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September 18, 2023 6:44 PM

WHO calls on China to offer transparency regarding COVID-19 origins

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on China to offer greater transparency regarding the origins of COVID-19 and expressed readiness to dispatch a second investigative team to examine the matter.   The genesis of the pandemic remains unc...

September 18, 2023 5:52 PM

In Bangladesh, Election Commission warns officials against biased behavior

In Bangladesh, Chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday said that if any election officials’ behavior was found biased during the election or even before announcing the polls schedule, the commission would definitely take action. While talking to reporters in Dhaka,  the CEC...

September 18, 2023 12:41 PM

Gandhi walk resumed in Johannesburg, South Africa after Covid-19 pandemic

The 35th edition of the annual Gandhi Walk in Johannesburg, South Africa took place yesterday. The event was organised after three years of delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 2,000 people joined the new format of a fun six-kilometre walk that ended with a wide range of entertainment. This...

September 18, 2023 12:01 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un concludes his Russia visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left Russia yesterday after a rare six-day visit. The visit appeared to solidify North Korea's ties with Russia. The visit had focused intensely on military cooperation, including a symbolic exchange of rifles with Putin and an inspection of state-of-the-art Russ...

September 18, 2023 11:25 AM

Taiwan Defence Ministry detects 103 Chinese Warplanes around Island

Taiwan's defence ministry said that it has detected 103 Chinese warplanes around the island in past 24-hours. 40 of the planes detected, crossed the symbolic median line between Taiwan and mainland China. Taiwan is a self-governing island that is claimed by China as its own. China’s military ...

September 18, 2023 9:34 AM

UN Office for OCHA amends death toll in Libya floods

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has amended the death toll from Libya floods to 3,958 citing World Health Organization (WHO). The UN had earlier reported the death of 11,300 people in the flood disaster in the country's coastal city of Derna. As per...

September 17, 2023 1:51 PM

British government to hike visa fees from 4th of October

The British government on Saturday announced an increase in visa fees, effective from the 4th of October. The cost of a visit visa for under six months will rise by GBP 15, and student visas will be GBP 127 more expensive for travelers from around the world including those from India.  The chan...

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