UN Security Council calls for cease-fires to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations
New York [US], February 27,2021: The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to ...
India to work closely with UK for early extradition of Nirav Modi: MEA
New Delhi, Feb 26,2021: MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on February 25 informed that Government of India in liaison with the ...
Global COVID-19 death toll surpasses 2.5 mln
New York , February 26,2021: The global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 2.5 million on Thursday, according to the Center for Systems ...
Justice has failed Sri Lanka civil war victims: UNHCR
Feb 25,2021:Twelve years after the end of armed conflict in Sri Lanka, domestic efforts to ensure justice for victims have failed, the ...
US report on Khashoggi murder critical for justice: UN expert
Feb 25,2021:The pending release of an unclassified United States intelligence report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi ...
COVID antibodies are transferred from pregnant women to their babies
Washington [US], February 25,2021: The findings of a recent study suggested that antibodies that help in guarding against the COVID-19 ...
Facebook pledges $1bn in news investments over three years
Feb 25,2021: Facebook has pledged to invest at least $1 billion to support journalism over the next three years as the social media ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover gives high-definition panoramic view of landing site
Washington, February 25,2021: NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in ...
US seeks to regain seat on UN Human Rights Council
Washington [US], February 25,2021: President Joe Biden aims to secure a seat for the United States on the United Nations Human Rights ...
At least 75 dead in Ecuador prison riots, dozens injured
Ecuador,Feb 24,2021:At least 75 people have been killed and dozens more injured in three separate prison riots in Ecuador, authorities ...