Italy to shut shops and schools amid infection spike
Rome, Mar 13(UNI) Italian authorities announced on Friday that shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across the country on Monday, as PM Mario Draghi warned of a “new wave” of the coronavirus outbreak. For three days over Easter, April 3-5, there will be a total shutdown across the country. Italy, which one year ago […]
China’s next aircraft carrier ‘likely nuclear powered’
Beijing, Mar 13: Sources close to the Chinese military revealed on Saturday that China is building its fourth aircraft carrier as it seeks to deepen naval power foothold in the Asia-Pacific region, and the vessel is “likely to be nuclear powered”. The South China Morning Post quoted a person close to the Chinese navy as […]
UNSC condemns targeted attacks against civilians in Afghanistan
United Nations, Mar 13 ; The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has expressed concern over the violence against civilians in Afghanistan and called for an immediate end to these heinous attacks. The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the alarming number of attacks deliberately targeting civilians in Afghanistan. These heinous attacks […]
Pakistan: PHC orders PTA to ban TikTok over ‘obscene’ content
Islamabad, Mar 12: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Thursday ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban TikTok — the popular social media platform for entertainment videos — for allegedly “spreading obscenity in society”. The order to ban TikTok was passed by PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan after hearing a petition against the […]
Netanyahu visits UAE Thursday in first for Israeli leader
Abu Dhabi, Mar 11: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, in what will be the first official visit by an Israeli leader. The trip aims to cement ties between Israel and the Arab nation after they agreed to establish full diplomatic relations in a historic announcement in […]
Bangladesh Foreign Min virtually meets his Finnish counterpart
Dhaka, Mar 10: Bangladesh and Finland should observe the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2022 in a befitting manner through high-level political visits, investment dialogues and cultural exchanges”, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen during his virtual meeting with his Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavis. During their hour-long meeting on Tuesday, […]
US awards ULA, SpaceX $380Mln for national security launch services
Washington, Mar 10: The US government awarded more than $380 million to SpaceX and UAL for basic space launch services and mission integration, the Department of Defense said in a press release. “United Launch Services… has been awarded $224,290,000 in firm-fixed-price task orders under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract …[to] provide the […]
Estonia gears up for new COVID-19 lockdown from Mar 11: PM
Helsinki, Mar 9 : A coronavirus lockdown is being introduced in Estonia starting March 11 amid a surge in infection rates, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has announced. The new lockdown is being introduced for a period of one month with a possibility of extension, Kallas said on Monday. Students are being switched to online […]
Five killed in landmine blast in Pakistan
Islamabad, Mar 6: A landmine blast in Sibi district of Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province killed five people and left five others injured, local media reported. Deputy Commissioner of the district Yasir Khan Bazai told local media that a vehicle carrying laborers hit a landmine in the Babar Kach area of the district. Rescue teams and […]
UK records 5,947 COVID-19 cases, 236 deaths
London, Mar 6: Another 5,947 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 4,207,304, according to official figures released. The country also reported another 236 Coronavirus-related fatalities, taking the national death toll to 124,261. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within […]