washingtonians, legislators, state employees and the buildings of the Capitol Campus" as the Legislature is set to convene the 2021 session on January 11. | 09-Jan-2021 |
Kim Jong-un urges US to end hostile poli | Seoul, Jan 9 (TIWN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has urged the US to end its hostile policy towards Pyongyang, state media reported on Saturday. | 09-Jan-2021 |
Biden vows to lay out groundwork for nex | Washington, Jan 9 (TIWN) US President-elect Joe Biden said that he would be laying out the groundwork for the next Covid-19 relief package next week, as the country's economic recovery stalls amid the surging pandemic. | 09-Jan-2021 |
Nepal stops importing all poultry items | Kathmandu, Jan 8 (TIWN) Nepal has stopped importing all kinds of poultry items from India after some states in the neighbouring country recently reported the outbreak of bird flu. | 08-Jan-2021 |
NZ woman killed in suspected shark attac | Wellington, Jan 8 (TIWN) A young woman died on Friday after a rare suspected shark attack in New Zealand, the police confirmed on Friday. | 08-Jan-2021 |
Injured US Capitol police officer dies | Washington, Jan 8 (TIWN) The US Capitol Police (USCP) has confirmed that an officer who was wounded during the violent protests that rocked Washington D.C., has succumbed to his injuries. | 08-Jan-2021 |
Prominent HK pro-democracy activist arre | Hong Kong, Jan 8 (TIWN) Joshua Wong, a prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, was arrested on Friday over "subverting the state power" under the national security law which China imposed in the city last year. | 08-Jan-2021 |
Bilawal re-elected as PPP Chairman | Islamabad, Jan 8 (TIWN) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has been re-elected unopposed as Chairman of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for another four years, the media reported on Friday. | 08-Jan-2021 |
Trump finally concedes after Congress af | Washington, Jan 7 (TIWN) For the first time since the November 2020 election, US President Donald Trump on Thursday conceded against President-elect Joe Biden, saying that there would be an "orderly transition of power" on January 20, shortly after Congress affirmed the Democrat's Electoral College victory. | 07-Jan-2021 |
Japan PM declares state of emergency in | Tokyo, Jan 7 (TIWN) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday declared a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area, which also included the Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures, authorising tougher measures to fight a recent Covid-19 resurgence. | 07-Jan-2021 |
'All those culpable in Ukrainian plane c | Tehran, Jan 7 (TIWN) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that "all those culpable" of dereliction of duty in the crash of the Ukrainian plane near Tehran in January 2020 should be judged. | 07-Jan-2021 |
Egyptian, Israeli FMs discuss efforts to | Cairo, Jan 7 (TIWN) Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry and his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi discussed efforts to resume the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. | 07-Jan-2021 |
Democrat Jon Ossoff projected to win Geo | Washington, Jan 7 (TIWN) Democrat Jon Ossoff is on track to defeat Republican incumbent David Perdue in the US Senate runoff in the state of Georgia, which would the Democratic Party control of the upper chamber, multiple media outlets have projected. | 07-Jan-2021 |
Hold hearings on minister nominees: Moon | Seoul, Jan 6 (TIWN) South Korean President Moon Jae-in has formally requested that the National Assembly hold confirmation hearings on the nominees to lead the justice and environment ministries, Cheong Wa Dae said on Wednesday. | 06-Jan-2021 |
6 Taliban killed in Baghlan operation: O | Baghlan, Jan 6 (TIWN) At least six Taliban were killed and four others were wounded during an operation in northern Baghlan, local officials said. | 06-Jan-2021 |
3 in Hong Kong convicted over assaulting | Hong Kong, Jan 6 (TIWN) The district court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday convicted three people arrested for assaulting Fu Guohao, a journalist from the Beijing-based Global Times newspaper, in August 2019. | 06-Jan-2021 |
S. Korean delegation to negotiate with I | Seoul, Jan 6 (TIWN) A South Korean delegation is set to depart for Iran soon to negotiate the early release of a seized tanker and its crew, officials said on Wednesday. | 06-Jan-2021 |
Citing India, Trump blocks 8 Chinese app | San Francisco/New Delhi, Jan 6 (TIWN) Taking India's example of banning more than 200 Chinese apps, US President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order that blocks transactions with Chinese companies running eight apps, including Jack Ma-owned Ant Group's Alipay, Tencent's QQ and WeChat Pay applications. | 05-Jan-2021 |
2.2mn Ethiopians displaced by conflict i | Addis Ababa, Jan 5 (TIWN) Conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray regional state has displaced 2.2 million people, a government official said. | 05-Jan-2021 |
Sydney reports 4 new cluster-linked Covi | Sydney, Jan 5 (TIWN) Sydney on Tuesday reported four new coronavirus cases linked to a second active infection cluster involving a liquor store in the Australian city's western suburbs. | 05-Jan-2021 |
Protests in Quetta against killing of co | Quetta, Jan 5 (TIWN) Protests were staged in Quetta against the killing of 11 coal miners in Pakistan's Balochistan province, the media reported on Monday. | 05-Jan-2021 |
US aircraft carrier to remain in Middle | Washington, Jan 5 (TIWN) The Pentagon said that US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz would remain in the Middle East waters due to "threats from Iran", reversing a previous decision to order the warship to return home. | 05-Jan-2021 |
Pak to reopen educational institutions i | Islamabad, Jan 5 (TIWN) The Pakistan government on Monday announced its decision to reopen educational institutions across the country in a phased manner from January 18. | 05-Jan-2021 |
11 coal miners kidnapped, killed in Balo | Islamabad, Jan 4 (TIWN) Pakistan's Balochistan province has been in the grip of terrorist attacks on security personnel and local residents, putting the authorities on high alert 24/7 and in a latest tragic incident, at least 11 coal miners were kidnapped and killed on Sunday by unidentified armed men. | 04-Jan-2021 |
'Hospitals across Britain must prepare f | London, Jan 4 (TIWN) Hospitals across the UK are being told to prepare to face the same Covid pressures as the NHS in London and south-east England. | 04-Jan-2021 |