UN General Assembly adopts resolution to tackle pandemic
United Nations: The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution on tackling the coronavirus pandemic over objections from the United States and Israel, which protested a successful last-minute Cuban amendment that strongly urges countries to oppose unilateral economic, financial or trade sanctions. The world body adopted the resolution on Friday by a vote of […]
Oxford, AstraZeneca to resume coronavirus vaccine trial
London: Oxford University says trials of a coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca will resume, days after being paused due to a reported side-effect in a patient in the UK. In a statement, the university said in large trials such as this it is expected that some participants will become unwell […]
Pandemic’s worst impact on poverty yet to come: UN Expert
Geneva: The United Nations independent expert on poverty has warned that the worst impacts from the coronavirus pandemic on poverty are yet to come, and that measures taken by governments to protect people so far have been insufficient. The social safety nets put into place are full of holes, said Olivier De Schutter, a Belgian […]
Amid tensions with US, Iran begins expansive annual war games
Tehran: Iran’s military Thursday began an expansive annual three-day exercise near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state TV reported, with the maneuvers taking place amid heightened tensions between the Islamic Republic and the US. Units from the navy and air force and ground forces are participating in a nearly 2 million-square-kilometer (772,200-square-mile) area of the […]
Child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019 in India: UN
United Nations: India’s child mortality rate has declined substantially between 1990 and 2019 but the country, along with Nigeria, still accounted for almost a third of all under-five deaths last year, according to a new UN report which warned that COVID-19 pandemic threatens to undo decades of progress in eliminating preventable child deaths globally. The […]
Opening up places of worship, SC seeks Centre’s reply
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Wednesday to respond to a plea seeking opening of all religious places for worship across the country which have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued the notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the […]
Lockdown not an attack on coronavirus, but on poor: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the lockdown was not an attack on coronavirus but on the poor people and proved to be a “death sentence” for the unorganised sector as it “finished” jobs and small businesses. Everyone should stand against the attack, he said. “The lockdown was not an attack on […]
Pakistan marble mine collapse kills 19, many critical
Peshawar: At least 19 people have been killed and dozens were battling for their lives after six units of the famed marble mines in Pakistan’s Ziarat Ghar mountain collapsed, causing large boulders to fall on them, according to media reports on Tuesday. The mines collapsed on Monday night, instantly killing 12 miners, the Geo News […]