Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| NYC Mayor apologises for Jewish funeral | New York, April 30 (TIWN) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has apologised after he criticised a large gathering for a Jewish funeral amid the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Germany bans all Hezbollah activities | Berlin, April 30 (TIWN) The German Interior Ministry on Thursday said it has banned Lebanon's Hezbollah movement from operating in the country, calling it a terrorist organization. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| China opposes any probe into COVID-19 or | Beijing, April 30 (TIWN) China opposes any "arbitrary" probe into the origin of coronavirus pandemic that is based on the presumption of its guilt, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| Pak govt persuading oppn to hold Nationa | Islamabad, April 30 (TIWN) The Pakistan government has been persuading the opposition parties to hold a virtual session of the National Assembly or the lower house of the country's parliament after two parliamentarians tested positive of COVID-19, an official said on Thursday. | 30-Apr-2020 |
| US President Donald Trump, White House u | New York, April 29 (Money Control): US President Donald Trump and the official Twitter handle of the President of the United States of America – The White House – has unfollowed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the social media platform. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Nine new COVID-19 cases in SKorea, tally | Seoul, April 29 (TIWN) Nine new positive cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in South Korea, taking the country's tally to 10,761, health authories said on Wednesday. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Putin extends national paid leave to May | Moscow, April 29 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday extended the national paid leave introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19 to May 11. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| Hillary Clinton expected to endorse Bide | New York, April 29 (TIWN) Hillary Clinton has announced that she will be special guest on a town hall meeting with former Vice President Joe Biden and is expected to endorse him to take on US President Donald Trump in November. | 29-Apr-2020 |
| China's Hubei reports no increase in COV | Wuhan (China), April 29 (TIWN) No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province on Tuesday, the provincial health commission said on Wednesday. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| India calls for reform of global bodies | New Delhi, April 28 (TIWN) India on Tuesday, at the BRICS foreign ministers web summit amid the coronavirus pandemic, called for reform of multilateral systems and reiterated its support for multilateralism. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| UK holds minute's silence for fallen fro | London , April 28 (TIWN) A minute's silence was observed across the UK as a tribute to frontline workers who have died in the country's fight against the coronavirus pandemic. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Japan forced to halt free mask distribut | Tokyo, April 28 (TIWN) The Japanese government has been forced to halt its free mask distribution program, after the initiative received a barrage of mockery and criticism. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Cathay Pacific may increase passenger fl | Hong Kong, April 28 (TIWN) Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has signalled its intent to start reversing its near-total grounding of aircraft because of the coronavirus pandemic, and plans to start increasing its number of passenger flights in the last week of June, the flag carrier said on Tuesday. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| Record 50.8 million internally displaced | Geneva, April 28 (TIWN) A record 50.8 million people worldwide are internally displaced due to conflict or disaster, with the coronavirus pandemic posing a new threat, a report warned on Tuesday. | 28-Apr-2020 |
| B'desh educational institutions to remai | Dhaka, April 27 (TIWN) All educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain closed till September in view of the COVID-19 outbreak across the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| New loss of smell among 6 new COVID-19 s | New York, April 27 (TIWN) Muscle pain and new loss of taste or smell are among the six new COVID-19 symptoms that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added to its official list. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Global COVID-19 cases nearly 3mn, countr | Washington, April 27 (TIWN) Multiple countries were easing or considering the gradual relaxation of restrictions for social and economic recovery although the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases globally was nearing 3 million. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Saudi Arabia ends executions for crimes | Riyadh, April 27 (TIWN) Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors, the country's Human Rights Commission has said. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| UK at moment of maximum risk from pandem | London, April 27 (TIWN) In his first briefing to the nation after recovering from the novel coronavirus, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday said that the country was at the moment of maximum risk in the pandemic, and urged people not to lose patience with the ongoing lockdown. | 27-Apr-2020 |
| Trump may replace Health Secretary, Seem | New York, April 26 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump may replace Health and Human Services Alex Azar and Seema Verma, the head of government health insurance programmes, is one of those under consideration to succeed him, according to media reports. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| Ukraine honours Chernobyl liquidators 34 | Kiev, April 26 (TIWN) Ukraine on Sunday honoured the Chernobyl liquidators, 34 years after the worst nuclear tragedy in history. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| New York to allow COVID-19 tests in phar | New York, April 26 (TIWN) New York, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, will allow pharmacies to carry out tests for the virus, said Governor Andrew Cuomo. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| Virgin Atlantic 'still talking' with UK | London, April 26 (TIWN) British airline Virgin Atlantic was still talking with the UK government about a bailout package to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on travel, a company spokesperson has said. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| Indian-American Democratic National Comm | Washington, April 26 (TIWN) Indian-American Seema Nanda has announced that she was stepping down as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), it was reported. | 26-Apr-2020 |
| Brazil prosecutor requests Bolsonaro 'me | Brasilia, April 25 (TIWN) Brazil's top public prosecutor has requested clearance to investigate allegations of political interference by President Jair Bolsonaro, the media reported on Saturday. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| 16 dead in Houthi offensive against Yeme | Sanaa, April 25 (TIWN) Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday launched an all-out military offensive against pro-government forces in Dhalea province, leaving 16 killed from both sides. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| Belgium unveils plans to lift lockdown | Brussels, April 25 (TIWN) Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes has announced a detailed plan to gradually lift the country's coronavirus restrictions, the media reported on Saturday. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| US House approves new $484 bn COVID-19 r | Washington, April 25 (TIWN) The US House of Representatives has approved a new coronavirus stimulus package valued at $484 billion which includes loans for small business, increased funding for virus testing and assistance to hospitals. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| Prince William, Kate lead UK royals in c | London, April 25 (TIWN) Dressed in blue, the UK's Prince William, his wife Kate Middleton and their three children joined for the fifth week in a row, joined a nationwide round of applause thanking NHS workers on the frontlines of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. | 25-Apr-2020 |
| Philippines extends lockdown to May 15 | Manila, April 24 (TIWN) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday announced the extension of the strict lockdown measures across several parts of the country, including capital Manila, until May 15 in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19. | 24-Apr-2020 |
| New York City toll at 16,388; study says | New York, April 24 (TIWN) As deaths in New York City from COVID-19 has reached 16,388, a study has shown that at least one in five persons or 1.9 million there may have had the disease. | 24-Apr-2020 |
| B'desh bans Iftar gatherings during Ramz | Dhaka, April 24 (TIWN) The Bangladesh government has banned Iftar gatherings during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan in an effort to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, it was reported on Friday. | 24-Apr-2020 |
| S.Korea prepares for another potential C | Seoul, April 23 (TIWN) South Korean health authorities said on Thursday that they were preparing for a possible second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic later this year in conjunction with the flu season. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| UK's Prince Louis paints rainbow tribute | London, April 23 (TIWN) UK's Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have marked their youngest child's Prince Louis second birthday with new photos of him doing some rainbow coloured hand-painting for the country's National Health Service (NHS), it was reported on Thursday. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| This was an attack, this wasn't the flu: | Washington, April 23 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump said that the US "had no choice" but to pour trillions of dollars into fighting the coronavirus pandemic, adding that "this was an attack... this wasn't the flu". | 23-Apr-2020 |
| Modi most popular leader on Facebook, Tr | New York, April 23 (TIWN) With around 45 million likes on his personal page, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be the most popular world leader on Facebook, while US President Donald Trump dominates the rankings for the most interactions even as leaders across the world grow their audience on the social networking platform amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a study said on Thursday. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| UK PM was just another patient, says nur | Wellington/London, April 23 (TIWN) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was just "another patient we were trying to do our best for", the New Zealand nurse credited with helping to save his life from the novel coronavirus, said on Thursday. | 23-Apr-2020 |
| Trump threatens to destroy Iranian gunbo | Washington, April 22 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he had instructed the Navy to destroy any Iranian gunboats if they harass US ships in the Persian Gulf. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| Trump pledges to support oil, gas indust | Washington, April 22 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has directed his administration to work on a plan to get funding to the oil and gas industries as a steep sell-off in oil futures continued. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| Ireland bans gatherings of over 5,000 pe | Dublin, April 22 (TIWN) The Irish government has announced that the ban on gatherings of more than 5,000 people in the country will run through the end of August. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| HK replaces five ministers amid controve | Hong Kong, April 22 (TIWN) Hong Kong's chief executive replaced five of her ministers on Wednesday and denied that the cabinet reshuffle had anything to do with the recent controversies over Beijing's growing influence in the special administrative region. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| Trump indicates 60-day immigration ban m | New York, April 22 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has said that his immigration ban will be for only 60 days and indicated that workers on temporary visas like H1-B for professionals could continue to come in. | 22-Apr-2020 |
| US newspapers now employ half the scribe | New York, April 21 (TIWN) The number of newspaper newsroom employees in the US dropped by more than half between 2008 and 2019, from about 71,000 workers to 35,000, says a new study from Pew Research Center. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Pak PM to get tested for COVID-19, may g | New Delhi/Islamabad, April 21 (TIWN) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan may go into self-quarantine after it emerged that he came in contact with an individual who tested positive for the novel coronavirus last week. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Pak violates ceasefire on LoC in J&K's P | Jammu, April 21 (TIWN) Pakistan resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling along the line of control (LoC) on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Trump suddenly announces he's stopping l | New York, April 21 (TIWN) In a sudden twist, US President Donald Trump has announced that he was shutting the country to legal immigration temporarily through an executive order. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Trudeau asks media not to publish name, | Ottawa, April 21 (TIWN) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked the media not to publish either the name or the photograph of the alleged shooter in the country's bloodiest shooting rampagethat left at least 19 dead, including the lone gunman, in Nova Scotia province. | 21-Apr-2020 |
| Man wearing police uniform kills 17 in C | Ottawa, April 20 (TIWN) A man wearing a police uniform went on a shooting rampage in Canada's Nova Scotia province, killing 17 people, in the deadliest such attack in the country's history, officials said, adding that the suspected gunman was also dead. | 20-Apr-2020 |
| Prince Harry, Meghan plan to freeze out | Los Angeles, April 20 (TIWN) The UK's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle who have relocated to California after stepping down as senior royals, have told the British tabloid press they were ending all co-operation with them, it was reported on Monday. | 20-Apr-2020 |
| New tool helps predict risk of death in | Toronto, April 20 (TIWN) A new tool that predicts risk of death and admission to a long-term care facility for patients with dementia may help conversations between health care providers, patients and their families, according to researchers. | 20-Apr-2020 |