Jannah Theme License is not validated, Go to the theme options page to validate the license, You need a single license for each domain name.

    International

    • Jun- 2022 -
      17 June

      Sri Lanka could have avoided economic crisis: Central bank Guv

      P Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, said that the island nation could have avoided the ongoing economic crisis if it had approached the International Monetary Fund (IMF) earlier. Speaking to the BBC, the Governor said on Thursday night: “If we had taken the decision to go to the IMF earlier, if we started the debt resettlement process one year before, we could have managed the situation without this kind of suffering in this country.” Amidst the worst ever economic crisis, Sri Lanka says it needs $5 billion this year in support from the international community, including the IMF. For the first time in history, the country defaulted on its foreign debt in May. Weerasinghe reiterated…

      Read More »
    • 17 June

      Rich nations hit brakes on climate aid to poor at UN talks

      BERLIN (AP) — Rich countries including the European Union and the United States have pushed back against efforts to put financial help for poor nations suffering the devastating effects of global warming firmly on the agenda for this year’s U.N. climate summit. Observers and campaigners attending a ten-day preparatory meeting in Bonn, Germany, that’s wrapping up Thursday expressed frustration at the resistance shown by developed nations to formally discussing how poor countries can get more aid when they’re hit by climate disasters. “Rich countries, particularly the EU, spiked the discussion about loss and damage at every single turn,” said Teresa Anderson of the campaign group ActionAid International. Delegates from developing countries had hoped growing awareness of the severe economic cost that…

      Read More »
    • 17 June

      US appreciates BJP’s decision to condemn Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks about Prophet Muhammad

      ed Price, the spokesman for the US State Department, has applauded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for condemning controversial remarks about Prophet Muhammad made by spokeswoman Nupur Sharma. While addressing a press conference, Price told reporters ”we were glad to see that the party publicly condemns those offensive comments.” He added: “We regularly engage with the Indian government at senior levels on human rights concerns including freedom of religion or belief and we encourage India to promote respect for human rights.” On May 26, Sharma had made some remarks about the youngest wife of the prophet of Islam during a debate televised nationally. Her statements had received backlash from Islamic countries and as a result, she…

      Read More »
    • 17 June

      Russia-Ukraine war: ‘More weapons we get, faster Ukraine can free its land’, says Zelenskiy

      Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Russia`s invasion amounted to aggression against all Europe and that the more weapons Ukraine receives from the West, the faster it will be able to liberate its occupied land. He told a news conference he had discussed the possibility of further sanctions against Russia and post-war reconstruction at talks in Kyiv with the leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania. Ukraine was grateful for the military delivery that helped it fight Russia’s incursion on February 24 and that it expected to receive heavier armament, such as new rocket artillery and missile defence systems said Zelenskiy “Every day of delay or postponed decisions is an opportunity for the Russian military to kill Ukrainians…

      Read More »
    • 16 June

      North Korea reports an ‘acute enteric epidemic’ amid an ongoing battle against Covid-19

      North Korea has reported an outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic on Thursday, potentially adding to strains on the isolated country’s healthcare system which is battling an unprecedented Covid-19 wave. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent medicines to the western port city of Haeju on Wednesday to help patients suffering from the “acute enteric epidemic” as soon as possible, according to the North’s state media KCNA. It did not report the number of people affected or elaborate on what the disease was, but enteric refers to the gastrointestinal tract. “(Kim) stressed the need to contain the epidemic at the earliest date possible by taking a well-knit measure to quarantine the suspected cases to thoroughly curb its spread, confirming cases…

      Read More »
    • 16 June

      Russia continues to slash gas supply to Europe

      Moscow: Russian gas giant Gazprom has announced that it will shut down another turbine engine on the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, thus significantly reducing the amount of gas delivery to Europe. “As Germany’s Siemens, the manufacturer of the gas turbine engines, failed to provide the overhaul service in time, Gazprom decided to stop the second engine at the Portovaya compressor station due to its technical condition,” the company said on Telegram. The daily output of the Portovaya compressor station from 1:30 a.m. Thursday Moscow Time (2230 GMT Wednesday) will be no more than 67 million cubic meters, sharply down from 100 million, Gazprom was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. Citing the same reason, Gazprom said on Tuesday…

      Read More »
    • 16 June

      Flights resume after computer glitch shuts Swiss airspace

      Swiss airspace reopened Wednesday morning after a computer glitch grounded flights across the country for several hours, officials said. “Swiss airspace is now open again,” the Alpine nation’s air traffic control service Skyguide said on Twitter, adding “the technical malfunction at Skyguide has been resolved”. CI Private Wealth AdCI Private Wealth It did not say what had caused the problem that shut Swiss airspace for hours Wednesday morning, but said that “air traffic over Switzerland and operations at the national airports of Geneva and Zurich are resuming”. Those airports too announced that flights had begun taking off. “Good news! Air traffic has gradually resumed since 8:30 am (0630 GMT),” Geneva airport said in a tweet, warning that a number of flights had been cancelled…

      Read More »
    • 15 June

      WHO considers renaming monkeypox virus to tackle stigma, racism

      New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering changing the name of the monkeypox virus to tackle the stigma and racism associated with it. The organisation is “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it causes,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO’s Director General on Tuesday. He added the WHO will make announcements about the new names as soon as possible. Monkeypox virus belongs to the orthopoxvirus genus in the family Poxviridae. The Orthopoxvirus genus also includes variola virus (which causes smallpox), vaccinia virus (used in the smallpox vaccine), and cowpox virus. However, the actual animal source of the monkeypox virus, which has been found in…

      Read More »
    • 15 June

      Tibetans hopeful of seeing Modi hosting Dalai Lama

      Dharamsala: For the Tibetans in exile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Dharamsala beginning Thursday has given rise to the pious hope of his meeting with their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile in northern India for over six decades. The expectation stems from the fact that Modi had only recently spoken with the Dalai Lama to convey greetings on his 86th birthday and wished him a long and healthy life. The Indian functionalities see the probable meeting — the first publicly with the globetrotting aging Buddhist monk, feted by some of the world’s top leaders, since he took over as Prime Minister in 2014, is an attempt with spiritual, political and diplomatic ramifications. The engagement…

      Read More »
    • 15 June

      Turkey plans to have 10 satellites in space by 2023

      Ankara: Turkey plans to have a total of 10 satellites in space by 2023 as part of its national space programme, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “This satellite marks another turning point in our space adventure. With the national space programme, it is our duty of honor to defend our country’s rights in space just like on land, at sea and in air,” Erdogan said at a ceremony to mark the TURKSAT 5B satellite’s entry into service. The TURKSAT 5B satellite, launched in 2021, will serve for approximately 30 years and ensure the protection of the country’s frequency and region rights, Erdogan said, adding that it is critically important for securing military communications, Xinhua news agency reported. “Having launched…

      Read More »
    Back to top button

    Notice: ob_end_flush(): Failed to send buffer of zlib output compression (0) in /home4/eveningd/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5493