Archive Detail
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US House passes bill to ban assault weap | Washington, July 30 (TIWN) The US House of Representatives passed a bill to ban assault weapons with a narrow 217-213 vote, the first vote of its kind in 18 years amid the increase in gun violence across the country. | 30-Jul-2022 |
'Historic' floods in Kentucky kill 8 | Washington, July 30 (TIWN) At least eight people were killed in Kentucky after heavy rain caused "historic" flooding in the eastern part of the US state. | 30-Jul-2022 |
How a cricket match in UK was used to fu | London, Jul 30 (TIWN): As Pakistan awaits the verdict reserved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) into the PTI's prohibited funding, an expose by the Financial Times has blown the lid off Pakistani tycoon Arif Naqvi's involvement in the party's finances and how a significant portion of its funding in 2013 was of foreign origin, media reports said. | 30-Jul-2022 |
Indonesia starts administering 2nd Covid | Jakarta, July 30 (TIWN) Indonesia on Friday started administering the second Covid-19 booster dose to healthcare workers amid concerns over the new Omicron sub-variants. | 30-Jul-2022 |
S.Koren President's approval rating sink | Seoul, July 30 (TIWN) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell to a new low, going below 30 per cent for the first time, amid soaring inflation and controversy over personnel appointments, a poll revealed on Friday. | 30-Jul-2022 |
5,600 Afghans forcibly deported from Ira | Tehran, July 29 (TIWN) The Taliban-led government in Kabul has said that 5,600 Afghans were forcibly deported from Iran in the past week. | 29-Jul-2022 |
S.Korea's population logs 1st fall in 20 | Seoul, July 28 (TIWN) South Korea's population logged the first fall last year due to chronically low births and rapid population aging, marking the first decline since census keeping began in 1949, statistical office data revealed on Thursday. | 28-Jul-2022 |
One killed, 4 injured in Russian shellin | Kiev, July 28 (TIWN) One person was killed and four others injured in Russian shelling in Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine on Wednesday. | 28-Jul-2022 |
US will react appropriately to any NKore | Washington, July 28 (TIWN) The United States and its allies will take appropriate steps to hold North Korea accountable should the recalcitrant country conduct a nuclear test. | 28-Jul-2022 |
Pakistan Taliban don't trust Pak ulema i | Islamabad, July 28 (TIWN) A delegation of Pakistani Ulema has failed to convince the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to soften their stance in peace talks with Pakistani negotiators, local media reported. | 28-Jul-2022 |
4 killed, 60 injured in 7-magnitude eart | Manila, July 28 (TIWN) A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday morning killed at least four people and injured some 60 others, Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos said. | 28-Jul-2022 |
Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to SL: Mini | Colombo, July 26 (TIWN) Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former Sri Lankan President who secretly fled the country on July 13 amid violent protests in the wake of the island nation's ongoing economic crisis, is set to return, a Minister said on Tuesday. | 26-Jul-2022 |
Saudi Arabia unveils design of new city | Riyadh, July 26 (TIWN) Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz has unveiled the design of 'THE LINE', a city to promote a green lifestyle confronting environmental crises. | 26-Jul-2022 |
Somali Parliament gives PM 10 more days | Mogadishu, July 26 (TIWN) Somali Parliament has resolved to give Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre 10 more days to form his government. | 26-Jul-2022 |
Myanmar military executes 4 activists: R | Yangon, July 26 (TIWN) The ruling military administration in Myanmar has executed four activists in what is believed to be the first capital punishment since 1988, a media report said on Monday. | 26-Jul-2022 |
Pak says Indian passengers to be strictl | Islamabad, July 26 (TIWN) Pakistan has announced telescopic monitoring of Indian passengers arriving in the country through air or land routes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron sub-variant BA-275. | 26-Jul-2022 |
SL delays rollout of national fuel pass | Colombo, July 25 (TIWN) Sri Lanka's Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) on Monday announced that the rollout of the national fuel pass QR code system will be delayed. | 25-Jul-2022 |
Traffic accident deaths in S.Korea drop | Seoul, July 25 (TIWN) The number of traffic deaths in South Korea has dropped to the lowest since the nation began record keeping of such fatalities in 1970, data revealed on Monday. | 25-Jul-2022 |
Fast-moving wildfire forces thousands to | Los Angeles, July 25 (TIWN) Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate after a fast-moving wildfire exploded to over 14,200 acres (57.5 square km) near the Yosemite National Park in California. | 25-Jul-2022 |
Shooting incident reported in Philippine | Manila, July 24 (TIWN) A shooting incident reportedly occurred at a university campus in the Philippines on Sunday, according to the local media. | 24-Jul-2022 |
HK keeps tracing Covid through sewage su | Hong Kong, July 24 (TIWN) The Hong Kong government said that it will distribute around 210,000 sets of Covid-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the virus in sewage samples. | 24-Jul-2022 |
1st batch of contracts for Portugal's re | Lisbon, July 24 (TIWN) The first batch of 13 projects for the Portuguese Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) were signed in Lisbon to receive funds from the European Union (EU) to overcome the post-pandemic economic crisis. | 24-Jul-2022 |
Houthi-fired shells hit Yemen's Taiz, 13 | Sanaa, July 24 (TIWN) A total of 13 children were injured in an attack carried out by the Houthi militia against a residential neighbourhood in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz, a security official said. | 24-Jul-2022 |
China launches space station's first lab | Beijing, July 24 (TIWN) China on Sunday launched Wentian, the first lab module of its space station. | 24-Jul-2022 |
Thai PM wins no-confidence vote in Parli | Bangkok, July 23 (TIWN) Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Saturday thwarted an attempt by the opposition to unseat his government after surviving a no-confidence vote in Parliament ahead of a general election due within 11 months. | 23-Jul-2022 |
3 killed in US park shooting | Washington, July 23 (TIWN) Three people were killed in a shooting at a park in the US state of Iowa and the suspected gunman is also dead, police said in a statement. | 23-Jul-2022 |
Kenya heightens security ahead of Aug 9 | Nairobi, July 23 (TIWN) Kenyan police announced they have heightened security ahead of the general elections slated for August 9. | 23-Jul-2022 |
6 dead, multiple missing in Iran flash f | Tehran, July 23 (TIWN) At least six people have died and 12 others injured in a flash flood in Iran's Fars province, local media reported. | 23-Jul-2022 |
5,100 Ukrainian kids deported to Russia | Kiev, July 23 (TIWN) A top Ukrainian official has revealed that 5,100 children have been deported to Russia since Moscow launched its ongoing war against Kiev on February 24. | 23-Jul-2022 |
Covid test workers strike over unpaid wa | Shenyang, July 22 (TIWN) Workers at test centres in northeastern China have been holding strikes over unpaid wages in a nationwide Covid-19 testing industry that has expanded far beyond its sources of funding, RFA reported. | 22-Jul-2022 |
Rio police raid leaves 18 dead in favela | Sao Paulo, July 22 (TIWN) At least 18 persons were killed during a police raid targeting a crime group at the Almao favelas in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, police reported. | 22-Jul-2022 |
S.Korean Prez calls for details of 'auda | Seoul, July 22 (TIWN) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed the Unification Ministry on Friday to prepare the details of his "audacious plan" to revive North Korea's economy in the event it accepts denuclearisation, a spokesperson said. | 22-Jul-2022 |
Promoting sustainable development needs | United Nations, July 22 (TIWN) Promoting sustainable development and building a better future need working with the young people, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. | 22-Jul-2022 |
Dinesh Gunawardena sworn in as new Sri L | Colombo, July 22 (TIWN) Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday. | 22-Jul-2022 |
Tornado leaves one dead, 25 injured in C | Beijing, July 21 (TIWN) A tornado struck Lianyungang City in east China's Jiangsu Province, resulting in one fatality and 25 injured, local emergency management bureau said Thursday. | 21-Jul-2022 |
SKorea's new COVID-19 cases above 70,000 | Seoul, July 21 (TIWN) South Korea's new coronavirus cases stayed above 70,000 for the third straight day Thursday due to the spread of a highly contagious omicron subvariant. | 21-Jul-2022 |
Pakistan industry warns of Sri Lanka lik | Karachi, July 21 (TIWN) Leading businessmen at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) analysed the looming threat of a Sri Lanka-like economic emergency as the dollar hit an all time high against the local currency, local media reported. | 21-Jul-2022 |
Mali asks spokesperson of UN peacekeepin | Bamako, July 21 (TIWN) Malian Foreign Ministry has asked the spokesperson of MINUSMA, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, to leave the country in 72 hours as tweets about a diplomatic incident has escalated tensions between the two sides. | 21-Jul-2022 |
An An, world's longest-living male giant | Hong Kong, July 21 (TIWN) An An, the world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, died Thursday in Hong Kong at the age of 35, the equivalent of 105 years old in human age. | 21-Jul-2022 |
'Death squads' backed by Pak Army harass | Quetta (Pakistan), Jul 20 (TIWN): Death squads and locally armed militia in Balochistan supported by the Pakistan Army have been accused of carrying out human rights violations like enforced disappearances and kill-and-dumps at the behest of the Pakistani security forces, Balochistan Post reported. | 20-Jul-2022 |
Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande meets Shei | Dhaka, July 20 (TIWN) Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence in Dhaka. | 20-Jul-2022 |
'Missing Baloch people are being killed | Islamabad, July 20 (TIWN) A human rights activist has said that the missing Baloch people are being executed in the custody of the Pakistani security forces. | 20-Jul-2022 |
US House passes bill on marriage equalit | Washington, July 20 (TIWN) The US House of Representatives passed a bill on marriage equality in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the measure. | 20-Jul-2022 |
India among top five investors in Africa | New Delhi, July 20 (TIWN) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India is among the top five countries that have invested in the African continent. | 20-Jul-2022 |
SKorea, US agree to supply FX liquidity, | Seoul, July 19 (TIWN) South Korea and the United States agreed on Tuesday to implement liquidity facilities, if needed, as part of efforts to cooperate in stabilising the foreign exchange market. | 19-Jul-2022 |
Indonesian president to visit SKorea in | Seoul, July 19 (TIWN) Indonesian President Joko Widodo plans to visit South Korea late this month (July) for summit talks with President Yoon Suk-yeol. | 19-Jul-2022 |
Conservative Party MPs to vote again wit | London, July 19 (TIWN) Rishi Sunak, the former UK Chancellor, is now all but certain to be one of the two candidates on the final ballot for Conservative party members, media reports said. | 19-Jul-2022 |
MI5 received information on money flowin | London, July 19 (TIWN) British security services issued an alert earlier this year stating that a UK-based lawyer had been engaged in "political interference activities" for the Chinese state. | 19-Jul-2022 |
UAE President visits seat of French Nati | Paris, July 19 (TIWN) UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited the Palais Bourbon in Paris, the seat of the French National Assembly. | 19-Jul-2022 |
Sri Lanka to seek UK's support to probe | Colombo, July 18 (TIWN) Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday announced that he will request assistance from the UK to investigate those responsible for the Easter Sunday attack. | 18-Jul-2022 |