New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, 12 ad-hoc teachers from Delhi University's Vivekananda College, including six who are Covid-positive, have been removed from their post citing 'less workload'.
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China has cancelled its spring climbing season on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, citing concerns over a surge of COVID-19 infections in its neighbouring country Nepal.
New York [US], May 16 (ANI/Sputnik): At least five people were injured in a shooting in Bronx, New York, NBC reports citing the New York Police Department (NYPD).
Karachi [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): At least nine people were killed in a shootout between two rival groups in Pakistan's Sindh province on Saturday night, local media reported citing police.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 14 (ANI): At least four people were killed and 20 other suffered injuries in an explosion at a mosque in Shakar Dara district north of Kabul on Friday afternoon, Tolo News reported citing police.
Washington [US], May 13 (ANI): Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors, recently announced that the company has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern- that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 10 (ANI): Residents of Indore's Dhabli on Sunday prevented state cabinet minister Tulsi Silawat, district collector Manish Singh, and former MLA Rajesh Sonkar from entering the village in wake of increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): A Canadian Airforce jet made an emergency landing at the Islamabad International Airport for refuelling on Saturday after it departed from New Delhi, ARY News reported citing sources.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the European Parliament resolution against Pakistan which asks for a review of the country's GSP Plus (GSP+) status, citing an increase in laws that it sees as discriminatory towards minorities and fundament
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): The sea levels along China's coastal areas have continued to rise at an accelerated pace in the past 40 years, posing a risk to these areas, Xinhua reported citing an official report.
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): Taliban have carried out 141 attacks over the last 24 hours in provinces all across the country, Tolo News reported on Sunday citing sources.
London [UK], May 2 (ANI/Sputnik): Chinese spies may have offered large sums of money to former members of the UK defense forces in a bid to receive classified information on Irish and European security affairs, The Sunday Times newspaper reported, citing ex-military.