Archive Detail
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S.Korea's ambassador to ASEAN to quit so | Jakarta, Nov 17 (TIWN) South Korea's ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Wednesday that he has decided to step down from his post following a two-and-a-half year stint, a move that comes amid rumours that he plans to help Lee Jae-myung, presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party. | 17-Nov-2021 |
Relive the Magic: Harry Potter and the c | Mumbai, Nov 17 (TIWN) Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are set to reunite as they will join American filmmaker Chris Columbus and other cast members from all eight 'Harry Potter' films for the 20th anniversary special. | 17-Nov-2021 |
1 killed, 6 injured in gas cylinder blas | Islamabad, Nov 17 (TIWN) One person was killed and six including children were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, the police said. | 17-Nov-2021 |
Aussie researchers seek undiscovered pla | Sydney, Nov 17 (TIWN) Australian astronomers and space engineers are seeking to use a space telescope capable of discovering new planets in Earth's "nearest neighbour", Alpha Centauri. | 17-Nov-2021 |
S.Korean Prez invited to Biden-led democ | Seoul, Nov 16 (TIWN) South Korea has received an invitation from the US for a virtual summit on democracy, which is expected to be attended by over 100 world leaders next month, officials in Seoul said on Tuesday. | 16-Nov-2021 |
Aus retail sales surge | Canberra, Nov 16 (TIWN) Retail sales in Australia jumped 4.2 per cent in October 2021 compared with the previous year, and a 10.1 per cent spike from the same time before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019, according to official figures released on Tuesday. | 16-Nov-2021 |
6 killed, 10 injured in Pak road acciden | Islamabad, Nov 16 (TIWN) At least six people were killed and 10 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan in the last 24 hours, local media reported on Tuesday. | 16-Nov-2021 |
S.Korea eyes large-scale parade to mark | Seoul, Nov 16 (TIWN) South Korea seeks to stage a large-scale military parade next year to mark the Armed Forces Day, a Defence Ministry official said on Tuesday, in what could be a major show of force just months after the launch of the country's next administration. | 16-Nov-2021 |
Biden signs infrastructure bill into law | Washington, Nov 16 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan $1 trillio infrastructure bill into law after months of delay amid Democratic infighting over a social spending package. | 15-Nov-2021 |
3 Al Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen dron | Sanaa, Nov 15 (TIWN) Three people suspected of being members of the Yemen-based branch of the Al Qaeda terror group were killed in a drone strike, a military official said. | 15-Nov-2021 |
Afghanistan hit by a rapid surge in the | New Delhi, Nov 15 (TIWN) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Afghanistan has been hit with a rapid surge in the outbreak of measles and due to lack of vaccine the problem is getting worse, Tolo News reported. | 15-Nov-2021 |
Sixth Plenary Session of Communist Party | New Delhi, Nov 15 (TIWN) The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was about the history of the Party and the achievements of President Xi Jinping. He set the tone for his long-term governance at this high-level important meeting. The Session paved the way for the 20th National Congress of the CPC to be held next year. It is widely expected that Xi will win a third term at the Congress, consolidating his position as China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. The four-day event comprising about 400 members started on 8th November and concluded on 11th in Beijing. | 15-Nov-2021 |
5 killed during mass demonstrations in S | Khartoum, Nov 15 (TIWN) At least five protesters were killed during mass demonstrations in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and other cities. | 15-Nov-2021 |
Afghan FM confirms Kabul mediating betwe | New Delhi, Nov 15 (TIWN) Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has confirmed that Kabul is mediating between the Pakistan government and banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for peace in the country, Geo News reported. | 15-Nov-2021 |
Bulgaria votes to elect President, Parli | Sofia, Nov 14 (TIWN) Bulgarians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a President and a National Assembly. | 14-Nov-2021 |
Shootings across US continue to rise | Washington, Nov 14 (TIWN) People in the US are living with gun violence, as shootings across the country continue to rise, according to the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). | 14-Nov-2021 |
US court upholds stay on Biden's vax man | Washington, Nov 13 (TIWN) A US appeals court has upheld its stay on President Joe Biden's vaccine-or-test mandate for companies with at least 100 employees. | 13-Nov-2021 |
Duterte's daughter to run for VP in 2022 | Manila, Nov 13 (TIWN) Sara Duterte-Carpio, the daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on Saturday filed her candidacy for Vice President in the May 2022 elections. | 13-Nov-2021 |
Afghan families offering minor daughters | New Delhi, Nov 13 (TIWN) UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore has said that there is deep concern over reports that child marriages in Afghanistan are on the rise. | 13-Nov-2021 |
UN official urges reform measures amid c | Beirut, Nov 13 (TIWN) A senior UN official has warned that Lebanon may be turned into a "failing state" if the government does not succeed in implementing quick and serious reform measures amid the current unprecedented financial crisis. | 13-Nov-2021 |
Bomb threat at University of Southern Ca | Los Angeles, Nov 13 (TIWN) A bomb threat at the University of Southern California (USC) led to an evacuation of multiple buildings on the premises, authorities said. | 13-Nov-2021 |
S.Korean Vice FM to meet US, Japanese co | Seoul, Nov 12 (TIWN) South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun will visit Washington next week for talks with his US and Japanese counterparts, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday. | 12-Nov-2021 |
Japan to secure 1.6mn oral Covid medicin | Tokyo, Nov 12 (TIWN) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that his government has decided to secure 1.6 million doses of oral medication for Covid-19 and increase the hospitalisation capacity for infected patients by 30 per cent compared to the peak level this summer. | 12-Nov-2021 |
Dalai Lama mourns demise of ex-South Afr | Dharamsala, Nov 12 (TIWN) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday mourned the death of former President of South Africa, F.W. de Klerk. | 12-Nov-2021 |
Australia hits 90% milestone of 1st Covi | Canberra, Nov 12 (TIWN) Australia has hit a new Covid-19 vaccination milestone, with 90 per cent of the people aged 16 and over having received one dose of a jab, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday. | 12-Nov-2021 |
Cuba accuses US of destabilising interna | Havana, Nov 11 (TIWN) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has accused the current US administration of stoking internal destabilisation on the island. | 11-Nov-2021 |
Sen. Graham & Rep. Waltz: Biden's terror | DCV, Nov 11 (FOX NEWS): The United States may have left Afghanistan, but the war against Islamic terrorism has not left us. | 11-Nov-2021 |
Top US diplomat for East Asia in Seoul f | Seoul, Nov 11 (TIWN) The top US diplomat for East Asia arrived in Seoul on Wednesday as part of his first Asia trip since taking over in September, with North Korea, the bilateral alliance and economic cooperation likely to top the agenda in discussions with Seoul officials. | 11-Nov-2021 |
China upgrades logistics for winter on I | New Delhi, Nov 11 (TIWN) Chinese frontline troops at the China-India border are getting prepared in logistics for the upcoming winter, with several new measures and facilities revealed for the first time to improve the living and working condition of officers and soldiers, which have further boosted their morale as well as the capability to patrol and execute tasks in the high-altitude region during harsh weather, Global Times reported. | 11-Nov-2021 |
Macron announces to postpone easing anti | Paris, Nov 11 (TIWN) French President Emmanuel Macron has announced to postpone the pre-decided easing of anti-Covid-19 measures, since France is undergoing the fifth wave of the pandemic. | 11-Nov-2021 |
US House Jan 6 panel subpoenas more form | Washington, Nov 10 (TIWN) The US House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot issued another round of subpoenas to 10 former officials in the administration of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the same day a government watchdog agency published a report saying 13 officials of the administration campaigned illegally for Trump's re-election. | 09-Nov-2021 |
WH moves forward with vax mandate despit | Washington, Nov 9 (TIWN) The White House has urged private companies to implement rules for employees to receive coronavirus vaccines, two days after a federal court temporarily stayed the administration's mandate requiring businesses to inoculate their workforce. | 09-Nov-2021 |
Iran FM urges normalisation of trade tie | Tehran, Nov 9 (TIWN) Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the normalisation of trade relations with Tehran was one of the commitments made by its counterparts in the 2015 nuclear agreement, and the fulfilment of the obligation must be discussed in the Vienna negotiations. | 09-Nov-2021 |
Taliban Foreign Minister visit to Pak se | New Delhi, Nov 9 (TIWN) Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming days as part of efforts by both sides to reset their ties following the fall of Kabul, The Global Times reported. | 09-Nov-2021 |
B'desh expects to administer over 120mn | Dhaka, Nov 9 (TIWN) Bangladesh has so far administered 70 million Covid-19 vaccine doses and the figure would top 120 million by January next year if the current trend continues, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said. | 09-Nov-2021 |
Indian-American police officer wounded i | New York, Nov 9 (TIWN) An Indian-American police officer has been critically wounded after he was shot by a man as he responded to a domestic dispute, officials said. | 09-Nov-2021 |
S.African oppn says won't form coalition | Johannesburg, Nov 8 (TIWN) South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) said that it will not form coalitions with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party to govern over a quarter of municipalities across the country. | 08-Nov-2021 |
Number of multicultural marriages in S.K | Seoul, Nov 8 (TIWN) The number of marriages between South Koreans and foreign spouses fell to a record low last year as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted people's cross-border movements, new data revealed on Monday. | 08-Nov-2021 |
Aus surpasses 2020 Covid death toll amid | Canberra, Nov 8 (TIWN) Australia's coronavirus death toll for 2021 has surpassed that of last year as the country continues to battle the third wave of the pandemic. | 08-Nov-2021 |
US court temporarily halts Biden's vax m | Washington, Nov 7 (TIWN) A US federal appeals court has ruled to temporarily halt a mandate by President Joe Biden's administration that required employees of large companies to get vaccinated or undergo frequent testing. | 07-Nov-2021 |
Pakistani reporter killed while exposing | New Delhi, Nov 7 (TIWN) An international media-rights watchdog is calling for an independent investigation into the killing of a Pakistani amateur video reporter who drew attention to hunting trips for Arab dignitaries from the Persian Gulf, RFE/RL reported. | 07-Nov-2021 |
Iraqi PM calls for dialogue after surviv | Baghdad, Nov 7 (TIWN) Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday criticized an assassination attempt carried out by a drone targeting his official residence and called for a calm dialogue among all Iraqis for the future of the country. | 07-Nov-2021 |
Libyan Presidency Council suspends FM ov | Tripoli, Nov 7 (TIWN) The Presidency Council of Libya has suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and temporarily banned her from travelling over mismanagement allegation, but the decision was rejected by the government. | 07-Nov-2021 |
19 dead in Mexico road accident | Mexico City, Nov 7 (TIWN) At least 19 people were killed and three injured when multiple vehicle pile-up on a highway near the municipality of Chalco in central Mexico, authorities said. | 07-Nov-2021 |
8 dead in Houston music festival stamped | Houston, Nov 6 (TIWN) At least eight people died and several others injured in a stampede at the Astroworld music festival in Houston, Texas, authorities said on Saturday. | 06-Nov-2021 |
1,486 caught drunk driving in S.Korea in | Seoul, Nov 6 (TIWN) At least 1,486 people were caught in South Korea while driving under the influence (DUI) in the first four days after the country lifted business hour restrictions and raised the cap on private gatherings under its "living with Covid-19" scheme, police said on Saturday. | 06-Nov-2021 |
Australia hits 80% vaccination milestone | Canberra, Nov 6 (TIWN) Australia's Covid-19 vaccine rollout has hit a "magnificent milestone", with 80 per cent of the adult population fully inoculated against the virus, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Saturday. | 06-Nov-2021 |
2 protesters rejecting Iraqi polls resul | Baghdad, Nov 6 (TIWN) Two protesters rejecting the Iraqi election results were killed during a clash with the security forces outside the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad. | 06-Nov-2021 |
6 killed in Indonesia flash floods | Jakarta, Nov 6 (TIWN) At least six people have been killed in flash floods that inundated houses, filling it mud and debris in the Indonesian city of Batu in East Java province. | 06-Nov-2021 |
First ever Tibetan-origin mayor in US hi | Dharamsala, Nov 5 (TIWN) Mayor-elect Aftab Pureval, the son of a Tibetan mother and an Indian father, has been appointed the first Tibetan-American to this post in the history of Cincinnati city in Ohio. | 05-Nov-2021 |