Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Saudis behind spyware attack on Jamal Kh | New Delhi, July 19 (TIWN) Saudis were behind behind an NSO spyware attack on the family of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The Guardian said in a report. | 19-Jul-2021 |
| US Deputy Secretary of State to visit S. | Seoul, July 19 (TIWN) The South Korean Foreign Ministry on Friday announced that US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will arrive in Seoul next week to discuss issues on bilateral relations and the Korean Peninsula. | 19-Jul-2021 |
| 'India's investment in B'desh huge, will | Dhaka, July 16 (TIWN) India's investment in Bangladesh is huge and will increase exponentially due to "three reasons", a Dhaka-based leader business personality said. | 16-Jul-2021 |
| Concerns grow over detained illegal immi | Tripoli, July 16 (TIWN) The African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), and the UN have issued a joint statement expressing concerns over the situation of illegal immigrants detained in Libya. | 16-Jul-2021 |
| NZ suspends quarantine free travel with | Wellington, July 16 (TIWN) Quarantine free travel between New Zealand and Australia's Victoria state will be suspended from Friday, a Minister announced here on Thursday. | 16-Jul-2021 |
| Australian unemployment falls to decade | Canberra, July 16 (TIWN) Australia's unemployment rate fell to 4.9 per cent in June from 5.1 per cent in May, the lowest level in about a decade, according to the labour force data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday. | 16-Jul-2021 |
| Number of visitors to HK remains low | Hong Kong, July 15 (TIWN) The number of inbound visitors to Hong Kong remained at a low level in June as restrictions over cross-border travel were still in place amid the Covid-19 epidemic. | 15-Jul-2021 |
| Texas Democrats defy arrest threats afte | Washington, July 14 (TIWN) Democrats from the US state of Texas have defied threats of arrest after fleeing the state in an effort to stop Republicans from passing a sweeping new voting law. | 14-Jul-2021 |
| Covid: Woman aged 90 died with double va | London, July 14 (TIWN) A 90-year-old woman became sick and later died with the Alpha and Beta Covid variants first identified in the UK and South Africa. | 14-Jul-2021 |
| Nigeria loses $26.3 bn to piracy, sea ro | Abuja, July 14 (TIWN) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said the country annually loses about USD 26.3 billion to piracy and sea robbery, among other forms of maritime crimes. | 14-Jul-2021 |
| China supports Afghanistan to build incl | Dushanbe, July 14 (TIWN) China expects Afghanistan to make a broad and inclusive power arrangement, pursue a steady and sound policy toward Muslims, resolutely fight all types of terrorism and extremist thoughts, and commit to friendly relations with all its neighbours, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. | 14-Jul-2021 |
| 2 Russians nationals held for overstayin | Panaji, July 14 (TIWN) Two Russians were arrested in North Goa for overstaying in the coastal state without valid documents, a Goa Police spokesperson said on Wednesday. | 14-Jul-2021 |
| Britain to decarbonise domestic transpor | London, July 14 (TIWN) Cleaner air, healthier communities and tens of thousands of new green jobs are set to become reality thanks to the UK's revolutionary transport decarbonisation plan, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on Wednesday. | 14-Jul-2021 |
| India launches BHIM-UPI services in Bhut | New Delhi, July 13 (TIWN) As part of the plans to extend its digital footprint in the neighbouring countries, India on Tuesday launched the BHIM-UPI-led services in Bhutan. | 13-Jul-2021 |
| New Covid assistance package announced f | Sydney, July 13 (TIWN) The government of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday announced an economic support package worth over A$5 billion, aiming to help businesses and people across the state amid the current Covid-19 lockdown. | 13-Jul-2021 |
| Cambodia to host 13th ASEM Summit in Nov | Phnom Penh, July 13 (TIWN) Cambodia will host the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit on November 25 and 26 via videoconference, the Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. | 13-Jul-2021 |
| S.Korea reports 252 Covid infections in | Seoul, July 13 (TIWN) South Korea has reported a total of 252 "breakthrough" Covid-19 cases, which refer to people who were infected with virus after being fully vaccinated, health authorities said Tuesday. | 13-Jul-2021 |
| NZ PM to chair APEC leaders meeting on C | Wellington, July 13 (TIWN) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that she will chair a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders focusing on the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic effects. | 13-Jul-2021 |
| Nepal SC reinstates House, orders Prez t | Kathmandu, July 12 (TIWN) In a dramatic move, the Nepal Supreme Court on Monday overturned Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Olis decision to dissolve the House and issued an interim order to reinstate it, while also ordering President Bidya Devi Bhandari to appoint oppsotion Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba as the new premier. | 12-Jul-2021 |
| 2 US firefighters killed while battling | Phoenix, July 12 (TIWN) Two firefighters were killed in the US state of Arizona while battling a wildfire which was ignited by lightning last week and has so far burned down 300 acres of land. | 12-Jul-2021 |
| Iran's Transport Ministry hit by cyberat | Tehran, July 12 (TIWN) Iran's Transport Ministry has confirmed that it was hit by a cyberattack, which caused the portal page of the Ministry and its affiliated pages to go offline. | 12-Jul-2021 |
| Sri Lanka relaxes Covid-19 restrictions | Colombo, July 12 (TIWN) Sri Lanka on Saturday further relaxed Covid-19 restrictions and allowed to conduct weddings, funerals with limited capacity and opened cinemas and places of worship. | 12-Jul-2021 |
| California schools to continue mask mand | San Francisco, July 11 (TIWN) The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said that the most populous US state will its mandate for masks be worn in school settings during the upcoming term. | 11-Jul-2021 |
| Colombia probes 4 firms over Haitian Pre | Bogota, July 11 (TIWN) Colombia is investigating four companies for hiring 17 former military personnel who are allegedly involved in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, authorities said. | 11-Jul-2021 |
| 6.2-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, no c | Jakarta, July 10 (TIWN) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's North Sulawesi province on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damages or casualties, an official said. | 10-Jul-2021 |
| 109 Taliban militants killed in S.Afghan | Kabul, July 10 (TIWN) At least 109 Taliban militants were killed and 25 others injured during fierce battles and clashes in two southern Afghan provinces, as fighting raged in the war-torn country, the military confirmed on Saturday. | 10-Jul-2021 |
| US Forces Korea tightens quarantine meas | Seoul, July 9 (TIWN) The US Forces Korea (USFK) said on Friday that it will tighten quarantine measures for American service members for two weeks amid an ongoing resurgence in South Korea. | 09-Jul-2021 |
| BNP lawmaker pitches for Islamic Banglad | Kolkata, July 9 (TIWN) Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Harunur Rashid has pitched for an Islamist Bangladesh, opposing the secular polity that the ruling Awami League seeks to uphold. | 09-Jul-2021 |
| Armed Afghan women take to the streets a | Kabul, July 9 (TIWN) Women have taken up guns in northern and central Afghanistan, marching in the streets in their hundreds and sharing pictures of themselves with assault rifles on social media in a show of defiance as Taliban militants make sweeping gains nationwide, The Guardian reported. | 09-Jul-2021 |
| California announces drought emergency a | San Francisco, July 9 (TIWN) California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided to ad more counties to the state's drought emergency declaration as a new heatwave is scorching much of the western US. | 09-Jul-2021 |
| Agreement on Nile dam can and must be re | United Nations, July 9 (TIWN) Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), said that an agreement between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on the disputed Nile dam in can and must be reached. | 09-Jul-2021 |
| Libya closes border with Tunisia over De | Tripoli, July 9 (TIWN) Libya on Friday closed its border with neighbouring Tunisia over concerns regarding the spread of the highly contagious Covid-19 Delta variant. | 09-Jul-2021 |
| UK court denies Pak right to challenge j | London, July 8 (TIWN) The judge of a UK court has denied Pakistan the right to level corruption allegations as a defence and challenge the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal in the Reko Diq mines case. | 08-Jul-2021 |
| Google tried to quash Samsung Galaxy Sto | San Francisco, July 8 (TIWN) Google allegedly used anti-competitive practices to "preemptively quash" Samsung's Galaxy Store in order to prevent it from becoming a viable competitor to its own Play Store, a new multi-state antitrust lawsuit in the US has claimed. | 08-Jul-2021 |
| Police gun down 4 after Haiti president | Port-au-Prince, July 8 (TIWN) Four persons suspected of assassinating Haiti's President Jovenel Moise have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police said. | 08-Jul-2021 |
| Biden to host Jordan King on July 19: Wh | Washington, July 8 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden will host King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House on July 19, Press Secretary Jen Psaki has said. | 08-Jul-2021 |
| Global Covid deaths surpass 4 million | New York, July 8 (TIWN) The global Covid-19 death toll has surpassed the 4 million mark, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. | 08-Jul-2021 |
| 4 terrorists killed in two encounters in | Srinagar, July 8 (TIWN) Four terrorists were killed in two separate nocturnal gunfights in South Kashmirs Pulwama and Kulgam districts, officials said on Thursday. | 08-Jul-2021 |
| London teens stabbed to death six hours | London, July 7 (TIWN) Two teenagers were stabbed to death in London within a span of just six hours as the UK capital's horrific wave of such killings continue unabated, local media reported. | 07-Jul-2021 |
| Italian airport workers protest against | Rome, July 7 (TIWN) Italian airport workers staged a protest, with trade unions against the lack of job security amid the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. | 07-Jul-2021 |
| Japan to initiate infectious diseases da | Tokyo, July 7 (TIWN) The Japanese government will launch a databank of infectious diseases later this month to help fight Covid-19, starting with a plan to collect statistics on 10,000 infected patients by March 2022, local media reported on Wednesday. | 07-Jul-2021 |
| Malaysian Defence Minister appointed Dep | Kuala Lumpur, July 7 (TIWN) Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has appointed Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the Deputy Prime Minister, the government said on Wednesday. | 07-Jul-2021 |
| Greece reintroduces restrictions on ente | Athens, July 7 (TIWN) Greek authorities have announced the reintroduction of restrictions on entertainment venues following a recent spike in new Covid-19 infections. | 07-Jul-2021 |
| PM Modi's name listed with Kim Jong-un a | New Delhi (The Wire), July 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the list of 37 heads of state or government that the global body Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has identified as ‘predators of press freedom’. The entry against Modi notes how his “close ties with billionaire businessmen who own vast media empires†has helped him spread his nationalist-populist ideology through continued coverage of his “extremely divisive and derogatory†speeches. | 06-Jul-2021 |
| 77 Taliban militants killed in Afghan ai | Kabul, July 6 (TIWN) At least 77 Taliban militants were killed as the Afghan Air Force has intensified airstrikes across the war-torn country, conducting multiple raids on insurgent positions, the Ministry of Defence confirmed on Tuesday. | 06-Jul-2021 |
| Suicide rate in Philippines up by 57.3% | Manila, July 6 (TIWN) The Philippines has reported a 57.3 per cent increase in the country's suicide rate in 2020 from 2019, according to an official report. | 06-Jul-2021 |
| China's Yunnan reports 3 new Covid cases | Beijing, July 6 (TIWN) China's Yunnan province reported three locally transmitted Covid-19 confirmed cases in the city of Ruili, health authorities said on Tuesday. | 06-Jul-2021 |
| Biden's cold response to Afghanistan's c | New Delhi, July 6 (TIWN) When US President Joe Biden chose in April to withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan by September, we were among those who judged that the result would be a disaster for the countrys 38 million people, and in particular, its women, a Washington Post op-ed said. | 06-Jul-2021 |
| Thai PM quarantined after Covid contact | Bangkok, July 6 (TIWN) Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has been quarantined after coming in contact with a person who tested positive for Covid-19, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Monday. | 06-Jul-2021 |
| Airstrikes kill 15 militants in Afghanis | Kabul, July 5 (TIWN) A total of 15 Taliban militants were killed in airstrikes as the fighters have been mobilised to overrun Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, an army spokesman said on Monday. | 05-Jul-2021 |