Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Indian expat students in UAE launch app, | Dubai, Sep 28 (TIWN) A 17-year-old Indian expat student has teamed up with his younger brother to launch a savings calculator and a comic series based on economic and market trends for the benefit of pupils and blue collar workers in the United Arab Emirates. | 28-Sep-2020 |
| Tours to inter-Korean border village to | Seoul, Sep 28 (TIWN) A civilian tour program to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom has been authorised to resume, the UN Command (UNC) announced on Monday, adding that the resumption date will be soon revealed. | 28-Sep-2020 |
| Assam's sole woman CM Syeda Anwara Taimu | Guwahati, Sep 28 (TIWN) Syeda Anwara Taimur, the only woman Chief Minister of Assam, died in Australia after a prolonged illness on Monday. She was 84. | 28-Sep-2020 |
| Trump reiterates call for pre-debate 'dr | Washington, Sep 28 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has reiterated a call that he and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden should be tested for drugs before the two rivals come face-to-face during their first debate on Tuesday. | 28-Sep-2020 |
| Clinical trial of Ayurvedic remedy for C | New Delhi, Sep 28 (TIWN) A groundbreaking interim report on a clinical trial being conducted in three hospitals has shown that Covid-19 patients on natural treatment are resolving most symptoms earlier than those on conventional medicines. | 28-Sep-2020 |
| Latest Covid-19 wave could 'overwhelm' F | aris, Sep 27 (TIWN) The latest coronavirus wave in France could "overwhelm" the country amid exhaustion of the frontline workers battling the pandemic, a senior health official has warned. | 27-Sep-2020 |
| Saudi to reopen Mecca facilities for vis | Riyadh, Sep 27 (TIWN) Authorities in Saudi Arabia have allowed facilities in Mecca to reopen for visitors starting from next month after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the media reported. | 27-Sep-2020 |
| Indian in UAE to fly home after 14 yrs f | Dubai, Sep 27 (TIWN) A stranded Indian visitor, who came to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a visit in 2006, is finally going to return home on Saturday 14 years later after fines worth 511,200 dirhams were waived off, a media report said. | 27-Sep-2020 |
| London Mayor urges immediate ban on ban | London, Sep 27 (TIWN) London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ban household visits immediately, claiming the Covid-19 situation in the capital city was much worse than first believed, the media reported on Saturday. | 27-Sep-2020 |
| 38 areas in England added to Covid-19 'w | London, Sep 27 (TIWN) A list of 38 new areas in England, including the entire city of London, has been added to a coronavirus "watch list" due to recent spike in the number of confirmd cases, the media reported on Saturday. | 27-Sep-2020 |
| London Mayor urges immediate ban on ban | London, Sep 26 (TIWN) London Mayor Sadiq Khan has urged UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ban household visits immediately, claiming the Covid-19 situation in the capital city was much worse than first believed, the media reported on Saturday. | 26-Sep-2020 |
| Researchers develop cheaper, faster, acc | London, Sep 26 (TIWN) Researchers have developed a method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for Covid-19 infection. The method simplifies and frees the testing from expensive reaction steps, enabling upscaling of the diagnostics. | 26-Sep-2020 |
| '51.6mn people doubly hit by climate-lin | New York, Sep 25 (TIWN) At least 51.6 million people globally have been affected by floods, droughts or storms and also the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC) said in a report. | 25-Sep-2020 |
| California to ban sales of gas-powered v | San Francisco, Sep 25 (TIWN) California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a ban against the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles in the most populous US state by 2035, aggressively moving further away from its reliance on climate change-causing fossil fuels. | 25-Sep-2020 |
| Israel tightens anti-coronavirus lockdow | Tel Aviv, Sep 25 (TIWN) The Israeli government on Thursday announced its decision to tighten the ongoing three-week anti-coronavirus lockdown as the number of new coronavirus cases in the country continued to increase in recent days. | 25-Sep-2020 |
| Stranded whales in Australia to be eutha | Canberra, Sep 25 (TIWN) Several pilot whales currently stranded off the west coast of Australia's Tasmania will be euthanised as they cannot be saved, officials said on Thursday. | 25-Sep-2020 |
| Nepal keeps a close watch on Tibetan ref | New Delhi, Sep 23 (TIWN) The Nepal government has directed its security forces and intelligence agencies to keep a close watch on movements of Tibetan refugees owing to the ongoing India and China military impasse over border issues, sources said. | 23-Sep-2020 |
| Putin urges to remove barriers to medica | Moscow, Sep 23 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for the removal of barriers to cooperation between countries in the field of medicine. | 23-Sep-2020 |
| Global Covid-19 cases top 31.5mn: Johns | Washington, Sep 23 (TIWN) The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 31.5 million, while the deaths have increased to more than 969,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. | 23-Sep-2020 |
| Afghan army defused 4,776 improvised bom | Kabul, Sep 23 (TIWN) The Afghan National Army (ANA) has during the past six months discovered and defused 4,776 improvised bombs and landmines planted by militants, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. | 23-Sep-2020 |
| 5.4-magnitude quake hits South Shetland | Beijing, Sep 23 (TIWN) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted South Shetland Islands, the US Geological Survey said. | 23-Sep-2020 |
| No new Covid-19 cases reported in NZ | Wellington, Sep 22 (TIWN) No new Covid-19 cases were reported in New Zealand on Tuesday as the country embraced the first day of relaxed restrictions, or Alert Level 1, except the largest city of Auckland. | 22-Sep-2020 |
| 90% Chinese students have returned to sc | Beijing, Sep 22 (TIWN) China's Education Ministry on Tuesday said that 90 per cent of students across the country have returned to school amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | 22-Sep-2020 |
| Pakistan starts clinical trial of Covid- | Islamabad, Sep 22 (TIWN) Pakistan has started stage three clinical trials of a China-made Covid-19 vaccine, Executive Director of the country's National Institute of Health (NIH) Aamer Ikram said on Tuesday. | 22-Sep-2020 |
| Scottish First Minister to announce new | Ediburgh, Sep 22 (TIWN) Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will on Tuesday announce a series of new restrictions designed to limit the spread of coronavirus, which could include curfews at pubs and restaurants, rules on households meeting and limits on travel, it was reported. | 22-Sep-2020 |
| Ardern admits she 'made a mistake' with | Wellington, Sep 21 (TIWN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday admitted she "made a mistake" when she took a selfie with supporters without appropriate social distancing. | 21-Sep-2020 |
| 9 Afghan security personnel dead in Tali | Kabul, Sep 21 (TIWN) Six Afghan soldiers and three police officers were killed and four others injured in a Taliban ambush in Takhar province, a government spokesman confirmed on Monday. | 21-Sep-2020 |
| Pak opposition parties form alliance to | Islamabad, Sep 21 (TIWN) Pakistan's major opposition parties announced that they have formed an alliance to demand the ousting of the incumbent Imran Khan-led government, it was reported on Monday. | 21-Sep-2020 |
| Excessive noise pollution in Lahore ring | Lahore, Sep 21 (TIWN) The noise pollution level in Lahore has crossed the World Health Organisations (WHO) acceptable threshold of 60-65 dB in various areas of the city as well as across Pakistan's Punjab province, a media report said. | 21-Sep-2020 |
| Letter containing poison addressed to Tr | Washington, Sep 20 (TIWN) A package containing ricin poison that was addressed to US President Donald Trump has been intercepted before it reached the White House, officials told American media outlets. | 20-Sep-2020 |
| Families affected by Beirut blasts to be | Beirut, Sep 20 (TIWN) The Lebanese Red Cross (LRC) announced on Saturday that it will provide $300 for seven months for 10,000 families affected by August 4 Port of Beirut explosions. | 20-Sep-2020 |
| Rising stress in US linked to pandemic-r | New York, Sep 20 (TIWN) Rising acute stress and depressive symptoms across the US are linked to experiencing multiple stressors triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, such as unemployment and extensive exposure to pandemic-related news, says a new study. | 20-Sep-2020 |
| Pakistan risks Basmati export as India a | Islamabad, Sep 20 (TIWN) Pakistan is facing another potential threat of a major damage to its exports as India has applied for an exclusive Geographical Indications (GI) tag to Basmati rice in the European Union (EU). | 20-Sep-2020 |
| 2 killed, 14 injured in NY shooting | New York, Sep 20 (TIWN) Two people were killed and 14 others wounded after a shooting at a party on Saturday in Rochester, New York, police said. | 20-Sep-2020 |
| Pyongyang summit deal should be fulfille | Seoul, Sep 19 (TIWN) South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Saturday that his Pyongyang summit accord with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un should be implemented despite restraints at home and abroad, marking the second anniversary of its signing. | 19-Sep-2020 |
| Over 35 Pak educational institutions shu | Islamabad, Sep 18 (TIWN) Within 72 hours of Pakistan reopening educational institutions accross the country after six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 35 of them were asked to shut for flouting health guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid down by the government to prevent the virus' spread. | 18-Sep-2020 |
| Separate queue for Covid patients at pol | Patna, Sep 18 (TIWN) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has has asked authorities to prepare a separate voters list for Corona-positive patients. | 18-Sep-2020 |
| Biden warns UK against breaking Brexit d | Washington, Sep 18 (TIWN) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has warned the UK against breaking the Brexit deal, saying he will not allow peace in Northern Ireland to become a "casualty" if he is elected in November, the media reported. | 18-Sep-2020 |
| Imran govt to soon make occupied Gilgit- | Islamabad, Sep 18 (TIWN) : The Imran Khan government is soon going to illegally integrate the occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region by making it Pakistan's fifth province. | 18-Sep-2020 |
| Mail ballots greater threat than foreign | Washington, Sep 18 (TIWN) US President Donald Trump has claimed that mail-in voting posed a greater threat to the November 3 election than foreign interference, the media reported. | 18-Sep-2020 |
| New Covid-19 cluster detected in Malaysi | Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 (TIWN) The Malaysian Health Ministry announced on Thursday that a new Covid-19 cluster was detected in Sabah state, traced to a woman who had been screened prior to being admitted to a hospital, with two testing positive so far. | 17-Sep-2020 |
| Russia's Covid-19 cases up 5,762 to over | Moscow, Sep 17 (TIWN) Russia registered 5,762 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total number of cases to 1,085,281, the country's coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Thursday. | 17-Sep-2020 |
| Thai cabinet to inject over $192 mn to d | Bangkok, Sep 16 (TIWN) The Thailand government on Wednesday said that it would inject an approximate 6.17 billion baht ($192.8 million) to fix and alleviate problems regarding flooding and drought in the country. | 16-Sep-2020 |
| Palestinian armed factions say ready to | Gaza, Sep 16 (TIWN) Palestinian military factions on Wednesday vowed to confront any Israeli "aggression" against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, stressing that their response to the raids will continue. | 16-Sep-2020 |
| 115 doctors die during Covid pandemic in | Jakarta, Sep 16 (TIWN) The Mitigation Team of the Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has recorded that as many as 115 doctors had died during the Covid-19 pandemic across the archipelagic country with the biggest number in East Java province. | 16-Sep-2020 |
| US to block some exports from Xinjiang o | Beijing, Sep 15 (TIWN) The US will block some exports from China's Xinjiang region, over alleged human rights abuses against the Muslim Uighur minority, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced. | 15-Sep-2020 |
| Hong Kong to ease social distancing meas | Hong Kong, Sep 15 (TIWN) Hong Kong will further ease social distancing measures from Friday onwards, allowing more entertainment venues to reopen as the number of new local Covid-19 cases dropped to zero for the first time since early July. | 15-Sep-2020 |
| Trump says Modi praised him over Covid-1 | Washington, Sep 14 (TIWN): US President Donald Trump has claimed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised him for coronavirus testing in America, which is currently the worst-hit country in the world. | 14-Sep-2020 |
| US cop fired for 'pinning, punching' bla | Washington, Sep 14 (TIWN) A police officer in the US state of Georgia has been fired after footage emerged of him pinning an African-American man to the ground and punching him as the latter reportedly refused to show his ID, the media reported on Monday. | 14-Sep-2020 |
| B'desh eases restrictions on domestic fl | Dhaka, Sep 15 (TIWN) Bangladesh has eased restrictions on all domestic flights from Sunday onwards as the country's civil aviation authority has issued updated guidelines after the Covid-19 situation showed signs of abating. | 15-Sep-2020 |