Reuters: SHENZHEN, China, May 6 – While the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to the global emergency status for COVID-19, the virus remains harmful and China will continue to monitor it while increasing vaccinations among high-risk groups, a top Chinese health official said. The WHO ended its highest level of alert for […]
Reuters: LONDON, May 5 – Britain’s King Charles and his son Prince William greeted wellwishers outside Buckingham Palace in central London on Friday, a day before Charles’ formal coronation ceremony. Charles left the palace gates in his royal car before stopping halfway down the Mall, where royal fans have been camped out ahead of Saturday’s […]
Reuters: GOA, India, May 5 – The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in Afghanistan and the protection of women’s rights, almost two years after the Islamist Taliban swept to power in Kabul. They were speaking at the day-long meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation […]
ABC News: India’s foreign minister on Friday criticized global institutions’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and their ability to resolve geopolitical upheaval, saying that alternative forums have an opportunity to tackle such challenges. Subhrahmanyam Jaishankar said the developments have disrupted global supply chains, especially in energy, food and fertilizer, and hit developing nations the hardest. […]
BBC News: Two ambulances loaded with aid from the UK have arrived in Ukraine. They were handed over at the Polish/Ukrainian border after a 1,200-mile (1,931km) drive from Northampton. The vehicles contained stretchers and medical supplies, as well as food and clothes donated by businesses on the Brackmills Industrial estate in the town. Sara Homer, […]
BBC News: President Joe Biden has issued an executive order authorising sanctions against Sudan, saying the fighting must end. Mr Biden called the violence a tragedy and a betrayal of the Sudanese people. He said the violence in Sudan was an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United […]
BBC News: The north-eastern Indian state of Manipur is under tight security after a tribal agitation ended in violence. Tribal groups were protesting against the demand for affirmative action by the state’s Meitei community. Manipur chief minister blamed the incidents on “prevailing misunderstanding” between communities and said his government was taking steps to control the […]
NDTV News: Cash-strapped low-cost carrier Go Firston Thursday announced it was cancelling all flights until Tuesday as the country’s aviation regulator asked it to refund passengers who were affected by its flight cancellations this week. The airline has also suspended the sale of tickets until May 15. The airline, formerly known as GoAir, abruptly suspended […]
NDTV News: A team of divers has discovered the remains of a 19th century hospital and cemetery at the bottom of the sea off the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys, CBS News said in a report. Archaeologists believe the site could have been used to quarantine yellow fever patients between 1890 and […]
Reuters: TAIPEI, May 4 – Taiwan Defence Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday that the delivery of 66 advanced new F-16Vs from the United States has been delayed due to supply chain disruptions and the ministry was working to minimise the damage and “make up deficiencies”. The United States in 2019 approved an $8 billion […]