Indian Lawmakers Grill Twitter Officials Over Non-Compliance Of Rules

NEW DELHI, Jun 19 (NNN-PTI) – A committee of Indian lawmakers, grilled two Twitter India employees here yesterday, over the social media platform’s “failure” in complying with the new Information Technology (IT) rules, framed by the Indian government, according to local media reports. The new rules entail provision of an…

Covid-19: Global death toll exceeds 4 million

Global LONDON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their populations. While the number of new cases and deaths have abated in countries like the United States and Britain, several nations…

White House considering talks between Biden and China’s Xi

Biden and Xi are both expected to attend the G20 meeting in October hosted by Italy WASHINGTON, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The White House will consider arranging talks between President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, as the two countries spar over issues including human rights, a top US official said.…

Global displacement from war, crises doubles in a decade: UN

An intensifying Islamist insurgency has forced many to flee their homes in Mozambique GENEVA, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to over 82 million — double the figure a decade ago, the…

UN says planning for Afghanistan, Sahel violence hike when international troops withdraw

UNITED NATIONS, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations is planning for a possible increase in violence in Afghanistan when US troops withdraw after two decades, the global body’s refugee chief said. Filippo Grandi said in an interview that he understood that international military operations like the one in Afghanistan…

New COVID-19 Hospital Opened In Afghan Capital Kabul

KABUL, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – Afghanistan inaugurated its fourth fully-equipped COVID-19 hospital in the capital Kabul, amid report of rising new cases, the Afghan Public Health Ministry announced today. The 50-bed Afghan-Indonesia hospital, equipped with oxygen producing device, emergency section and other required medical equipment, was dedicated for the patients’…

Ex-Japan Justice Minister Sentenced To Three Years In Jail For Vote Buying

TOKYO, Jun 18 (NNN-NHK) – Former Japanese Justice Minister, Katsuyuki Kawai, was sentenced to three years in prison today, for buying votes, with the intention of securing a seat for his wife in an upper house election, in 2019. The 58-year-old former lawmaker, under sentencing at the Tokyo District Court,…

Covid-19: Equatorial Guinea buys 500,000 Sinopharm vaccines

MALABO, June 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A batch of 500,000 doses of a Chinese vaccine against covid-19 was sent on Thursday from the Chinese capital, Beijing, to Equatorial Guinea, announced the Ministry of Health in the African country.According to a publication posted on social networks, the doses of the BBIBP-CorV vaccine,…

Cambodia’s COVID-19 Infection Rates Continue To Rise As 799 New Cases Confirmed

PHNOM PENH, Jun 18 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia registered 799 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the national case tally to 41,581, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement. The new infections included 702 local cases and 97 imported cases, the MoH said. Fourteen more fatalities were recorded, taking the…

Japan To Lift State Of Emergency For Tokyo, New Zealand Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Plan For General Population

HONG KONG, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Japanese government decided to lift the COVID-19 state of emergency for nine prefectures, including Tokyo, from Monday, as New Zealand announced the COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for the general population. The state of emergency is currently set to end for all prefectures in…
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