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New Zealand reports 7,870 new community cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand recorded 7,870 new community cases of COVID-19 and 13 more deaths from the pandemic, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.
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UN approves Turkey's request to change name to Turkiye
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Wednesday granted Turkey's request to change its name from Turkey to Turkiye, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters.
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Denmark votes to join EU defence pact amid concerns over Russia-Ukraine co
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Denmark has voted to join the European Union's defence pact and scrap its 30-year-old opt-out from the bloc's common security and defence policies.
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Death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Pernambuco state rises to 107
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Rio De Janeiro [Brazil], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's northeast Pernambuco state over the past week rose to 107 on Wednesday, with 11 people still missing, according to the state government.
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Deadly clashes break out in West Bank over Israeli demolition of attacker'
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): A Palestinian young man was killed and six others were injured on Wednesday during clashes with the Israeli soldiers near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian health authorities said.
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UN welcomes first commercial flight from Sanaa airport to Cairo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the first commercial flight from Yemen's Sanaa airport to Cairo earlier in the day, a UN spokesman said.
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Nigeria approves proposal for gas pipeline project to Morocco
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian government on Wednesday approved a proposal for the construction of a gas pipeline connecting Nigeria and Morocco.
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Singapore reports 3,577 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 3,577 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,306,871.
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US 'smears' our normal cooperation with Pacific nations: China
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): China on Wednesday opposed the recent US-New Zealand joint statement, saying it "distorts and smears" the country's normal cooperation with Pacific Island nations and "deliberately hypes" up the issues in the South China Sea.
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China 'shoots and kills' anyone who tries to escape from internment camps
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): The ugly face of Chinese repressions on Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang once again surfaced after an academician Andrian Zenz disclosed the disturbing realities of China's minority policy.
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Palestinian woman killed by Israeli soldiers in southern West Bank: medics
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A Palestinian woman on Wednesday was killed by Israeli soldiers at an Israeli army checkpoint near Al-Aroub refugee camp close to the southern West Bank city of Hebron, said Palestinian medics.
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China activates level-III response after 6.1-magnitude quake jolts Sichuan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI/Xinhua): A level-III national emergency response has been activated after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Wednesday.
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