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Counting starts as polls closing in Australian election
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Voting centers closed at 6 p.m. local time on Saturday and vote-counting in Australia's general election has begun.
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COVID-19: DPRK intensifies anti-epidemic campaign to restrict spread of vi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 21 (ANI): Health authorities in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has made efforts to restrict the spread of the virus, ensure the treatment of patients and step up the material and technical preparations to cope with any possible future threat and
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Landslide kills 2 children in Afghanistan's Bamiyan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bamiyan [Afghanistan], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Two children lost their lives in a landslide that hit a village in Waras district of central Bamiyan province on Friday, provincial administration spokesman Sabour Sighani said Saturday.
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China expects Australian ties to remain sour no matter who wins down under
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], May 21 (ANI): As Australia goes for elections on Saturday, China has no expectations from the election as they believe a win of either of the two candidates makes no difference in the Beijing-Canberra ties.
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Global lawmakers warn of 'sham' Xinjiang probe ahead of UN visit
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): A group of global parliamentarians has warned that the Chinese government is likely to use its restrictive COVID-19 measures to prevent the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet from making a meaningful investigation into the alleged human r
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High import tariffs lead to baby formula shortage in US: report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): With only four major manufacturers of formula in the United States today-Mead Johnson, Abbott, Nestle, and Perrigo, some 40 percent of the nation's baby formula has been out of stock recently, causing new mothers to hunt from store to store to feed their i
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Demining in Ukraine to take 5-7 years
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The work on clearing the territory of Ukraine from the landmines scattered during the conflict with Russia would take between five and seven years, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Friday, citing a senior Ukrainian official.
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Australians vote in federal election
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's federal election kicked off on Saturday morning across the country, where either the Coalition or the Labor party need to garner a majority in a close-run contest.
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UN: Rights chief Bachelet's credibility at stake as China visit nears
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], May 21 (ANI): Ahead of the much-anticipated visit of the UN Rights chief to China, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the upcoming visit, which includes a trip to Xinjiang, should highlight the need for justice for victims of violations and accountability for those responsible.
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Ukraine gets 600-million-euro financial aid from EU
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine has received the second tranche of 600 million euros (634 million U.S. dollars) of the European Union's (EU's) emergency macro-financial assistance program, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said Friday.
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3 killed in fresh Israeli missile strike in Syria's capital
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in an Israeli missile strike targeting military sites south of the capital Damascus on Friday night, according to a statement from the Syrian military.
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Russia-Ukraine war transforms into boon for China: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 20 (ANI): The Russia-Ukraine war has reaped massive economic benefits for China and the country has even "profited from Russia's misfortune". Chinese officials view the sanctions given by the Foreign Ministers of G-7 countries against Russia as economic opportunities.
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