Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Crucial case could undermine N.Korea's a | Seoul, June 30 (TIWN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has admitted that the detection of a "crucial case" could undermine the country's anti-epidemic efforts, state media reported on Wednesday. | 30-Jun-2021 |
| Legislation passed to remove Confederate | Washington, June 30 (TIWN) The Democratic-led US House of Representatives has passed a legislation which will remove statues in the Capitol Hill that pay tribute to historical figures with legacies of defending slavery, including those who served the Confederacy. | 30-Jun-2021 |
| Last German troops leave Afghanistan | Kabul/Berlin, June 30 (TIWN) The last of the remaining German troops have left Afghanistan after nearly 20 years of deployment in the war-torn country, Defence Minister said Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. | 30-Jun-2021 |
| International flights suspension extende | New Delhi, June 30 (TIWN) India on Wednesday extended the suspension on international commercial flight operations till July 31, 2021. | 30-Jun-2021 |
| US not pushing scientists to favour lab | Beijing, June 29 (TIWN) The Chief of Lancet Covid-19 Commission has dismissed claims by the Chinese government that he is being pushed by the US government to favour the Wuhan lab-leak theory, the media reported on Tuesday. | 29-Jun-2021 |
| Philippines extends travel ban on India | Manila, June 29 (TIWN) The Philippines has extended the travel ban for all inbound travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until July 15, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday. | 29-Jun-2021 |
| India-Abu Dhabi flight suspension extend | Abu Dhabi, June 29 (TIWN) The Abu-Dhabi based Etihad Airways on Tuesday that suspension of flights from India to the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) capital city has been extended till July 21. | 29-Jun-2021 |
| Belarus suspends participation in EU ini | Minsk, June 29 (TIWN) Belarus has suspended its participation in the Eastern Partnership initiative of the European Union (EU) due to the bloc's recently imposed sanctions against the country. | 29-Jun-2021 |
| Philippines extends travel ban on India | Manila, June 29 (TIWN) The Philippines has extended the travel ban for all inbound travellers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until July 15, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday. | 29-Jun-2021 |
| US to soon see explosive outbreak of Del | Washington, June 28 (TIWN) The US is set to witness an explosive outbreak of the Delta Covid variant in a month's time, if people are not fully vaccinated, warned Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and a public health scientist. | 28-Jun-2021 |
| Pak Interior Minister admits country hos | Islamabad, June 28 (TIWN) Pakistan has for long completely rejected assertions of having Taliban footprints on its soil. However, incumbent Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has admitted that Islamabad not only hosts families of the Taliban, but it also is aware of fighters getting medical treatment in the country. | 28-Jun-2021 |
| Maldives records over 550K tourist arriv | Male, June 28 (TIWN) The Maldives has received over 550,000 tourists between January and June this year, data from the Ministry of Tourism revealed on Monday. | 28-Jun-2021 |
| 11 more US soldiers in S.Korea test Covi | Seoul, June 28 (TIWN) Eleven more US soldiers and two American civilians have tested positive for Covid-19 upon their arrival in South Korea, authorities said on Monday. | 28-Jun-2021 |
| NZ reports 10 Covid cases in managed iso | Wellington, June 28 (TIWN) New Zealand on Monday reported 10 new coronavirus cases in managed isolation, while there were no infections in the community, according to the Ministry of Health. | 28-Jun-2021 |
| Rare species of animal was found in Belo | AGARTALA, June 27 (TIWN): A rare species of animal was found from Sadhan Laskar’s house at Belonia, Banshpara colony. | 27-Jun-2021 |
| Four people dead in US hot air balloon c | Washington, June 27 (TIWN) Four people were killed and one person was critically injured following a hot air balloon crash in the US state of New Mexico, authorities said. | 27-Jun-2021 |
| Hong Kong's longest railway line to open | Hong Kong, June 27 (TIWN) Tuen Ma Line, the longest railway line in Hong Kong, will fully open on Sunday, running through the eastern and western New Territories and Kowloon. | 27-Jun-2021 |
| Thailand imposes new restrictions | Bangkok, June 27 (TIWN) Thailand has announced stricter restrictions in the capital Bangkok and nine provinces, as the current measures have failed to contain a fresh Covid-19 resurgence. | 27-Jun-2021 |
| Russia monitors US destroyer in Black Se | Moscow, June 27 (TIWN) The Russian Defence Ministry said that its Black Sea Fleet was tracking the US guided-missile destroyer Ross, which entered the waters for a multinational exercise with Ukraine. | 27-Jun-2021 |
| B'desh to begin strict lockdown from Mon | Dhaka, June 26 (TIWN) The Bangladesh government has announced its decision to impose a nationwide strict lockdown for a week from Monday in an effort help curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country, asking people to avoid non-essential trips. | 26-Jun-2021 |
| Two Kerala Ayurveda docs get UAE Golden | Abu Dhabi, June 26 (TIWN) Two Ayurveda doctors, who are originally from India's Kerela state and now based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have received the Gulf nation's coveted Golden Visa, according to a media report on Saturday. | 26-Jun-2021 |
| Key US inflation measure posts biggest i | Washington, June 26 (TIWN) A key US inflation measure closely watched by the Federal Reserve posted its biggest year-on-year increase in May since 1992, indicating rising inflation pressures with the reopening of the economy, the Commerce Department reported . | 26-Jun-2021 |
| UN envoy regrets lack of progress in Syr | United Nations, June 26 (TIWN) UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen has expressed regrests over the lack of progress made in the country's political process even after a decade of war. | 26-Jun-2021 |
| Italy's non-EU trade surges in May | Rome, June 26 (TIWN) Italy's trade with countries outside the European Union (EU) significantly increased in May year-on-year, the country's National Institute of Statistics (Istat) said. | 26-Jun-2021 |
| Covid virus can evade vaccines, find alt | New York, June 25 (TIWN) A single mutation gives SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, the ability to enter cells through another route, opening up the possibility of evading Covid antibodies or vaccines, finds a study. | 25-Jun-2021 |
| Sydney to enter week-long lockdown | Sydney, June 25 (TIWN) Australia's biggest city of Sydney will enter a week-long lockdown from Fridayas local health authorities are struggling to contain a fresh Covid-19 outbreak fueled by the highly infectious Delta variant. | 25-Jun-2021 |
| California firm agrees to settlement ove | Los Angeles, June 25 (TIWN) California's Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has agreed on a $5.9 million-settlement for once-through cooling water discharges from its Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. | 25-Jun-2021 |
| US economy grew at 6.4% in 2021 Q1 | Washington, June 25 (TIWN) The US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, the Commerce Department reported. | 25-Jun-2021 |
| Merkel defends patent protection for Cov | Berlin, June 25 (TIWN) German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended patent protection for Covid-19 vaccines in a government statement in the Bundestag or the lower house of Parliament. | 25-Jun-2021 |
| Lebanese committees approve social safet | Beirut, June 25 (TIWN) Lebanon's joint parliamentary committees have approved a social safety net plan that will provide cash assistance of $137 to over 500,000 vulnerable families amid the economic crisis in the country. | 25-Jun-2021 |
| Covid: US sees sharpest decline in life | Washington, June 24 (TIWN) Covid-19 pandemic decreased life expectancy in the US by 1.87 years, between 2018 and 2020, a drop not seen since World War II, according to new research. | 24-Jun-2021 |
| 130 Taliban militants surrender in Afgha | Kabul, June 24 (TIWN) A total of 130 Taliban militants surrendered to the Afghan government in Herat province on Thursday, a local government spokesperson confirmed. | 24-Jun-2021 |
| Biden unveils new anti-crime strategy | Washington, June 24 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden has launched a new crime prevention strategy amid soaring gun violence across the country, focusing on illegal sale of firearms, law-breaking dealers and better community support. | 24-Jun-2021 |
| Australia to phase out AstraZeneca vax f | Canberra, June 24 (TIWN) The Australian government will phase out the use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine from October, a top health official said here. | 24-Jun-2021 |
| Nirav Modi loses first stage of extradit | London, June 24 (TIWN) Fugitive diamond marchent Nirav Modi, who is wanted in India in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, has lost the first stage of his extradition appeal in the UK High Court. | 24-Jun-2021 |
| New Zealand reports 4 Covid cases in man | Wellington, June 23 (TIWN) New Zealand reported four cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation, and no new cases in the community on Wednesday. | 23-Jun-2021 |
| Most wanted Maha woman Maoist with Rs 6 | Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), June 24 (TIWN) In a significant achievement for security forces, dreaded and most wanted woman Maoist active in the Gadchiroli region and carrying a bounty of Rs 6 lakh on her head, surrendered before the Maharashtra Police, officials said on Wednesday. | 24-Jun-2021 |
| Cook calls Pelosi, warns of antitrust le | San Francisco, June 23 (TIWN) Apple CEO Tim Cook has contacted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers in an effort to sway opinion against the ratification of a set of sweeping antitrust bills that aim to rein in Big Tech, the media reported. | 23-Jun-2021 |
| Bomb blast near Hafiz Saeed's house in L | Lahore, June 23 (TIWN) A massive bomb blast occurred near the house of terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Lahore's Johar Town area on Wednesday, in which at least two persons were killed, while 17 others have sustained injuries. | 23-Jun-2021 |
| Kenyan police reservist killed in suspec | Mandera, June 23 (TIWN) A Kenyan police reservist was killed and two others injured when suspected Shabab militants struck for the third day running here, in northeast Kenya, early Wednesday. | 23-Jun-2021 |
| India, Fiji sign MoU for cooperation in | New Delhi, June 22 (TIWN) India and Fiji on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the field of agriculture and allied sectors between the two countries. | 22-Jun-2021 |
| Serious blow to Oli as SC quashes his Ca | Kathmandu, June 22 (TIWN) In a serious blow to Nepals embattled Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, the countrys Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the recent Cabinet reshuffle and relieved 20 ministers from their posts in Olis cabinet. | 22-Jun-2021 |
| 26,425 grave violations against children | United Nations, June 22 (TIWN) A new UN report has revealed that there were at least 26,425 grave violations against children in 2020. | 22-Jun-2021 |
| 3 people killed in Colorado shooting | Washington, June 22 (TIWN) Three people were killed in a shooting in the US state of Colorado, authorities said, adding that the suspect was killed by the police. | 22-Jun-2021 |
| 5 people injured after tornado hits Chic | Chicago, June 22 (TIWN) At least five people were injured, one critically, when a tornado tore through Chicago's western suburbs, according to authorities in the US city. | 22-Jun-2021 |
| Pak plans global media outlet funded by | New Delhi, June 21 (TIWN) Pakistan and China are collaborating to conduct an information war campaign globally -- with China providing finances and guidance -- through launching an international news media platform, intelligence agencies stated. | 21-Jun-2021 |
| Shekhar Kapur: Important not to impose y | Mumbai, June 21 (TIWN) Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur took to social media on Monday to talk of how parents often tend to impose their unfulfilled desires and ambitions on children. | 21-Jun-2021 |
| US envoy hopes N.Korea will accept dialo | Seoul, June 21 (TIWN) Sung Kim, the newly appointed US special envoy for North Korea, on Monday said that Washington hoped for a positive response from Pyongyang over its dialogue offer. | 21-Jun-2021 |
| Iran's Bushehr n-plant shuts over 'techn | Tehran, June 21 (TIWN) A "technical failure" led to the temporary shutdown of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said in a statement. | 21-Jun-2021 |
| Japanese firms, varsities begin on-site | Tokyo, June 21 (TIWN) Japanese companies and universities on Monday began on-site Covid-19 vaccination for people aged under 65, while seven prefectures including Tokyo shifted from a fully-fledged to a quasi-state of emergency. | 21-Jun-2021 |