Category: International News

BEIJING, Mar 13 (APP):The COVID-19 pandemic could be brought under control in June if all impacted countries take the virus seriously and implement strong national-level measures to control it, said Zhong Nanshan, a well-known Chinese respiratory expert and head of its top-level panel of scientists against the new coronavirus outbreak. He warned in south China’s… Continue reading COVID-19 could end in June globally if all countries take strong action: Chinese expert

NEW YORK, Mar 12 (APP):An investigative report in a leading American newspaper blamed the Delhi police for siding with Hindu mobs carrying out deadly attacks against Muslim neighbourhood in northeast of the Indian capital during the February 24-25 violence in which 50 people were killed. In a joint dispatch, three New York Times correspondents said… Continue reading Indian police took part in last month’s deadly attacks against Delhi Muslims: NYT report

BEIJING, Mar 12 (APP)::Asian Development Bank (ADB) will make available $200 million through its Supply Chain Finance Program for companies manufacturing and distributing medicines and other items needed to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Companies manufacturing and distributing products, including medicines and personal protective equipment, are increasingly strained as production and distribution ramp up to… Continue reading ADB to provide $ 200 million to support strained supply chains in fight against COVID-19

BEIJING, Mar 12 (APP)::Classes resumed at some schools in China’s Qinghai province and more provinces are expected to follow suit next week as the novel coronavirus outbreak is brought under control. Qinghai’s provincial government said its senior high schools and secondary vocational schools had been given the green light to resume classes this week, with… Continue reading Schools start classes again in China’s Qinghai province

LONDON, Mar 12 (APP):Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK),Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has said that Pakistan was committed to eradicating the crippling Polio disease from the country with the support of partners like Rotary International. He said this while addressing a big gathering of a reception hosted in the honour of Mark Maloney,President of… Continue reading Pakistan committed to eradicate polio disease from the country: Nafees Zakaria

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 12 (APP):Children from linguistic minorities should be taught in their own mother tongue, the UN expert on minority issues said, while presenting his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. According to Fernand de Varennes, the expert, this is not only necessary for inclusive, quality education but also to… Continue reading UN expert calls for educating children in their mother tongue

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (APP):With the Afghan government reportedly preparing to release 1,500 Taliban in next four days, the UN Security Council unanimously has adopted a resolution welcoming recent steps towards ending the 18-year-old conflict in Afghanistan. All 15 members supported the resolution, tabled by the United States, which endorses a joint US-Afghan declaration on… Continue reading Afghan government to release Taliban prisoners as UNSC support moves to end war

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 11 (APP):The spread of the novel coronavirus has reached pandemic levels, according to the World Health Organization, a Geneva-based UN specialized agency. The WHO generally defines a pandemic as a disease that has become widespread around the world. On March 9, it had said the new virus was close to becoming a… Continue reading Coronavirus is now officially a pandemic, WHO Says

BEIJING, Mar 11 (APP):China’s northwestern and southwestern border regions have strengthened measures to prevent and control the crop-damaging pests as more countries in Asia are facing plagues of desert locusts. So far, the desert locusts have spread from East Africa to India and Pakistan, while experts believed that the pests may enter Tibet from Pakistan… Continue reading Chinese border regions step up efforts to prevent locust swarms

BEIJING, Mar 10 (APP)::China Tuesday congratulated Ashraf Ghani on his election as President of Afghanistan and said, “China respects Afghan people’s independent choice and decision on the future of their nation.” “We congratulate Mr. Ghani on his election as president,” Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Geng Shuang said during his regular briefing held here. He called… Continue reading China felicitates Ashraf Ghani on election as President of Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 10 (APP):The number of young people currently not in employment, education or training (NEET) is rising, and young women are more than twice as likely as their male counterparts to be affected, according to a new report from International Labour Organization (ILO), a Geneva-based U.N. agency. Young people (those aged 15-24) who… Continue reading Youth exclusion from jobs and training on the rise: ILO report

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 09 (APP):Amid constraints imposed by the new coronavirus disease, member states on Monday adopted a political declaration seeking to reinforce the message that women’s rights are human rights, as the latest session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) met at UN Headquarters in New York. The Commission’s 64 session… Continue reading UN adopts declaration reaffirming women’s rights at virus-shortened session of women’s commission

LONDON, Mar 09 (APP):Pakistan High Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK) Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has said that doctors and physicians of Pakistani heritage had achieved great successes in their respective fields and made Pakistan proud of in the comity of nations. He was addressing the Association of Pakistani Physicians of Northern Europe (APPNE) as the chief… Continue reading Doctors, physicians contribution to British society made Pakistan proud of in comity of nations: PHC Zakaria

BEIJING, Mar 9 (APP)::China would help Pakistan establish and improve a comprehensive pest control system, and effectively improve its ability to prevent and control biological disasters, said a Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson on Monday. Commenting on supply of pesticides and spraying equipment to help Pakistan fight locust disaster, he said, “China and Pakistan are all-weather… Continue reading China to help Pakistan establish comprehensive pest control system: Spokesperson