13-04-2021 WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday conveyed his best wishes to the Muslim community in America and other parts of the country, condemning the attacks and prejudice that takes place against American Muslims. In a statement published on the official White House website, Biden conveyed best wishes from him …
Read More »34 years Indian Akanksha Arora bidding to be UN’s next SG
13-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies UNITED NATIONS/ RIYADH/ NEW DELHI: Akanksha Arora was fighting for survival in the emergency room after a traffic accident when she realized, in the face of death, what life is. Arora said she was very lucky there was no damage to her internal organs, she …
Read More »Coronavirus pandemic ‘a long way from over’: WHO
13-04-2021 GENEVA: Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. So far some 780 million vaccines have been administered globally, but …
Read More »Protests across Australia against deaths in ‘state custody’
12-04-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Hundreds of people have gathered at rallies and marches around Australia to protest against the “horrific” number of Aboriginal people who die in custody each year. The protests also mark the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in …
Read More »Iran blames Israel for Natanz incident, vows revenge
12-04-2021 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed revenge against Israel for an attack on Iran’s main nuclear facilities at Natanz but said it will not stop high-level talks to restore the country’s nuclear deal with world powers. In a private meeting with lawmakers on Monday, Zarif pointed out …
Read More »“White US Police” shoot another “Black Man” in Minneapolis
12-04-2021 MINNEAPOLIS/ WASHINGTON: “White US Police” shot dead another innocent “Young Black Man” in American and after the killing of Black Man, extraordinary anger has spread while protests and rallies have been started across America. Protests have broken out in the US city of Minneapolis after a policeman fatally shot …
Read More »Australia drops vaccine goal after AstraZeneca advice change
12-04-2021 Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australia has abandoned its target of vaccinating nearly all the country’s 26 million people against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 after medical authorities changed their advice on vaccine use for the under 50s. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Australia would not set any new …
Read More »UK adds Pakistan to 21 high-list states list
12-04-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report LONDON/ ISLAMABAD: The UK government has added Pakistan to the list of 21 high-risk countries with unsatisfactory money laundering and terror financing controls. This list of 21 countries released by the UK Government replicates those countries listed by the Financial Action Task Force …
Read More »India vaccination crosses 100 million doses
11-04-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A ‘Tika Utsav‘ or vaccine festival is being organized in the country from today to inoculate maximum number of eligible people against the coronavirus amid a worrying surge in cases. The mass vaccination program – which will be conducted from April 11-14 – …
Read More »Pakistani Shia families face discrimination in UK
11-04-2021 By SJA afri + Bureau Report LONDON/ KARACHI: Pakistani Shia Muslims especially Karachi’s students, doctors, engineers, social workers, human rights activists, women, children even elderly and severely sick patients are being faced discriminations and racism since a long but neither they themselves complaint to anyone nor the ‘Britain Authorities’ …
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