Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Myanmar envoy to UN sacked after anti-ar | Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 28 (TIWN) Myanmar's military rulers said they have fired the country's ambassador to the UN, a day after he called for help to remove the army from power. | 28-Feb-2021 |
| S.Korea reports 356 new Covid cases, 89, | Seoul, Feb 28 (TIWN) South Korea reported 356 more cases of Covid-19 as of midnight Saturday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 89,676. | 28-Feb-2021 |
| Chinese mainland reports 6 new imported | Beijing, Feb 28 (TIWN) The Chinese mainland reported six new imported Covid-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 4,990, the National Health Commission said in its daily report om Sunday. | 28-Feb-2021 |
| B'desh logs 407 new coronavirus cases | Dhaka, Feb 28 (TIWN) Bangladesh has reported 407 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 545,831, health officials said on Saturday. | 28-Feb-2021 |
| Azerbaijan Prez hails China's vax commit | Baku, Feb 27 (TIWN) Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has lauded China for upholding the Covid-19 vaccine supply commitment, as he expressed concern over an apparent disparity in global vaccine distribution. | 27-Feb-2021 |
| Indonesia reports 6,208 new Covid cases | Jakarta, Feb 27 (TIWN) Indonesia's Covid tally has mounted to 1,329,074 with 6,208 fresh cases, while the country's death toll rose to 35,981 with 195 new fatalities, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. | 27-Feb-2021 |
| 'UK supports Afghan's fight against Tali | London, Feb 27 (TIWN) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a telephonic conversation with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during which the former reiterated his country's continued support to the latter's fight against the Taliban, according to a statement by the British government. | 27-Feb-2021 |
| Over 18K people vaccinated on Day 1 in S | Seoul, Feb 27 (TIWN) As many as 18,500 beneficiaries were inoculated with the Covid-19 jabs on the first day of the vaccination drive across South Korea, a government agency said on Saturday. | 27-Feb-2021 |
| Global Covid cases top 112.9 mn: Johns H | Washington, Feb 26 (TIWN) The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 112.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.50 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. | 26-Feb-2021 |
| Think about others: Queen urges people t | London, Feb 26 (TIWN) Queen Elizabeth II has urged the citizens to "think about other people" and get a Covid dose when they are offered one. | 26-Feb-2021 |
| S.Korea mulling to extend distancing nor | Seoul, Feb 26 (TIWN) South Korea is mulling to extend its social distancing measures for another two weeks, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Friday, as the country continue to witness a spike in the coronavirus cases. | 26-Feb-2021 |
| Russia foils 72 terror crimes in 2020: P | Moscow, Feb 26 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that law enforcement forces have prevented 72 terrorist crimes in the country in 2020, up from 57 a year earlier. | 26-Feb-2021 |
| Nepal: NCP Vice-Chairman Bamdev Gautam m | Kathmandu, Feb 26 (TIWN) In the aftermath of Nepal's Supreme Court reinstating the House of Representatives, repealing the government's December 20 decision to dissolve the Lower House of the Federal Parliament, ruling Nepal Communist Party's (NCP) Vice-Chairman Bamdev Gautam has met the co-chair of NCP's Dahal-Nepal faction, Pushpa Kamal Dahal. | 26-Feb-2021 |
| US man kills neighbour, cooks her heart | Oklahoma, Feb 25 (TIWN) A man in the United States' Oklahoma has killed a woman neighbour and cut out her heart before cooking it with potatoes. | 25-Feb-2021 |
| Lanka, Pak agree to strengthen cooperati | Colombo, Feb 25 (TIWN) Pakistan and Sri Lanka agreed to strengthen cooperation in several areas including agriculture. | 25-Feb-2021 |
| Foreigners in Cambodia to get free Covid | Phnom Penh, Feb 25 (TIWN) Cambodia has said that all the foreign nationals living or working in the country will be given free Covid vaccine in due course. | 25-Feb-2021 |
| Russia's daily Covid cases hit new low i | Moscow, Feb 24 (TIWN) Russia registered 11,749 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily increase since October 8, the country's Covid-19 response centre said on Wednesday. | 24-Feb-2021 |
| Malaysia rolls out Covid vaccination dri | Kuala Lumpur, Feb 24 (TIWN) Malaysia on Wednesday launched the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination programme with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin being the first person to get the jab. | 24-Feb-2021 |
| Senegal kicks off vaccination drive with | Dakar, Feb 24 (TIWN) Senegal on Tuesday officially began the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination, taking a new step in the crusade against the pandemic. | 24-Feb-2021 |
| Global Covid cases top 112 mn: Johns Hop | Washington, Feb 24 (TIWN) The total number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 112 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.48 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. | 24-Feb-2021 |
| Australia expresses concern over attack- | Canberra, Feb 24 (TIWN) Australia's Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has expressed her "frustration" with the French company chosen to build the nation's new fleet of submarines. | 24-Feb-2021 |
| Thailand approves China's Sinovac vaccin | Bangkok, Feb 23 (TIWN) Thailand approved Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for the country to receive its first vaccine shipment from the Chinese biopharmaceutical firm on Wednesday. | 23-Feb-2021 |
| 25 Indian priests in Kathmandu for 'Ksha | Kathmandu, Feb 23 (TIWN) At least 25 special priests from various sacred temples of South India have reached Kathmandu to perform 'Kshama Puja' (forgiveness worship) at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu as the authorities have started work to replace the existing silver jalhari of the temple with gold-plated jalhari. | 23-Feb-2021 |
| Covid-19: NZ reports 6 border cases | Wellington, Feb 23 (TIWN) New Zealand on Monday reported six border cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation, and one new community case linked to the Auckland February cases, who is already in quarantine. | 23-Feb-2021 |
| 4 women shot dead by terrorists in Pakis | Islamabad, Feb 23 (TIWN) Four women were shot dead by terrorists in Pakistan's North Waziristan district, police said on Monday. | 23-Feb-2021 |
| 7 killed in military plane crash in Nige | Lagos, Feb 23 (TIWN) Seven persons were killed after a military plane crashed in Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Sunday, an official said. | 23-Feb-2021 |
| Japan instructs domestic carriers to gro | Tokyo, Feb 22 (TIWN) Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has ordered domestic carriers to halt flights of Boeing 777s after an incident involving the aircraft sparked concern, local media reported Monday. | 22-Feb-2021 |
| Thailand confirms 89 fresh Covid cases | Bangkok, Feb 22 (TIWN) Thailand on Monday reported 89 new Covid cases, pushing the tally to 25,504, health officials said. | 22-Feb-2021 |
| India backs Maldives foreign minister fo | New Delhi, Feb 21 (TIWN) India on Saturday strongly supported the candidature of Maldives' foreign minister Abdulla Shahid for President of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly next year. | 21-Feb-2021 |
| Mongolia adds 52 new Covid-19 cases, 2,6 | Ulan Bator, Feb 21 (TIWN) Mongolia on Sunday confirmed 52 more Covid-19 cases, raising its national caseload to 2,638, according to the country's National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD). | 21-Feb-2021 |
| Trump to speak at CPAC in first public a | Washington, Feb 21 (TIWN) Former US President Donald Trump will speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb 28, according to a source familiar with the matter, while former Vice President Mike Pence declined an invitation to speak at the conference. | 21-Feb-2021 |
| Global Covid cases top 111 mn: Johns Hop | Washington, Feb 21 (TIWN) The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 111 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. | 21-Feb-2021 |
| Telangana reports 163 fresh Covid cases, | Hyderabad, Feb 21 (TIWN) Telangana has logged 163 new Covid cases and one death in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 2,97,508 and toll to 1,624, health officials said on Sunday. | 21-Feb-2021 |
| Myanmar anti-coup protesters honour woma | Yangon, Feb 20 (TIWN) Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar's two largest cities on Saturday paid tribute to the young woman who died a day earlier after being shot at by police during a rally against the military takeover. | 20-Feb-2021 |
| 570 South African police officers succum | Pretoria, Feb 20 (TIWN) A total of 570 police officers have succumbed to Covid-19 in South Africa while over 27,000 were infected, said Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday. | 20-Feb-2021 |
| Increasing COVID-19 cases across World | Yangon, Feb 20 (TIWN) Myanmar reported 19 new Covid-19 infections and one more death in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports on Thursday. | 20-Feb-2021 |
| Myanmar reports 19 new Covid-19 cases, 1 | Yangon, Feb 20 (TIWN) Myanmar reported 19 new Covid-19 infections and one more death in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports on Thursday. | 20-Feb-2021 |
| 7 Pakistani migrants granted Indian citi | Jaipur, Feb 20 (TIWN) Seven migrants from Pakistan, including three couples, who have been living in Rajasthan, were on Friday granted Indian citizenship by Jaipur's District Collector Antar Singh Nehra in his office. | 20-Feb-2021 |
| Georgian PM announces resignation | Tbilisi, Feb 19 (TIWN) Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on Thursday. | 19-Feb-2021 |
| China refutes rumours about Myanmar situ | Beijing, Feb 18 (TIWN) A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday refuted rumours about China on the situation in Myanmar, saying that Internet rumours are nothing but that, aiming at destroying and provoking China-Myanmar relations and friendship. | 18-Feb-2021 |
| Russia logs 13,447 new Covid cases | Moscow, Feb 18 (TIWN) Russia registered 13,447 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, up from 12,828 a day earlier, the country's Covid-19 response centre said on Thursday. | 18-Feb-2021 |
| 4 children killed in Uganda grenade expl | Kampala, Feb 18 (TIWN) A grenade explosion killed four children and injured five others on Thursday in Maaji II Refugee Settlement in the northwestern Ugandan district of Adjumani, police said. | 18-Feb-2021 |
| 'Toolkit' case: 'No leakage of info to m | New Dekhi, Feb 18 (TIWN) The Centre told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that there has been no leakage of messages or any other details from the Delhi police to the media in connection with the 'toolkit' case, which has climate activist Disha Ravi as the accused. | 18-Feb-2021 |
| Nepal Raises Objection To Biplab Debâ | AGARTALA, Feb 17 (TIWN): Nepal has taken exception to a recent statement made by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. Earlier, Deb had said that Union home minister Amit Shah had claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would soon form the government in Nepal. | 17-Feb-2021 |
| 3 killed in separate security-related in | Kabul, Feb 18 (TIWN) Three people were killed and two others wounded in two security-related incidents here over the past 24 hours, sources said on Wednesday. | 17-Feb-2021 |
| UN envoy calls for free, safe environmen | United Nations, Feb 17 (TIWN) The top UN envoy for Iraq called for a free and safe environment for elections in Iraq scheduled for October 2021. | 17-Feb-2021 |
| S.Korea worried about lax Covid alertnes | Seoul, Feb 17 (TIWN) South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun on Wednesday expressed concerns over the citizens seemingly waning vigilance against the Covid-19 pandemic, even as the daily new infections have risen substantially since the authorities eased social distancing norms a few days back. | 17-Feb-2021 |
| NZ to conclude deployment to Afghanistan | Wellington, Feb 17 (TIWN) New Zealand will conclude its deployment of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to Afghanistan by May 2021, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday. | 17-Feb-2021 |
| Myanmar military shuts internet access f | Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 16 (TIWN) Internet access has been restored by Myanmar's new military rulers after it was blocked for the second night in a row. | 16-Feb-2021 |
| Mongolian PM to get first dose of Covid | Ulan Bator, Feb 16 (TIWN) Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene on Tuesday said he will become the first person in the country to be vaccinated against Covid-19. | 16-Feb-2021 |