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High import tariffs lead to baby formula shortage in US: report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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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Ukraine gets 600-million-euro financial aid from EU
Updated : 3 years, 10 months 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 : 3 years, 10 months 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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G7 countries determined to rein in rising inflation
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
St Petersburg (Russia), May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Group of Seven (G7) countries are determined to rein in the spiraling inflation, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Friday.
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Japan to relax COVID-19 border controls with 20,000 daily international ar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government said Friday that Japan will ease its COVID-19 border controls, doubling the cap on overseas arrivals to 20,000 people per day starting next month.
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4 injured in random stabbing attack in Norway
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four people were injured, with one in critical condition, during a random stabbing attack on Friday in Numedal, a river valley 84 km southeast of Norway's capital city of Oslo, local police said.
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Deal in Vienna within reach if US acts 'logically': Iran
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): If the United States acts "logically," an agreement in the Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal will be within reach, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Thursday.
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UN mission urges Lebanon, Israel to resolve rifts through tripartite meeti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday called on Lebanon and Israel to use the tripartite meetings to find win-win solutions to the contentious issues along their border.
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Malaysia reports 2,124 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new deaths
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia recorded 2,124 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the total tally to 4,485,419, according to the health ministry.
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NATO chief vows to settle Turkey's concerns over expansion
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on Thursday pledged to address Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's applications to join the military alliance.
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