Bangkok [Thailand], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Thailand on Sunday reported a new daily record of 1,767 COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths as the government's fresh round of restrictions came into effect amid the third wave of infections.The latest outbreak, reportedly spreading from entertainment ...
ReadmoreTehran [Iran], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.9-magnitude quake shook the Iranian coast of the Gulf near the city of Bandar Genaveh, at 0641 GMT on Sunday, according to the Iranian Seismological Center.The epicenter was monitored at 29.76 degrees north latitude and 50.72 degrees east longitude, with a d...
ReadmoreSindh [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): At least 143 people have taken their own lives in Thar desert's Tharparkar and Umerkot districts between 2016 to 2020. Extreme weather patterns are a frequent threat and it is a major cause of poverty pushing people to suicide in the Pakistani desert region.Accordin...
ReadmoreWashington [US], April 18 (ANI): As China continues to suppress the will of the people in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, media outlets worldwide have called Beijing's actions in the city "a new level of viciousness".In a piece written by the editorial board of The Washington Po...
ReadmoreSeoul [South Korea], April 18 (ANI): Rohat Austin, a well-known rights activist who has been highlighting the Pakistani establishment's persecution of religious minorities, has said that he is on the verge of being "handed over" to the Islamic State of Pakistan. Rahat John Austin, a Christian born i...
ReadmoreLahore [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): At least three people were killed and several others were injured on Sunday in Lahore after police launched an operation against Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) workers, who have been protesting across Pakistan after the arrest of their chief. According to Dawn, i...
ReadmoreKathmandu [Nepal], April 18 (ANI): Nepal's Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has lost his seat at National Assembly or Upper House after his party CPN-Moist Centre decided to remove him. Despite the action taken by the party against Thapa, he can continue his ministership for six months.Issuing a noti...
ReadmoreManila [Philippines], April 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday 10,098 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 936,133.The death toll climbed to 15,960 after 150 more patients died from the vi...
ReadmoreBeijing/Washington, April 18 (IANS) Following talks between US climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua, the world's two largest producers of greenhouse gases issued a joint statement saying they would cooperate on mitigating climate change.The talks were took place from Thur...
ReadmoreParis, April 18 (IANS) The French government on Sunday announced the tightening of entry restrictions from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and South Africa because of concerns about new variants of the coronavirus.A 10-day compulsory quarantine will apply to people entering the country from these countries...
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