UNAIDS warns of hike in global HIV cases
Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV / AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of additional infections and deaths linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN said on Thursday.
Aditi Bhaduri
India steps up efforts to draw neighbours closer to counter China
Indian Foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is in the island nation of Seychelles, where China has deepened defense co-operation through the transfer of aircrafts and naval ships apart from helping build their parliament building.
European Parliament endorses sanctions on Turkey
The European Parliament adopted on Thursday an amendment to a resolution on the Cypriot coastal
Autocracy is on the rise: Should we expect military spending to follow
Autocracies—political regimes where civil society’s influence and control over decision making is limited and unevenly distributed—are, for the first time since 2001, the majority in the world.
Afghanistan conference draws donor pledges and calls for lasting ceasefire
According to UNAMA, donors pledged at least US$ 3.3 billion for the first year of the upcoming four year period, “with annual commitments expected to stay at the same level year-on-year.”
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine can be 90% effective, results show
AstraZeneca will have 200 million doses by the end of 2020, with 700 million doses ready globally by the end of the first quarter of 2021, operations executive Pam Cheng said on Monday.
Coal India to invest over $760 million over four years in solar to cut costs
The state-run company will fund nearly two-thirds of its plan to construct rooftop and ground-mounted solar power projects with a capacity of 3,000 megawatts (MW) with cash.
In Search of the Biden Doctrine
Biden’s desire to reach agreement with opponents across the aisle and allies across the ocean makes it hard to decipher a unique foreign policy creed.
Ancient Hindu temple discovered in northwest Pakistan
The Hindu Shahis or Kabul Shahis (850-1026 CE) was a Hindu dynasty that ruled the Kabul Valley (eastern Afghanistan), Gandhara (modern-day Pakistan), and present-day northwestern India.
UN agencies uphold human rights considerations in COVID-19 data collection
The United Nations and 15 of its agencies have underlined their support for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic which respects the right to privacy and promotes development.