Microsoft to present new version of Windows on June 24: Reports
Washington, Jun 3 (UNI):: Microsoft Corp. will present a new version of the Windows software on June 24, the Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said. The updated software will include changes to the design, additional opportunities for creators and developers via the app store and other features. Nadella has already described the upcoming update as […]
Canada’s Parliament orders Health Agency to turn over documents on Wuhan, Fired Scientists
Toronto, Jun 3 (UNI) Canada’s parliament has ordered the country’s Public Health Agency (PHAC) to turn over unredacted documents related to collaboration with China on deadly pathogens and the firing of two scientists. The House of Commons on Thursday voted 179 to 149 to force PHAC to hand over unredacted documents concerning the transfer of […]
Eight people dead, 14 injured in 2 blasts in Afghanistan
Kabul, Jun 2 (UNI) At least 8 people were killed and 14 were injured in two explosions in the Afghan capital, Kabul, TOLOnews reported, citing a source in the security forces. According to the Afghan broadcaster, the attacks targeted city buses. Eyewitnesses report that the death toll could be as high as 30 people. No […]
Wuhan lab staff got very sick right before Corona pandemic : Reports
Washington May 24 :As per a report by The Wall Street Journal three laboratory researchers in China’s Wuhan city fell seriously ill and sought hospital care in November 2019, right before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The report cited current and former officials and a previously undisclosed US intelligence report. “The information that we […]
UN chief calls on Israel, Palestine to stop fighting
United Nations, May 17: Israel and Palestine must both stop fighting immediately, Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said. “Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately. Rockets and mortars on one side and aerial and artillery bombardments on the other must stop. I appeal to all parties to heed this call,” Guterres said during […]
China Calls For UN Intervention For De-Escalation In Israel-Gaza, Slams US
China: 16 May 2021: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on the UN Security Council to seek an early de-escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. He also blamed the US for the council’s lack of action so far. ‘Regrettably, the council has so far failed to reach an agreement, with the […]
24 killed as Israel targets Hamas positions in Gaza
World News JERUSALEM: Twenty Four people, including a Hamas commander, were killed in Gaza Strip on Monday, making it one of the bloodiest days of fighting in several years. The Israeli military said it struck a number of Hamas targets in response to continued rocket fire out of Gaza. It said eight sites were struck. […]
Eid-ul-Fitr 2021: Moon-sighting in Pakistan to be held on May 12 Pakistan*
ISLAMABAD: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet on the 29th of Ramadan, May 12, to sight the Eid-ul-Fitr moon. The meeting will take place in Islamabad with Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad presiding over it, the statement said. The meetings of zonal committees would take place in their respective areas, while the […]
Japan: 5.2-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands
Hong Kong, May 8: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan at 04:19:07 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicenter, with a depth of 79.86 km, was initially determined to be at 31.9839 degrees north latitude and 140.3214 degrees east longitude. Magnitude 3.7 earthquake hits southern new […]
WHO validates China’s new COVID-19 vaccine developed by Sinopharm
Geneva, May 8 : The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinopharm for emergency use, a move set to boost global vaccine rollout, particularly in the developing world. “This afternoon, the WHO gave emergency use listing to Sinopharm Beijing’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive WHO […]