Category: International News

BEIJING, Apr 10 (APP):The Chinese government has so far provided medical supplies including surgical masks, protective gears and testing reagents to 127 countries and four international organizations to help them fight Covid-19 pandemic. “So far, the Chinese government has provided and is providing supplies to 127 countries and four international organizations, including surgical masks, protective… Continue reading China provides medical supplies to 127 countries, four international organizations: Spokesperson

BEIJING, Apr 10 (APP):China on Friday welcomed the Saudi-led coalition announcement of a ceasefire and believed it would enable Yemen and other regional countries to better cope with the Covid-19 and facilitate Yemens peace process. “We welcome and support the Saudi-led coalition’s announcement of a ceasefire which we believe will enable Yemen and other regional… Continue reading China welcomes Saudi-led coalition announcement of ceasefire for Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called the coronavirus pandemic the “fight of a generation” and a threat to world peace and security when he addressed the Security Council’s first meeting on the deadly infection, which has swept the globe. The 15-member Council, which deliberated via a closed video-conference issued a brief… Continue reading Coronavirus threat to global peace and stability, UN chief warns

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 10 (APP):As governments struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, billions of people living in countries teetering on the brink of economic collapse are being threatened further by a looming debt crisis, according to a new UN report released on Friday. In its report, the UN-led Inter-Agency Task Force on Financing for… Continue reading Debt crisis threatens poor countries as they fight coronavirus: UN report

NEW YORK, Apr 10 (APP):Human Right Watch (HRW), a prominent international watchdog body, has called on India to repeal its Citizenship Amendment Act and to discard a planned national citizenship registry, saying they discriminate against Muslims. In a 82-page report, entitled: “‘Shoot the Traitors’: Discrimination Against Muslims Under India’s New Citizenship Policy”, HRW said the… Continue reading Human Rights Watch calls on India to repeal it’s anti-Muslim citizenship laws

BEIJING, Apr 9 (APP):China has sent medical experts to other nations out of humanitarian spirits, shared lessons of its success with them to fight against Covid-19 and never asked any country to copy the ‘Chinese model’, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian said on Thursday. “As of now, China has sent 12 teams of medical… Continue reading China sent medical experts abroad out of humanitarian spirit: Spokesperson

NEW YORK, Apr 09 (APP):The coronavirus outbreak in the New York City area – by far the most deadly in the United States – originated from Europe, not China, a leading American newspaper reported, citing two separate American studies. . Researchers conducting one of the studies have detected seven separate lineages of viruses that have… Continue reading New York-area coronavirus outbreak originated in Europe, not China: study

NEW YORK, Apr 09 (APP):Former US Vice President Joe Biden has became the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee after Senator Bernie Sanders, an avowed socialist, ended his presidential run, setting up Biden to face President Donald Trump, a Republican, in the November election. Biden, 77, will now have to find a way to take on Trump… Continue reading Ex-US VP Biden emerges as apparent Democratic presidential nominee after Sanders quits race

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 9 (APP):The World Trade Organization (WTO) has forecast that goods trade would shrink more steeply this year than during the global financial crisis a decade ago, and then rebound in 2021, as the coronavirus pandemic recedes – provided countries work together. Given the unprecedented nature of the new coronavirus crisis, it is… Continue reading Global trade may plummet between 13% to 32%, WTO sees ‘ugly’ numbers

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 08 (APP):UN human rights experts have appealed to States to boost child protection measures for safeguarding the welfare of millions of children worldwide who may be more exposed to violence, sale, trafficking, sexual abuse and exploitation during the coronavirus pandemic. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of… Continue reading Children vulnerable to abuse, violence during coronavirus lockdowns, UN experts warn

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 8 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying the UN agency had done “tremendous work” in fighting coronavirus, after US President Donald Trump accused it of being “China centric” and criticized its handling of the pandemic. “For the Secretary General, it is clear that WHO under the… Continue reading UN chief defends WHO’s performance as Trump slams its handling of coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 08 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has defended the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying the UN agency had done “tremendous work” in fighting coronavirus, after US President Donald Trump accused it of being “China centric” and criticized its handling of the pandemic. “For the Secretary General, it is clear that WHO under the… Continue reading UN chief defends WHO’s performance as Trump slams its handling of coronavirus

BEIJING, Apr 8 (APP):The members of Pakistani community in China have donated medical supplies including masks, protective suits and hand sanitizers to help the concerned authorities combat novel coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan. A number of Pakistani traders and businessmen have so far donated masks, protective suits and hand sanitizers amounting to approximately RMB 70,000, Muhammad… Continue reading Pakistani community donates masks, protective suits to help fight Covid-19

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 8 (APP):A spokesman of the Chinese Mission to the UN has rejected Indian media reports that China, during its presidency of the Security Council in March, had ignored Pakistan’s call for urgent consideration of the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir at the 15-member body, saying Beijing’s position on the decades-old dispute remains… Continue reading China says Kashmir high on UNSC’s agenda; its stand on issue remains unchanged

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 07 (APP):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, marking the World Health Day, paid tributes to medical workers around the globe, who are fighting the deadly coronavirus pandemic. “Today, we are more deeply grateful than ever to all of you, as you work, round the clock, putting yourselves at risk, to fight the ravages… Continue reading On World Health Day, UN Chief applauds front line medical workers fighting coronavirus