Miscellaneous

Bangui, Jun 10 (UNI) Central African Republic (CAR) Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada on Thursday tendered the resignation of the government. "I have just handed over to His Excellency, the President of the Republic Faustin Archange…

New Delhi, Jun 10 (UNI) A Bhutanese trainee cadet Kinley Norbu has been awarded with prestigious motivational trophy for his excellent all round performance during his training at the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun on June 9, the…

Washington, Jun 10 (Sputnik) The Federal Bureau of Investigation advocates a more aggressive use of The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to counter China’s influence in the United States, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on…

Moscow, Jun 11 (Sputnik) The European Parliament on Thursday issued a two weeks ultimatum to the Commission to apply conditionality regulation designed to protect EU funds against potential misuse by EU governments or be sued, the…

Washington, Jun 11 (Sputnik) No COVID-19 variant has escaped the protection of Pfizer's vaccine, but the company continues to monitor and test it against emerging strains around the world, CEO Albert Bourla said on Thursday. "We are also…

Washington, Jun 11 (Sputnik) Former US President Donald Trump in a statement wished his successor Joe Biden good luck in his upcoming summit with President Vladimir Putin and sent warm regards to the Russian leader. "Good luck to Biden in…

According to Radio Pakistan, Chief Election Commissioner Abdul Rashid Suleria said election will be held for 33 constituencies and 12 reserves seats for refugees and the final list of eligible candidates will be finalized on July…

Tehran, June 9 (Xinhua) The Iranian health ministry reported on Wednesday 10,598 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 2,990,714. The pandemic has so far claimed 81,519 lives in Iran, up by 157 in the past 24…

Washington, June 9 (Sputnik) US President Joe Biden arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday starting his first overseas trip. Live TV broadcast showed him and his wife Jill deplaning at Royal Air Force Mildenhall where the couple was…

Moscow, June 10 (Sputnik) Russian state space corporation Roscosmos is negotiating a spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Russian Soyuz spacecraft by representatives of Hungary, Thailand, Indonesia and Tunisia,…

Ulan Bator, June 9 (Sputnik) Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, a candidate at the Mongolian presidential election from the ruling Mongolian People's Party, won the race with 67% of the vote, Mongolian news agency Montsame reported on Wednesday. As of…

United Nations, Jun 9 (Sputnik) Eight United Nations officials have called on the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies to ensure peoples across the developing world get full and equal access to coronavirus vaccines, the UN Office of the…

Paris , June 8: French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face on Tuesday by a man while he stopped to chat with onlookers during a visit to southeast France. Macron's security detail quickly intervened when the man slapped…

By Mir Afroz Zaman Dhaka, Jun 8 (UNI) Chinese government's policy on birth control could reduce the minority Uighur Muslim's population in Xinjiang province by one-third in the next 20 years. A German researcher has recently come up with…

Islamabad, Jun 8 (UNI) The death toll in the Ghotki train accident rose to 65 on Tuesday after rescuers pulled more bodies from a bogie found crushed underneath an engine, official sources said. Dawn quoted Ghotki SSP Umer Tufail saying…

Cairo, June 8 (Xinhua) Egypt on Tuesday warned of "catastrophic" effects of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) which might lead to an escalation of tensions in Africa that threatens international peace and security. In a speech…

Washington, June 8 (Sputnik) A group of 16 US Republican Senators led by Marco Rubio on Tuesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to refrain from opening a mission of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Washington…

Petersburg, Jun 7 (Sputnik) Hungary is interested in Carnivac-Cov, the Russian COVID-19 vaccine for animals, with a view to using it for dogs rather than fur animals, Sergey Dankvert, the head of the Russian veterinary watchdog…

Moscow, Jun 7 (Sputnik) Saudi Arabia's state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco is planning to offer several tranches of dollar-denominated Islamic bonds, called sukuk, due in three, five and 10 years, a source in the financial sector told…

Berlin, June 7 (Sputnik) Top German diplomat Heiko Maas said on Monday that the European Union must do away with the right of member states to veto the entire bloc’s foreign policy decisions. "We can no longer be held hostage by those who…