Archive Detail
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Pakistan reports 492 new Covid cases, 5 | Islamabad, July 18 (TIWN) Pakistan reported 492 new Covid cases during the last 24 hours, bringing the tally of infected to 1,546,744, the country's ministry of health said on Monday. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Biden's tour de Saudia Arabia | New York, July 18 (TIWN): Joe Biden's west Asian tour should have been utilised to reset the American ties with different regional players and lay foundations for a more robust engagement but the results seem to be rather disappointing. | 18-Jul-2022 |
5 Kurdish militants killed in Turkish dr | Baghdad, July 18 (TIWN) Five militants of Turkey's Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, official sources said. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Iraqi soldier, IS militant killed in Ira | Baghdad, July 18 (TIWN) An Iraqi soldier and a militant of the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in two incidents in the central and northern parts of the country, the Iraqi military said. | 18-Jul-2022 |
Russia doesn't want to end war: Zelensky | Kiev, July 17 (TIWN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that Russia started a war. | 17-Jul-2022 |
Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in Greece | Athens, July 17 (TIWN) A Ukrainian cargo plane with an eight-member crew on board crashed near Kavala city in northern Greece, Greek media reported. | 17-Jul-2022 |
SKorea to push to exempt taxes on foreig | Seoul, July 17 (TIWN) South Korea will push to exempt taxes on interest income and capital gains from foreigners' investment in government bonds and monetary stabilisation bonds in a bid to help stabilise the debt market, the finance minister has said. | 17-Jul-2022 |
China renews yellow alert for heat waves | Beijing, July 17 (TIWN) China's national observatory on Sunday continued to issue a yellow alert for high temperatures as intense heat waves linger in many regions of the country. | 17-Jul-2022 |
AU launches early warning platform to ta | Lusaka, July 17 (TIWN) The African Union (AU) has launched an early warning platform aimed at preventing conflicts and promoting peace on the continent. | 17-Jul-2022 |
Russia fires space chief Dmitry Rogozin | Moscow, July 16 (TIWN) Russia has fired Dmitry Rogozin, head of state space agency Roscosmos, who was known for making wildly outlandish statements and threats against the US space agency NASA. | 16-Jul-2022 |
2 died after An-2 plane crashes in south | Moscow, July 16 (TIWN) A pilot and a passenger died after an An-2 plane crashed in south Russia's Krasnodar region. | 16-Jul-2022 |
Pakistan has assured IMF it will try to | Islamabad, July 16 (TIWN): Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it would try to receive concessions from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power plants in the shape of either reduction in the profit rates on investment or rescheduling the loan repayments, local media reported. | 16-Jul-2022 |
Selling coal cheaply to Pak paints Talib | New Delhi, July 16 (TIWN) Cash-strapped and cut off from international aid, the Taliban-led government is tapping into Afghanistan's natural resources to boost revenue, media reports said. | 16-Jul-2022 |
20 killed in Russian strikes in Ukrainia | Kiev, July 14 (TIWN) At least 20 people, including three children, were killed in Russian strikes in Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia on Thursday. | 14-Jul-2022 |
One dead, 84 injured in Sri Lanka protes | Colombo, July 14 (TIWN) One person died and 84 others injured in anti-government protests in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, media reports said. | 14-Jul-2022 |
Ukraine's first lady calls for unceasing | Seoul, July 14 (TIWN) Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska made an emphatic appeal on Thursday for unflagging global solidarity behind her country's struggle against Russia's aggression, stressing the "democratic values of the entire world" are at stake in the prolonged conflict. | 14-Jul-2022 |
OPPO India to explore remedies under law | New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN): As the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) unearthed alleged customs duty evasion of nearly Rs 4,389 crore by OPPO India, the smartphone maker on Wednesday said it will take appropriate steps against the DRI show cause notice, including "remedies provided under the law". | 13-Jul-2022 |
At least 6 killed in shootout in Rio de | Rio de Janeiro, July 13 (TIWN) At least six people were killed and two others were wounded after a shootout between police officers and alleged criminals in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city, police sources said. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Ukraine joins NATO's programme of techno | Kiev, July 13 (TIWN) Ukraine has become an associate member of the Multilateral Interoperability Program (MIP), which coordinates technological cooperation of the armies of NATO member states, Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Covid-19 pandemic 'nowhere near over': W | Geneva, July 13 (TIWN) The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is "nowhere near over" as the number of new cases worldwide has risen by 30 per cent in the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. | 13-Jul-2022 |
Ukrainian PM welcomes 1 bn euro aid from | Kiev, July 13 (TIWN) Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has welcomed the decision of the European Union (EU) to grant Ukraine a new aid package of 1 billion euros. | 13-Jul-2022 |
20 killed as torrential rains cause havo | Islamabad, July 12 (TIWN) The toll in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi from the latest spell of monsoon rains which started last week went up to around 20, rescue workers and local media reported. | 12-Jul-2022 |
New tech crackdown hits Chinese stocks | Hong Kong, July 12 (TIWN) Chinese stocks fell on Monday as the threat of new Covid restrictions and a renewed regulatory offensive against big tech companies sapped investor confidence, media reports said. | 11-Jul-2022 |
Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers to resi | Colombo, July 12 (TIWN) Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers have decided to resign if an agreement is reached to form an all-party government, the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement on Monday. | 11-Jul-2022 |
Afghan coal sold to companies linked to | Kabul, July 12 (TIWN) The owners of coal factories in Afghanistan said the Afghan coal is being sold to three Pakistani companies: Fauji Fertilizer Power Station, Cherat Cement Factory and Lucky Cement and Coal. Economists said these companies are linked with the Pakistan Army. | 11-Jul-2022 |
S.Korean missiles capable of dealing 'fa | Seoul, July 12 (TIWN) South Korea's top military officer said on Monday that the country's missile forces are capable of dealing a "fatal" blow to a potential enemy, in an apparent message of deterrence against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. | 11-Jul-2022 |
China employed 'Debt Trap Diplomacy' to | New Delhi, Jul 11 (TIWN): China employed its devious 'Debt Trap Diplomacy' to gain a strategic edge over Sri Lanka, an independent foreign policy think tank said on Saturday after Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned making way for an all-party cabinet to assume control of the country. | 11-Jul-2022 |
Quad leaders mourn assassination of co-f | New York, July 10 (TIWN) The leaders of the Quad have mourned the assassination of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose vision led to the founding of the Indo-Pacific group. | 10-Jul-2022 |
SL PM summons emergency meeting as prote | Colombo, Jul 10 (TIWN): As thousands of protesters stormed Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence in Colombo on Saturday demanding his government's resignation amid the ongoing economic crisis, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremmesinghe has summoned an emergency meeting with political party leaders to discuss the situation. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Cambodia marks tree planting day after 2 | Phnom Penh, July 10 (TIWN) Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Saturday planted tree saplings in the country's northwestern area to mark Arbor Day, or tree planting day, after a two-year Covid-induced hiatus. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Africa's donkeys being slaughtered for C | Johannesburg, July 10 (TIWN) A popular period drama on Chinese TV helped lead to the theft and brutal slaughter of millions of donkeys in Africa, a media report said. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Anti-govt protesters storm SL President' | Colombo, July 10 (TIWN) Demanding the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, anti-government Sri Lankan protesters on Saturday stormed the President's House in Colombo braving several police and military barricades and tear gas shells. | 10-Jul-2022 |
Italians are less wealthy, older than 20 | Rome, July 9 (TIWN) Italy's annual report on its economic condition found that the population has on an average become less wealthy, older, and more likely to live alone compared to a generation ago. | 09-Jul-2022 |
Ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as | Tokyo, July 8 (TIWN) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday, hours after being shot while addressing an election rally in the city of Nara, according to state media. | 08-Jul-2022 |
Shinzo Abe shows no life signs after bei | Tokyo, July 8 (TIWN) Shinzo Abe, who was Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister, collapsed and showed no life signs after he was shot at while addressing a crowd in Nara prefecture on Friday, state media said in a report, adding that the police have arrested a suspect. | 08-Jul-2022 |
Cyprus inflation hits 40-year record in | Nicosia, July 8 (TIWN) The annual inflation rate in Cyprus stood at 9.6 per cent in June, the highest level in over 40 years, the Statistical Service (Cystat) of the Ministry of Finance said. | 08-Jul-2022 |
Boris Johnson to resign as Conservative | London, July 8 (TIWN) Boris Johnson will resign as leader of the UK's ruling Conservative Party on Thursday but will continue as Prime Minister until later this year. | 08-Jul-2022 |
4th Covid dose approved for more Austral | Canberra, July 8 (TIWN) The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (ATAGI) on Thursday announced it has recommended a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose for people aged 50 and above, while those aged 30-49 can also choose to have it. | 08-Jul-2022 |
New Zealand PM in Australia to boost tra | Sydney, July 7 (TIWN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday attended the Australia-New Zealand Leadership Forum (ANZLF) in Sydney to boost trade ties between the two countries. | 07-Jul-2022 |
WFP gets $1.29mn to scale up humanitaria | Juba, July 7 (TIWN) The World Food Program (WFP) said it has received $1.29 million to support humanitarian assistance in South Sudan. | 07-Jul-2022 |
346 kids killed in Ukraine since beginni | Kiev, July 7 (TIWN) Since Russia began its ongoing invasion of Kiev on February 24, at least 346 children have been killed in Ukraine. | 07-Jul-2022 |
Ukraine probing over 21,000 alleged Russ | Kiev, July 7 (TIWN) Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova said that over 21,000 war crimes and crimes of aggression allegedly committed by Russia since it began its invasion of Kiev on February 24 is being investigated. | 07-Jul-2022 |
Monsoon rain claims 77 lives in Pakistan | Islamabad, July 6 (TIWN) Pakistan Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said current monsoon rainfall has claimed 77 lives, with the highest 39 deaths reported from Balochistan province. | 06-Jul-2022 |
Five civilians killed in Russian shellin | Kiev, July 6 (TIWN) Five civilians were killed in shelling by Russian forces in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. | 06-Jul-2022 |
US at risk of losing control of monkeypo | Washington, July 6 (TIWN) Medical experts are warning that the United States is at risk of losing control of the monkeypox outbreak due to sluggish government response, media report said. | 06-Jul-2022 |
2 UN peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded in n | Bamako, July 6 (TIWN) Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed and five others injured by a mine explosion in northern Mali. | 06-Jul-2022 |
Kremlin denies reports of Xi refusing to | Moscow, July 6 (TIWN) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has denied media reports suggesting that Chinese President Xi Jinping refused to visit Russia. | 06-Jul-2022 |
US mulls training Ukrainian military: Am | Kiev, July 5 (TIWN) The US is considering the possibility of providing training to the Ukrainian military, says Washington's Ambassador to Kiev Bridget Brink. | 05-Jul-2022 |
Ruling coalition expected to win Japan U | Tokyo, July 5 (TIWN) Japan's ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito is headed for victory in the upcoming House of Councilors election, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's LDP likely to win more seats than the number it currently holds, according to an opinion poll. | 05-Jul-2022 |
'Withdraw provocative material': Indian | New Delhi, July 5 (TIWN) The Indian High Commission in Canada, following a controversy over poster of a documentary 'Kaali' that was showcased at Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, has urged the organisers to withdraw all provocative material. | 05-Jul-2022 |