03-06-2021 GENEVA: After working hours plummeted and access to good-quality jobs evaporated, the United Nations said Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic has forced more than 100 million more workers into poverty. And the labour market crisis created by the pandemic is far from over, the UN’s International Labour Organization warned in …

03-06-2021 JREUSALEM: Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has informed the country’s president that he can form a coalition government, a move that would bring an end to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12 years in power. Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, was tasked with forming a government by President Reuven …

Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao paid tributes to martyrs of Telangana movement and later, hoisted the national flag at the State-level function held at Pragathi Bhavan at 9.30 am. Hyderabad:2 June(PMI) Telangana State Formation Day celebrations were held across the State on Wednesday in a low-key affair on account of the …

02-06-2021 COLOMBO: A chemical-laden cargo ship is sinking off the coast of Sri Lanka, sparking fears of an environmental disaster. The Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl had been on fire for almost two weeks before the blaze was put out this week. Hundreds of tonnes of oil from fuel tanks could leak …

02-06-2021 JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents are finalizing a coalition government to end his 12-year rule, the longest by any Israeli premier – before a Wednesday midnight (21:00 GMT) deadline. Centrist Yair Lapid is expected to unveil the coalition by 11am (08:00 GMT). The union came into being after far-right …

02-06-2021 TEHRAN/ DUABI: One of Iran’s largest navy ships has sunk after catching fire near the Strait of Hormuz under unclear circumstances. The Kharg, named after an island nearby that serves as a key oil terminal, caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday local time and more than 20 …

02-06-2021 Bureau Report + Al-Jazeera NEW DELHI /LUCKNOW: Virendra Kumar, a resident of Ajrayal Kheda village in Unnao district, about 520 kilometres (323 miles) from India’s capital New Delhi, says he had to bury the dead body of his son on the banks of the Ganges River instead of cremating …

02-06-2021 WASHINGTON: The world’s largest meat processing company has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber-attack. Computer networks at JBS were hacked, causing some operations in Australia, Canada and the US to temporarily shut down, affecting thousands of workers. The company believes the ransomware attack originated from a criminal group likely …

02-06-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The US moved one step closer to the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan after it announced that it will be handing over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in about 20 days, an official said Tuesday. The vast base, built by the …

02-06-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies GENEVA/ BEIJING: The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. It is the second Chinese vaccine to receive the green light from the WHO, after Sinopharm. It opens the door for the jab to be used in the Covax …