Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian, Libyan FMs hold talks in Cairo | Cairo, June 20 (TIWN) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with his visiting Libyan counterpart Najla al-Mangoush in Cairo on the latest developments of the Tripoli's roadmap for a political settlement. | 20-Jun-2021 |
| Israel reports Covid outbreak in 2 schoo | Tel Aviv, June 20 (TIWN) The Israeli Ministry of Health reported a Covid-19 outbreak in two schools in the town of Binyamina, 60 km north of Tel Aviv, which has infected 45 students. | 20-Jun-2021 |
| Tropical storm Dolores makes landfall in | Mexico City, June 20 (TIWN) Tropical storm Dolores made landfall near the town of San Juan de Aldama in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported. | 20-Jun-2021 |
| Most of Italy to be in 'white zone' from | Rome, June 20 (TIWN) Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza has signed a new ordinance, extending the white or lowest-risk pandemic zone to most of the country from monday onwards. | 20-Jun-2021 |
| Modi congratulates Iran's new President | New Delhi, June 20 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Ebrahim Raisi, the incumbent Chief Justice of Iran, for winning the country's presidential election, saying India looked forwards to work with him to strengthen ties between the two countries. | 20-Jun-2021 |
| Footprints of last dinosaurs walked 110M | London, June 19 (TIWN) A team of researchers in the UK has discovered footprints from at least six different species of dinosaur -- the very last dinosaurs to walk on the UK soil 110 million years ago. | 19-Jun-2021 |
| Cambodia reports highest daily Covid dea | Phnom Penh, June 19 (TIWN) Cambodia on Saturday confirmed 20 new Covid-19 fatalities, the highest ever single-day spike, increased te overall death toll to 414, the Health Ministry said. | 19-Jun-2021 |
| Taliban attack on Afghan city repulsed | Kabul, June 19 (TIWN) Afghan security forces have repulsed a Taliban attack on the northern Kunduz city on Saturday and the militants fled after suffering casualties, an army spokesman said. | 19-Jun-2021 |
| Boeing completes successful first flight | New Delhi, June 19 (TIWN) Global aerospace major Boeing has completed successful first flight of -- 737-10 -- the largest airplane in the 737MAX family. | 19-Jun-2021 |
| 7 people dead after plane crash lands in | Moscow, June 19 (TIWN) Seven people were killed after a plane made an emergency landing in Russia's Kemerovo Oblast in Siberia, an emergency services official said on Saturday. | 19-Jun-2021 |
| Guterres appointed to second term as UN | United Nations, June 18 (TIWN) The UN General Assembly on Friday appointed Antonio Guterres, to a second term as the Secretary General to lead the world body through the crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic and the fight against global warming, which he has made his priority. | 18-Jun-2021 |
| US to pump in $3bn more to develop antiv | Washington, June 18 (TIWN) The Biden administration has announced plans to invest more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development and manufacturing of antiviral drugs to combat Covid-19. | 18-Jun-2021 |
| Pakistan's Covid caseload reaches 946,22 | Islamabad, June 18 (TIWN) Pakistan reported 1,043 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, increasing the overall infection tally to 946,227, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Friday. | 18-Jun-2021 |
| Locals blocked road in Kamalpur Sub-divi | AGARTALA, June 18 (TIWN): Locals from Singhagarh Colony area of Chankap Gram Panchayat of Kamalpur subdivision blocked road over drinking water crisis. | 18-Jun-2021 |
| New Zealand PM receives Covid vaccine | Wellington, June 18 (TIWN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday received her first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in Auckland. | 18-Jun-2021 |
| This AI tech can hear Covid in a cough | Sydney, June 17 (TIWN) Australian computer scientists have developed a novel Artificial Intelligence-based model that can hear the effects of Covid-19 in the sound of a forced cough, even when people are asymptomatic, an advance that can pave the way for detecting the infectious disease via diagnostic mobile phone apps. | 17-Jun-2021 |
| Japan to lift state of emergency for Tok | Tokyo, June 17 (TIWN) The Japanese government on Thursday announced its decision to lift the Covid-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and eight other prefectures from June 21. | 17-Jun-2021 |
| Myanmar village of Kin Ma burns down aft | Yangon, June 17 (TIWN) A village in the centre of Myanmar has been burned down after clashes between the security forces and local guerrillas, leaving at least two people dead. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Putin lashes out at US after meeting wit | Geneva, June 17 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at the US on arms control, human rights, cyber-attacks, among other issues, after "constructive" talks with his American counterpart Joe Biden. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Singapore selects 24 private healthcare | Singapore, June 17 (TIWN) Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) has selected 24 private healthcare institutions to be licensed providers of the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine under the Special Access Route (SAR), MOH said here on Wednesday. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Biden, Putin set for highly anticipated | Geneva, June 16 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin are set to meet each other here in a highly anticipated summit. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| German battery market up 35% last year d | Berlin, June 16 (TIWN) The German battery market grew 35 per cent to 5.9 billion euros (7.2 billion US dollars) last year, faster than in 2019, the German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI) said on Wednesday. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Egyptian FM calls on new Israeli govt to | Cairo, June 16 (TIWN) Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday called on the newly elected Israeli government to take brave decisions for reaching a peace deal in the region, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| 635 new Covid cases, 1,649 recoveries in | Srinagar, June 16 (TIWN) Recoveries remained ahead of new cases in J&K on Wednesday as 1,649 patients were discharged after recovery and 635 new cases were reported in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Wild elephant rescued from well in Keral | Kochi, June 16 (TIWN) After several hours of hard work by a rescue team of forest and police officials a wild elephant which had fallen into a well in a private property near Kothamangalam, about 70 kms from here, was taken out and allowed to walk into the forest. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Thailand to roll out new phase of co-pay | Bangkok, June 16 (TIWN) Thailand will launch the third phase of a co-payment programme from July as part of the government's relief measures to help those affected by the pandemic, an official said on Wednesday. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Japan's parliamentary session closes, ge | Tokyo, June 16 (TIWN) Japan's parliamentary session closed on Wednesday after a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet filed by the opposition camp was voted down in the Lower House on the previous day. | 16-Jun-2021 |
| Over 2,000 illegal migrants rescued off | Tripoli, June 15 (TIWN) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that more than 2,000 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to the country last week. | 15-Jun-2021 |
| EU administers over 300mn Covid vaccines | Brussels, June 15 (TIWN) The European Union (EU) has administered more than 300 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday. | 15-Jun-2021 |
| ICC probe hope for victims of 'war on dr | Kolkata, June 15 (TIWN) Thousands of people who have fallen victim to the ‘war on drugs in the Philippines are now a step closer to justice, if a recommendation for a full investigation into the suspected crimes against humanity by International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is accepted by the courts judges. | 15-Jun-2021 |
| No-confidence motion against Suga's Cabi | Tokyo, June 15 (TIWN) Japan's lower house of Parliament on Tuesday voted down a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet jointly filed by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and three others. | 15-Jun-2021 |
| Canadian military's second-in-command re | Ottawa, June 15 (TIWN) Canada's Vice-Chief of Defence Staff Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau announced his resignation following media reports of him playing golf with former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, who is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct. | 15-Jun-2021 |
| Biden eyes to fortify Turkey relations i | Washington, June 14 (TIWN) In a bid to stabilise the troubled ties with Turkey, US President Joe Biden is heading to his first face-to-face meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels. | 14-Jun-2021 |
| 'US to keep pressure on IS, Al Qaeda in | Kabul/Washington, June 14 (TIWN) Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command, has said that Washington will seek to "keep pressure" on the Islamic State (IS) and Al Qaeda terror groups in Afghanistan, a media report said on Monday. | 14-Jun-2021 |
| Carrie Lam urges HK residents to get vac | Hong Kong, June 14 (TIWN) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Sunday urged residents of the city to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in an effort to allow the global financial hub to return to normal at an early date. | 14-Jun-2021 |
| How Covid pandemic led to higher levels | London, June 14 (TIWN) While outdoor pollution level appeared to drop during Covid-induced periods of lockdown, particulate matter (PM) 2.5 levels were on average 23 per cent higher indoors, according to a new study of 10 global cities. | 14-Jun-2021 |
| 8 Afghan policemen killed in insider att | Kabul, June 14 (TIWN) Eight Afghan policemen have been confirmed dead in an alleged insider attack at a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the troubled Helmand province on Sunday. | 14-Jun-2021 |
| Biden gifts custom-made cycle to Johnson | London, June 13 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden gifted UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a custom-made bicycle while they met for the ongoing G7 Leaders' Summit in Carbis Bay, England. | 13-Jun-2021 |
| Kim Jong-un chairs meeting to enhance ar | Seoul, June 13 (TIWN) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un chaired a meeting during which he discussed measures to further enhance the fighting efficiency of the armed forces, state media reported on Saturday. | 13-Jun-2021 |
| More Myanmar soldiers joining democracy | Kolkata, June 12 (TIWN) More and more soldiers in Myanmar, fed up with the orders to shoot peaceful protesters since the February 1 coup, are in revolt mode and have joined the movement for restoring democracy in the country. | 12-Jun-2021 |
| Google team uses AI to create next-gen c | New Delhi, June 12 (TIWN) As the world faces acute semiconductor or chip shortage, a team of Google researchers is working on to design next-generation artificial-intelligence (AI) chips, and has created an AI model that allows chip design to be performed by artificial agents with more experience than any human designer. | 12-Jun-2021 |
| UK govt mulls delaying lockdown by anoth | London, June 12 (TIWN) The UK government is considering delaying the lifting of the remaining restrictions in England by another month amid concerns over the spike in new Covid cases and the further transmission of the Delta variant, informed sources said on Saturday. | 12-Jun-2021 |
| Russia-US ties at lowest point in years: | Moscow, June 12 (TIWN) Just days ahead of the much-awaited summit with his American counterpart Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia-US relations were at their lowest point in years. | 12-Jun-2021 |
| WHO, Unicef declare end of polio outbrea | Manila, June 11 (TIWN) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Unicef on Friday declared the end of the polio outbreak in Philippines almost two years after the highly infectious disease re-emerged in the Southeast Asian country. | 11-Jun-2021 |
| Dalai Lama greets Mongolia's President-e | Dharamsala, June 11 (TIWN) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Ukhnaa Khurelsukh to congratulate him on his election as the President of Mongolia. | 11-Jun-2021 |
| G7 Leaders' Summit to begin with focus o | London, June 11 (TIWN) The much-anticipated G7 Leaders' Summit, which will mark the first in-person meeting of the member heads of state since the Covid-19 outbreak last year, is set to begin on Friday with the main focus on the pandemic and climated change. | 11-Jun-2021 |
| 18 killed in Pak road accident | Islamabad, June 11 (TIWN) At least 18 people were killed and over 30 others injured when a passenger bus overturned in Pakistan's Balochistan province, local media reported on Friday. | 11-Jun-2021 |
| Russian court bans Navalny's organisatio | Moscow, June 11 (TIWN) A Russian court has banned several organisations of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, classifying them as extremist. | 11-Jun-2021 |
| Biden-Putin summit to take place in lake | Geneva, June 10 (TIWN) The much-awaited summit between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place in a stately villa overlooking Lake Geneva on June 16, the Swiss Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. | 10-Jun-2021 |
| Russia reports over 10k new Covid cases | Moscow, June 10 (TIWN) Russia has reported 10,407 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the highest number of daily infections since March 7, according to the official data released on Wednesday. | 10-Jun-2021 |