PEF Allocates US$195 Million to More than 60 Low-Income Countries to Fight COVID-19
Special attention will be given to areas with the most vulnerable populations, especially in fragile and conflict-affected countries.
Month: April 2020
Russia lauds India’s help in wake of Covid-19 pandemic
Maria Zakharova called New Delhi’s support to Russia in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic a “visible confirmation of the friendly ties as well as of the special and privileged strategic partnership between our countries”.
Battling calls for international probe into COVID-19 origin, China says it has no legal basis or utility
China came with a nuanced response to calls for a neutral international probe into the origins of the virus which has wrecked havoc across the globe, as a media report quoted Chinese President Xi Jinping as saying that the country must get ready for unprecedented external adversity and challenges in the long run over the COVID-19 crisis.
Global military expenditure sees largest annual increase in a decade; China, India feature among top 5 spenders
The five largest spenders in 2019, which accounted for 62 per cent of expenditure, were the United States, China,
India, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Kuwait and India share principles of non-interference in other countries’ affairs: Kuwaiti envoy to India
The Government of Kuwait has assured us that they are deeply committed to friendly relations with India, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said
Yemen separatists declare self-rule in south
Southern Transitional Council to take control of Aden port
Will a woman run North Korea? Kim Jong Un’s sister outshines male rivals
Kim Yo Jong has been by her brother’s side at summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, sat behind Vice President Mike Pence while representing North Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics and became the first immediate member of the ruling family to visit Seoul
Photo. Courtesy Newsweek
NorthKorean leader dead: Hong Kong TV
By IAR Desk North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is dead, according to reports of
Sri Lanka to seek $400 million financial facility from India’s RBI
The facility from the RBI is aimed at boosting the island nation’s foreign reserves.
‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected: WHO
WHO says can’t say if patients who recovered and have antibodies are protected