April 15, 2022, 6:08 am Beijing, April 15 ( /Sputnik) Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said that Beijing firmly opposes any official contact between the ted States and Taiwan after the arrival of a US delegation on the island earlier in the day. Taiwanese news agency CNA reported that a delegation of six US … Read more
April 14, 2022, 3:35 pm Colombo, April 14 : The economic and financial crisis in Sri Lanka has forced people to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year at the protest sites in the national capital. Protest sites in Sri Lanka’s capital became a place for celebration of the Sinhalese New year on Thursday for … Read more
April 14, 2022, 1:52 pm By Mir Afroz Zaman Dhaka, April 14 : Baishakh is a prominent festival of Bengalis. After not being celebrated for the last two years due to Covid-19, this time the new year festival has started at Ramna. The program started on Thursday (April 14) after 0800 hours with instrumental music. … Read more
April 14, 2022, 11:45 am Islamabad, April 14 : Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday issued for the time orders to hold inquiry against the previous Imran Khan-led government. The PM slammed the previous government for the delay in the launch of a metro bus project that has been pending for last four … Read more
April 15, 2022, 7:08 am Johannesburg, April 15 ( /Sputnik) The death toll from the floods in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached 341 people, South African media reported. On Wednesday, the province was declared a disaster area by the authorities due to severe floods, which have caused the deaths of hundreds of … Read more
April 14, 2022, 1:59 pm Wellington, April 14 : New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at the New Zealand Cricket Awards on Thursday for his consistency throughout the 2021/22 season. This is Southee’s first Sir Richard Hadlee Medal in his 14-year-long career. He was awarded the medal for … Read more
April 14, 2022, 1:45 pm Karachi, April 14 : Pakistan will host Sri Lanka for white-ball series, including ICC Women’s Championship ODIs in Karachi. Both sides will first play three T20Is, followed by as many ODIs between May 24 and June 5, in Karachi. The three ODIs will form a part of the ICC Women’s … Read more
April 15, 2022, 6:58 am New York, April 15 ( /Sputnik) Twitter’s largest shareholder Elon Musk hinted that he might have a “Plan B” for acquiring the rest of the stake in the social media giant that he did not already own, after another substantial shareholder rejected his takeover bid. Appearing at a Ted Talk … Read more
April 15, 2022, 6:40 am Washington, April 15 ( /Sputnik) The Biden administration has no comment on the proposed purchase of 100% stake in Twitter by entrepreneur Elon Musk, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Musk in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offered to purchase 100% of … Read more
April 14, 2022, 8:39 am By Mir Afroz Zaman, Dhaka, April14 : The country is celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1429, on Thursday upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalees. The Bangla Nabobarsho festival is being celebrated at its traditional venue Ramna Batamul in the capital for the … Read more
April 14, 2022, 7:50 am Ottawa, April 14 ( /Sputnik) The Ukrainian Finance Ministry said it had signed a $398 million loan agreement with the Canadian government amid the Russian military operation. “Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has signed a loan agreement with the Canadian government on providing Ukraine with a loan of 500 million … Read more
April 15, 2022, 7:57 am Washington, April 15 : US President Joe Biden will not visit Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. On Wednesday, US media reported that the Biden administration was considering to send a high-level official to Kiev to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The options include the US president, Vice President … Read more
April 15, 2022, 7:16 am Geneva, April 15 : The number of worldwide confirmed COVID-19 cases has surpassed 500 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The death toll has exceeded 6.19 million people, the WHO noted. More than 11 billion vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, the organization added. The WHO declared the Covid-19 … Read more
April 15, 2022, 1:52 am ted Nations, April 14 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held wide-ranging talks with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during which they exchanged views on the global impact of the Ukraine conflict, especially on food and energy security. The two also discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan and Myanmar. In … Read more
April 14, 2022, 10:35 pm Johanesburg, April 14 ( /Xinhua) The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government in South Africa is continuing with rescue efforts after 306 people were confirmed dead as a result of floods due to heavy rains that hit the province, said the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Sihle Zikalala on Thursday. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s … Read more
April 14, 2022, 10:14 pm New Delhi, April 14 : Tennis veteran Ashok Amritraj, wellness pioneer Dr. Deepak Chopra, tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain, and actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas are among a host of Indian American luminaries who feature in a video message released by the US Mission in India to celebrate 75 years of US-India … Read more
April 14, 2022, 10:05 pm Islamabad, April 14 : Pakistan Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Qasim Suri on Thursday accepted the resignations of 123 MNAs belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). After the ouster of PTI Chairman Imran Khan from the office of the Prime Minister, through a no-confidence motion, the leaders decided to disassociate … Read more
April 14, 2022, 7:45 am Doha, April 14 ( /Sputnik) The ted Arab Emirates (UAE) will lift the ban on foreign trips for those, who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, starting from April 19, the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority said. “Those UAE citizens, who have not received main or booster doses against … Read more
April 14, 2022, 6:21 pm New Delhi, April 14 : Nearly a month after the India-Japan summit meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida, top security officials of the two sides met in Tokyo for the inaugural strategic and security dialogue. Indian Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri was in Tokyo to hold … Read more
April 14, 2022, 6:19 pm Ankara, April 14 ( /Sputnik) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to hold phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming days to discuss the situation in Ukraine, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday. “Our president will continue talks with the … Read more