Archive Detail
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Spanish govt approves aid package | Madrid, March 13 (TIWN) The Spanish government has approved an economic relief package worth 11 billion euros that includes 7 billion euros in direct aid to struggling companies affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. | 13-Mar-2021 |
Saudi King appoints new senior officials | Riyadh, March 13 (TIWN) Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued decrees to appoint new officials, official media reported. | 13-Mar-2021 |
US Defence Secy to visit India to discus | New York, March 13 (TIWN) On the heels of the Quad summit, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit India next week to meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh as Washington focuses on China as an emerging threat, according to a Pentagon official. | 13-Mar-2021 |
England's Covid infection rate falls to | London, March 13 (TIWN) The coronavirus infection rate in England has fallen to the lowest level since September 2020, data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. | 13-Mar-2021 |
Biden condemns Covid-related anti-Asian | Washington, March 12 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden has condemned what he called "vicious hate crimes" targeting Asian-Americans since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying such acts must stop. | 12-Mar-2021 |
Swedish Crown Princess tests Covid posit | Stockholm, March 12 (TIWN) Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and her spouse Prince Daniel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was announced. | 12-Mar-2021 |
Europe marks remembrance day for terror | Madrid, March 12 (TIWN) Europe commemorated those who lost their lives to terrorism with a solemn ceremony held in Madrid, Spain. | 12-Mar-2021 |
China remembers Sun Yat-sen on 96th deat | Beijing, March 12 (TIWN) A ceremony was held in Beijing on Friday to commemorate the 96th death of Sun Yat-sen, a renowned statesman who led a revolution that ended imperial rule in China. | 12-Mar-2021 |
US job openings, hirings little changed | Washington, March 12 (TIWN) The US Department of Labour announced that the number of job openings and hirings across the country were only a little changed in January. | 12-Mar-2021 |
Seven more dead in fresh Myanmar protest | Kolkata, March 11 (TIWN) At least seven people have been killed in Myanmar after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters in two towns on Thursday. | 11-Mar-2021 |
China adopts decision to improve Hong Ko | Beijing, March 11 (TIWN) The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Thursday adopted a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). | 11-Mar-2021 |
26 killed, dozens injured after bus plun | Jakarta, March 11 (TIWN) Twenty six people were killed, and dozens of others wounded after a bus carrying 62 people plunged into a ravine in Indonesia's western province of West Java on Wednesday night, the Xinhua news agency reported. | 11-Mar-2021 |
'Palace taking Harry, Meghan's race issu | London, March 11 (TIWN) After senior members of the British Royal family held crisis meetings, the Buckingham Palace said the issues, including that of racism", raised by Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle during their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey were "concerning" and "taken very seriously", the media reported. | 11-Mar-2021 |
Michelle Obama to be inducted into Women | Washington, March 11 (IANS) Former US First Lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Womens Hall of Fame in October, according to the organisation. | 11-Mar-2021 |
Sounded highest level of alarm for Covid | Geneva, March 10 (TIWN) Almost a year since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a global "pandemic", the World Health Organization (WHO) has now clarified that it did use the "highest level of alarm" to urge actions from all countries in January 2020. | 10-Mar-2021 |
Preps underway for Palestinian legislati | Ramallah, March 10 (TIWN) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that preparations for holding the legislative elections on May 22 is underway. | 10-Mar-2021 |
EU official lays out 'equal opportunitie | Brussels, March 10 (TIWN) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has laid out a vision of turning Europe into a continent of equal opportunities for men and women. | 10-Mar-2021 |
Biden admin gives 4-point strategy to go | Islamabad, March 9 (TIWN) The new US administration under President Joe Biden has chalked out a four-point strategy for the Afghanistan government under President Ashraf Ghani, with a vision to end the decades long war, warning of dangerous and dire consequences if the peace deal with the Taliban is scrapped. | 09-Mar-2021 |
PTI approaches poll panel to delay forme | Islamabad, March 8 (TIWN) After facing an embarrassing defeat in the high-stake Senate seat elections at the hands of the opposition's candidate, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has approached the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), asking it to put on hold the winning notification. | 08-Mar-2021 |
NY Democrats call on Cuomo to resign | New York, March 8 (TIWN) Top Democratic lawmakers from New York have urged state Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after two more former aides accused him of inappropriate behaviour, as well as due to allegations that his administration was altering Covid data, it was reported. | 08-Mar-2021 |
UN seeks leading role for Afghan women i | Kabul, March 8 (TIWN) The UN said on Monday that it sought a leading role for Afghan women in the country's peace process that is expected to enter a new phase in the coming weeks or months. | 08-Mar-2021 |
Khaleda may get extension to stay out of | Dhaka, March 8 (TIWN) The Bangladesh Law Ministry on Monday recommended extending a freeze on the jail sentences of opposition leader Khaleda Zia by six months in two corruption cases. | 08-Mar-2021 |
US Senate passes $1.9tn relief bill | Washington, March 7 (TIWN) The evenly split US Senate has narrowly passed a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill after a marathon overnight session, with lawmakers voting along party lines. | 07-Mar-2021 |
California theme parks, stadiums to reop | Los Angeles, March 7 (TIWN) Theme parks and stadiums in the US state of California will reopen as early as April 1 with capacity restrictions and other safety modifications, local authorities said. | 07-Mar-2021 |
6.1-magnitude aftershock jolts NZ | Wellington, March 7 (TIWN) A day after three massive temblors jolted New Zealand, an aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of the North Island on Saturday, according to GeoNet NZ. | 07-Mar-2021 |
Chile reports highest daily Covid cases | Santiago, March 7 (TIWN) The Chilean Health Ministry reported 5,325 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest figure since June 2020, increasing the overall caseload to 845,450, | 07-Mar-2021 |
Tokyo region's state of emergency extend | Tokyo, March 6 (TIWN) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has extended the state of emergency covering the Tokyo metropolitan area by two weeks to March 21 for a second time since January, as Covid-19 infection numbers have continued to increase in the region. | 05-Mar-2021 |
'Mexico to return to economic normality | Mexico City, March 7 (TIWN) Mexico could return to "economic normality" by the end of June, with employment at the levels registered before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. | 07-Mar-2021 |
Kim Jong-un urges work improvement | Seoul, March 5 (TIWN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has urged officials across the country to improve work of the city and county party committees, the state-media reported on Friday. | 05-Mar-2021 |
'WHO recommended vaping ban could be cou | New Delhi, March 5 (TIWN) Millions of vapers across Asia could feel forced to return to smoking if a proposal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on e-cigarettes and other smokeless products is passed by lawmakers, Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) said on Friday. | 05-Mar-2021 |
Auckland lowers Covid restriction level | Auckland, March 5 (TIWN) Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, will lower its Covid-19 restriction level to Alert Level 2 on Sunday after a week of citywide lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Friday. | 05-Mar-2021 |
Indian-American named 1st VP, COO of NY | New York, March 5 (TIWN) Indian-American Naureen Hassan, a 25-year veteran of the financial services industry, has been named as the First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Federal Reserve Bank of New York. | 05-Mar-2021 |
The Sopranos' star Edie Falco to play Hi | Los Angeles, March 5 (TIWN) Three-time Emmy award winning actress Edie Falco, of "The Sopranos" fame, will play former US First Lady Hillary Clinton in the upcoming series, "Impeachment: American Crime Story". | 05-Mar-2021 |
'Joint efforts by Washington and Beijing | Washington, March 4 (TIWN) The US and China should cooperate immediately to stop the Covid-19 pandemic, two researchers with a Washington DC-based think tank have said. | 04-Mar-2021 |
Mongolia prepares to reopen air border f | Ulan Bator, March 4 (TIWN) Mongolia is planning to reopen its air border from May 1 to resume international passenger flights, according to the country's government press office. | 04-Mar-2021 |
Meghan Markle accuses Royal family of 'p | London, March 4 (TIWN) In another sensational preview of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah Winfrey, which will be aired on Sunday, Meghan has accused the Royal family of Britain and its staff of "perpetuating falsehoods" against the couple. | 04-Mar-2021 |
US, China should cooperate now to combat | Washington, March 4 (TIWN) The US and China should cooperate immediately to stop the Covid-19 pandemic, two researchers with a Washington DC-based think tank have said. | 04-Mar-2021 |
US Fed official urges patience on moneta | Washington, March 4 (TIWN) A senior US Federal Reserve official said that the central bank needs to be patient with easy monetary policy to achieve its inflation and employment goals. | 04-Mar-2021 |
Ebola infects 28 people, kills 11 in Gui | Addis Ababa, March 3 (TIWN) The African countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 28 Ebola virus cases and 11 deaths so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. | 03-Mar-2021 |
Blast occurs near Dutch Covid testing ce | The Hague, March 3 (TIWN) An explosion occurred near a Covid-19 testing centre in the town of Bovenkarspel in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning, police said. | 03-Mar-2021 |
Canada's economy worst on record since 1 | Ottawa, March 3 (TIWN) Canada's gross domestic product shrank 5.4 per cent in 2020, the worst year for the country's economy since record keeping began in 1961, according to authorities. | 03-Mar-2021 |
Biden's commerce secretary pick Gina Rai | Washington, March 3 (TIWN) Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was confirmed by the Senate as the new US commerce secretary, about two months after President Joe Biden's announcement of the nomination. | 03-Mar-2021 |
Japan arrests 2 men linked to Ghosn esca | Tokyo, March 2 (TIWN) Japanese authorities on Tuesday arrested two American men who are suspected of helping ousted Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape to Lebanon in 2019 while on bail. | 02-Mar-2021 |
Landmine blast in Pakistan kills 2 kids | Islamabad, March 2 (TIWN) A landmine blast killed two children in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officials said on Tuesday. | 02-Mar-2021 |
Miguel Cardona confirmed as US Education | Washington, March 2 (TIWN) The US Senate has voted to confirm Miguel Cardona, a former public school teacher, as the country's new Secretary of Education. | 02-Mar-2021 |
Massive fire breaks out in Nepal town | Kathmandu, March 2 (TIWN) A massive fire broke out on Tuesday Dobhan Bazaar, a small town in Nepal's Taplejung district, and has gutted around 40 houses. | 02-Mar-2021 |
Pak Senate polls to be held as per past | Islamabad, March 2 (TIWN) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday said that the Senate polls scheduled to take place on Wednesday will be held according to the "Constitution and law as per past practice". | 02-Mar-2021 |
Biden backs Amazon workers' effort to un | San Francisco, March 1 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden has offered his support to unionisation efforts of workers, as employees of Amazon in an Alabama warehouse vote on whether to unionise. | 01-Mar-2021 |
Australia establishes 'myth busting' tea | Canberra, March 1 (TIWN) The Australian government has established a "myth-busting unit" to address coronavirus vaccine misinformation, a Minister revealed on Monday. | 01-Mar-2021 |
Dubai Hindu temple to virtually celebrat | Dubai, March 1 (TIWN) The Hindu temple in Dubai will virtually celebrate the upcoming Maha Shivratri festival virtually this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the premises will be closed to prevent the spread of the virus, according to a media report. | 01-Mar-2021 |