Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
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| Death toll from Pakistan train collision | Islamabad, June 10 (TIWN) The death toll from the collision between two passenger trains in Pakistan's Sindh province has increased to 62, a government official said on Tuesday. | 10-Jun-2021 |
| Pak rejects broadcasting deal for Pak-En | Islamabad, June 10 (TIWN) The federal cabinet of Pakistan has rejected a request of Pakistan Television (PTV) to sign an agreement with Indian companies to broadcast the upcoming Pakistan-England cricket series. | 10-Jun-2021 |
| Biden-Putin summit both necessary and im | Washington, June 9 (TIWN) The White House considers the planned meeting between US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on June 16 Geneva both necessary and important. | 09-Jun-2021 |
| More harmful algal bloom impacts emerge | New Delhi, June 9 (TIWN) A first-ever analysis of harmful algal blooms (HAB) -- 9,500 recorded globally over 33 years -- shows the harm rising in step with the aquaculture industry, marine exploitation and coastal development launched by UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission on Tuesday. | 09-Jun-2021 |
| Putin signs law to pull Russia out of Op | Moscow, June 8 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law withdrawing Moscow from the Open Skies treaty, an arms control pact with the US that permitted unarmed surveillance flights over military facilities in both countries. | 08-Jun-2021 |
| Queen delighted as Prince Harry, Meghan | London, June 7 (TIWN) Britain's royal family has expressed delight over the news of the birth of Prince Harry and Meghan's daughter Lili. Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Camilla, and Prince William and Kate have been informed of the birth and are "delighted", a spokesperson for the Buckingham Palace said. | 07-Jun-2021 |
| S.Korean court dismisses suit filed by W | Seoul, June 7 (TIWN) A Seoul court on Monday dismissed a damages suit against 16 Japanese firms, filed in 2015 by a total of 84 South Korean victims who were forced into heavy labour without pay during the World War II. | 07-Jun-2021 |
| Taliban gains ground as 2 more Afghan di | Kabul, June 7 (TIWN) In further gains since the official start of the withdrawal of the international troops, Taliban insurgents have captured two more districts in Afghanistan, officials said on Monday. | 07-Jun-2021 |
| Rohingya refugees who landed in Indonesi | Kolkata, June 7 (TIWN) Eighty-one Rohingya refugees, who landed in Indonesia's Aceh coast last week, are currently being sheltered in Pulau Idaman near Simpang Ulim, UNHCR officials said. | 07-Jun-2021 |
| Brazil's Amazon region sees highest-ever | Brasilia, June 6 (TIWN) The Rio Negro river in Brazil's Amazon region has reached its highest level since records began in 1902, rising to 30 metres in the city of Manaus, a news portal said. | 06-Jun-2021 |
| Nigeria Twitter ban is temporary, says P | Lagos, June 6 (TIWN) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said that a state-wide ban on Twitter which prompted international condemnation over the weekend was only a temporary measure in response to misinformation. | 06-Jun-2021 |
| 2 drones downed over Iraq base hosting U | Baghdad, June 6 (TIWN) The Iraqi Army said two drones were shot down on Sunday over a military base hosting US-led international forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) terror group. | 06-Jun-2021 |
| 'Twitter' Dorsey on wrong side of Indian | New York, June 6 (TIWN) India on Saturday slammed a notice to billionaire Jack Dorsey's Twitter, giving the microblogging platform one last chance to "immediately" comply with her new information technology rules which came into effect from May 26, 2021. | 06-Jun-2021 |
| Massive fire engulfs camp for displaced | Baghdad, June 6 (TIWN) A massive fire ripped through the Shariya Camp for displaced persons in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, destroying more than 400 tents and injuring seven people, a local official said. | 06-Jun-2021 |
| Boat carrying Rohingya refugees reaches | Kolkata, June 5 (TIWN) More than 100 days after they sailed out of Cox's Bazar in the coastal region of Bangladesh, 81 Muslim Rohingya refugees have reached Aceh in Indonesia. | 05-Jun-2021 |
| 10 dead, 15 injured in separate Pak road | Islamabad, June 5 (TIWN) At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan on Friday, police said. | 05-Jun-2021 |
| S'pore lauds 'historic' EU-ASEAN air tra | Singapore, June 5 (TIWN) The Singapore government on Friday said that the finalisation of an air transport and travel deal between the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) is "a historic achievement". | 05-Jun-2021 |
| Belarusian TV airs interview with jailed | Minsk, June 4 (TIWN) Belarusian state television has aired a long interview with imprisoned government critic Roman Protasevich for the first time since he was jailed after being offloaded a Ryanair flight on May 23. | 04-Jun-2021 |
| Visas of stranded foreign nationals vali | New Delhi, June 4 (TIWN) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday that Indian visa or the stay stipulation period of foreign nationals stranded in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be valid till August 31. | 04-Jun-2021 |
| Amateur investigators claim to break Wuh | New Delhi, June 3 (TIWN) As the entire world scramble to find answers to the origin of the lethal Covid virus, a group of amateur sleuths called 'DRASTIC', with few resources, has claimed to reveal the dark secrets of the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), the media reported on Wednesday. | 03-Jun-2021 |
| US Consulate in Chennai hoists rainbow f | Chennai, June 3 (TIWN) The US Consulate General in Chennai on Thursday hoisted the rainbow flag over the consulate building to commemorate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. | 03-Jun-2021 |
| Zimbabwe's national airline resumes dome | Harare, June 3 (TIWN) Zimbabwe's struggling airline Air Zimbabwe resumed domestic flights on Wednesday after a one-and-half year break due to operational challenges and the Covid-19 pandemic. | 03-Jun-2021 |
| Canadians fear discovery of more school | Toronto, June 3 (TIWN) As Canadians fear discovery of more graves of indigenous children after the remains of 215 kids were found from the grounds of a former native school, the UN has called for an "exhaustive investigation" into the tragedy. | 03-Jun-2021 |
| WHO expert rules out man-made origin of | Moscow, June 3 (TIWN) Concerns over the artificial origins of Covid-19 do not have any value, Russian virologist and expert at the World Health Organization Dmitry Lvov said. | 03-Jun-2021 |
| Israel to vaccinate teenagers aged 12 to | Jerusalem, June 3 (TIWN) Israel will begin vaccinating teenagers aged between 12 and 15 against coronavirus next week, the ministry of health said in a statement on Wednesday. | 03-Jun-2021 |
| Philippines logs 5,257 new Covid-19 case | Manila, June 2 (TIWN) The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Wednesday 5,257 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,240,716. | 02-Jun-2021 |
| China reports human infection of H10N3 a | China, June 1 (TIWN): A 41-year-old man in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu has been confirmed as the first human case of infection with the H10N3 strain of bird flu, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said on Tuesday. | 01-Jun-2021 |
| Russian President's visit to Pakistan on | Islamabad, June 1 (TIWN) After Pakistan and Russia signed a fresh agreement to lay a gas pipeline, prospects of Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting Islamabad for the very first time were on the cards. | 01-Jun-2021 |
| 5-yr-old Italian cable crash survivor to | Rome, June 1 (TIWN) A five-year-old boy, who is the sole survivor of last week's Italian cable car accident, is set to leave the intensive care unit on Tuesday, according to hospital officialsn. | 01-Jun-2021 |
| Israel lifts almost all Covid restrictio | Tel Aviv, June 1 (TIWN) Following a sharp drop in new Covid-19 infections and severe illnesses, Israel is almost completely lifting government restrictions imposed to halt the spread of the virus, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. | 01-Jun-2021 |
| More US states, cities introduce vax inc | Washington, June 1 (TIWN) More states and cities across the US are offering lotteries, cash payments or other incentive programs to encourage more residents to get vaccinated against Covid-19. | 01-Jun-2021 |
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