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AU says COVID-19 poses most formidable risk to smooth operationalization o
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The African Union (AU) on Tuesday said the advent of COVID-19 has posed the most formidable risk to the smooth operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
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Ethiopia rights body calls for reinforcement of security forces to prevent
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The state-backed Ethiopia Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has called for urgent reinforcement of government security forces in order to prevent further civilian deaths.
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Five rockets from Afghanistan land on Uzbekistan's border town
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Five rockets presumably fired from neighboring Afghanistan fell on the border town of Termez in the south of Uzbekistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
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UN warns of rising hunger in Somalia amid severe drought
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian agency has warned about the rising hunger in Somalia following a historical fourth consecutive failed rainy season since 2020.
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Singapore reports 12,784 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Singapore reported 12,784 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, bringing the total tally to 1,485,964.
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Mongolia, Russia agree to further expand ties, cooperation
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Ulan Bator [Mongolia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg and visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed here Tuesday to further expand bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields during their talks.
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Argentina's new economy minister sworn in
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Silvina Batakis was sworn in on Monday as the new Argentine minister of economy in a ceremony held in the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace.
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New Zealand detects Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 for first time
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Omicron subvariant BA.2.75 has been detected in New Zealand for the first time as the country recorded 9,629 new community cases of COVID-19 and 24 more deaths, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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15 fishermen missing as boat capsizes in eastern Indonesia
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Rescuers continued searching for 15 fishermen who went missing after their boat sank in the Arafura Sea, an Indonesian official said on Tuesday.
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Kenya's presidential campaign enters home-stretch
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Kenya's campaign for the presidency has entered a decisive moment ahead of the country's general elections slated for August 9, with each of the four candidates outlining bold, ambitious albeit controversial blueprints to win the hearts and minds of 22.1
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Italy declares state of emergency to confront drought
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 5 (ANI/Xinhua): The Italian government on Monday declared a state of emergency related to the prolonged heatwave and drought conditions that have badly hit the country, particularly its north.
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US mulls plan to train Ukrainian military: US ambassador
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], July 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The United States is considering the possibility of providing training to the Ukrainian military, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported Monday, citing the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink.
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