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Japan PM appoints 'Loneliness' minister to cabinet
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 23 (ANI): Japan has appointed its first Minister for Loneliness this month after the country's suicide rate increased for the first time in 11 years during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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UK unemployment rate up to 5.1 pc in Q4 of 2020
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], February 23 (ANI): The UK unemployment rate rose to 5.1 per cent in the three months to December last year, while the number of workers on payroll has fallen by 726,000 since the COVID-19 pandemic began in February 2020, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Tuesd
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Experts concerned over Pak government's decision to commercialise COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Pakistan's decision to allow some private companies to import coronavirus vaccines, which are likely to be sold at commercial rates is raising concerns among health experts.
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India calls for Somali leaders to engage in dialogue to resolve election d
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 22 (ANI): India on Monday has called for leaders of Somalia to engage in constructive dialogue to resolve the issues that are delaying the holding of elections.
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UK PM warns there will be more deaths as he announced "cautious" exit from
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 22 (ANI): United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson, on Monday has warned there will be more deaths from Covid-19 as the country "cautiously, but irreversibly" exits lockdown.
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High malnutrition rate in Xinjiang amid China crackdown on Uyghurs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Xinjiang [China], February 22 (ANI): With the Chinese government continuing to suppress Uyghurs in Xinjiang, malnutrition has been rising in the community, especially among children and adolescents, according to two separate studies by Chinese researchers.
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UK demands UN address human rights violations in China
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 22 (ANI): UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab called on the UN Human Rights Council on Monday to address the human rights violations in China stating that the international body does not "consistently" pinpoint areas of the prevalence of the most pressing human rights issu
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Sanofi, GSK start phase 2 trial of their COVID-19 vaccine, phase 3 could b
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], February 22 (ANI): Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Monday they had begun a phase 2 trial of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates, and if results are positive, a phase 3 study could start in the second quarter of 2021.
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Most people in UK don't trust Johnson can take England out of COVID-19 loc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Only 24 per cent of people in the United Kingdom think Prime Minister Boris Johnson can safely take England out of its third COVID-19 lockdown, a new poll released ahead of Johnson's much-awaited announcement on a roadmap to normality has shown on Mond
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India signs free trade agreement with Mauritius, delivers additional 100,0
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], February 22 (ANI): India and Mauritius on Monday signed free trade agreement along with five key pacts. This is the first such agreement with an African country.
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Mauritius PM calls CECPA deal signed by India 'far reaching'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], February 22 (ANI): The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) is far-reaching and should unleash new and expanded opportunities in trade, goods and services, said Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday.
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EU Council condemns military coup in Myanmar, ready to impose sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 22 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has strongly condemned the military coup in Myanmar and is considering sanctions against the individuals responsible for ousting the country's civilian government, the EU Council said on Monday.
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