New Delhi (IANS) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) deploys online disinformation campaigns to distract from international criticisms of its policies and to attempt to reframe concepts such as human rights, a new report found.
It aligns the…
United Nations (IANS) In a diplomatic setback to the Taliban, the permanent representative of the democratically-elected government of Afghanistan Ghulam Isaczai has received a temporary reprieve after the deadlocked credentials committee failed to…
Tokyo (IANS) Japan's transportation ministry on Wednesday requested airlines to stop bookings for incoming flights to Japan for one month as fears are growing among people over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
However, people with…
New Delhi (IANS) A new report documents hundreds of cases of the People's Republic of China's (PRC's) international harassment campaign against Taiwanese nationals via deportations and extraditions.
The report by Safeguard Defenders…
Wellington (IANS) Coastal sea temperatures around New Zealand have risen well above average recently, a National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) meteorologist said on Tuesday.
Meteorologist Ben Noll said that water temperatures…
Wellington (IANS) New projections for the recovery of New Zealand tourism suggest that it could be 2024 before the industry gets close to its "new normal".
Tourism Industry Aotearoa (New Zealand) (TIA) released a Tourism Industry Roadmap to…
Seoul (IANS) South Korea welcomed on Monday the resumption of negotiations on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and expressed hope for "substantive progress," amid the ongoing diplomatic row over Teheran's assets frozen here under US sanctions.
…Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden has announced that the US will impose travel restrictions on eight African countries as a new variant of the coronavirus has been detected on the continent.
As per advice from his chief medical adviser…
New Delhi (IANS) After holding on for nearly six months, Pakistan gave in to the International Monetary Fund's pressure by releasing the audit report of expenditures incurred on Covid-19, disclosing over Rs 40 billion irregularities in operations,…
Addis Ababa (IANS) The Ethiopian government has urged the US and some organisations to stop spreading false information regarding the country's current situation.
The Ethiopian government has warned the US Embassy in Addis Ababa and other…