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Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing China's Uyghur M
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 12 (ANI): Indian origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan, along with two contributors, has won the Pulitzer Prize for innovative investigative reports that exposed secretly built China's mass detention camps for Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
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Biden pushes G7 leaders to call out China on forced labour in Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden is pushing world leaders to call out China over allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang as the Group of Seven (G7) leaders prepare to unveil a global infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing.
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5.0 magnitude quake hits China's Yunnan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Yingjiang County of southwest China's Yunnan Province at 6.00 pm. Saturday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
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Brazil reports 85,149 new COVID-19 cases, 2,216 deaths
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Friday reported 2,216 more deaths from COVID-19 and 85,149 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.
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South Korea reports 565 more COVID-19 cases, 147,422 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 565 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Friday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 147,422.
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Pentagon announces USD 150 mln of security assistance for Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Pentagon on Friday announced 150 million U.S. dollars of security assistance package for Ukraine to enhance its defense capability.
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Turkey registers 6,261 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Friday confirmed 6,261 new COVID-19 cases, including 561 symptomatic patients, raising the total infections in the country to 5,319,359, according to its health ministry.
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Iran reports 9,966 new COVID-19 cases, 3,013,078 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran reported on Friday 9,966 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 3,013,078.
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UK reports another 8,125 coronavirus cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Britain reported another 8,125 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 4,550,944, according to official figures released Friday.
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After perplexing silence over China's dismal human rights, New Zealand wak
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 11 (ANI): New Zealand, which is usually outspoken on human rights matters in general has remained largely silent on the China's concentration camps thinly veiled as "re-education camps" for the Uyghur Muslims.
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Botswana President receives first injection of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday received first injection of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 in the country's capital city Gaborone.
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Bangladesh's total COVID-19 cases surpass 822,000
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh's COVID-19 death toll topped 13,000 Friday, with total cases surpassing 822,000 as the country struggles to limit the resurgence of infections.
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