Miscellaneous

Berlin, Feb 20: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told the special virtual edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) that multilateralism provided the basis for all political activities and that multilateral organisations should be…

Naypyidaw, Feb 20 (UNI) The access to Wikipedia in all languages has been blocked in Myanmar, the traffic monitoring service of NetBlocks said. "Confirmed: #Myanmar has blocked all language editions of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia,…

Paris, Feb 20   The "best possible involvement" of Europe within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is to be "more in charge of its own security and its strategic autonomy," French President Emmanuel Macron told participants in a…

Washington , February 19  The US House of Representatives on Thursday (local time) reintroduced a bill that would ban imports from China's Xinjiang region unless it is certified they are not produced with forced labour and allow further…

Taipei , Feburary 19  Taiwan has expressed concerns about the Chinese aggression and destabilising actions near the Diaoyutai islands, after Chinese coast guard ships sailed near the disputed islands. Situated in East China's Sea, the…

Washington , February 20  Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company expects to double its rollout of coronavirus vaccines to 10 million a week over the next two weeks as US President Joe Biden pledged enough supply of doses to immunize…

Washington, Feb 20 (UNI) The United States, Mexico and Canada extended nonessential travel restrictions through March 21 to contain the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement. "To protect our citizens…

ISLAMABAD: The Sri Lankan Parliament on Thursday has cancelled the planned address of Prime Minister Imran Khan during his upcoming visit to the island nation, reported Dawn. This is being seen as a move by the Sri Lankan government to…

Washington, Feb 19 (UNI) US President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States will release $4 billion for an international initiative to supply coronavirus vaccines to poor countries, the White House…

Washington , February 19  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Perseverance rover on Thursday (local time) successfully touched down on the surface of Mars after surviving a blazing seven-minute plunge through the…

Washington , February 19   American independent space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Thursday (local time) announced that its largest and most advanced rover has touched down on Mars. The…

London , February 19   The United Kingdom and Canada on Thursday (local time) imposed sanctions on Myanmar's military rulers for launching a coup against the civilian government. According to a report by Al Jazeera, the UK said it…

Washington , February 19  The intelligence agencies in the Netherlands, Finland and Canada have expressed concern about China's espionage and political influence in democratic countries. The Frontier Post quoted Axios as reporting that…

Washington , February 19   US President Joe Biden will on Friday pledge USD 4 billion to the global COVID-19 vaccine alliance, COVAX, and also call on G7 member countries to prioritise a sustainable health security financing mechanism…

Washington , February 19  US President Joe Biden-led administration on Thursday (local time) made a major move to restore the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the former Donald Trump administration. According to a report by The…

 Washington, Feb 19 (UNI) The heads of Google, Facebook and Twitter will testify in Congress on the issue of misinformation next month, the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee said in a statement. Facebook CEO Mark…

Texas , February 19  Texas Governor Greg Abbott told reporters that he requested the state legislature to investigate the energy collapse amid the snow storm and approve reforms to preclude such development from occurring again. The…

United Nations, Feb 19 (UNI) The United States withdrew the former Trump administration declaration of re-imposing all United Nations sanction on Iran, US Acting Permanent Representative to the world body Richard Mills announced in a…

New York , February 18   United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) slammed the "wildly uneven and unfair" distribution of coronavirus vaccines and said that only 10 countries have administered 75 per cent of all…

Washington , February 18   Nearly a month after coming to office, President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) spoke to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since the inauguration and reiterated the United…