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World risks missing deadline for pandemic accord, WHO head warns
January 23, 2024
World risks missing deadline for pandemic accord, WHO head warns
Countries risk missing a May deadline for agreeing a legally binding treaty on fighting pandemics, which would be a big blow for future generations, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. “In my view, a failure…
More than 300 journalists imprisoned worldwide in 2023, CPJ report reveals
January 20, 2024
More than 300 journalists imprisoned worldwide in 2023, CPJ report reveals
An estimated 320 journalists around the world were imprisoned because of their work toward the end of 2023, according to a report issued Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists. More than a third of the journalists in jail according…
1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros
January 20, 2024
1 dead, at least 6 injured in post-election unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros
A second day of unrest in the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros on Thursday left one person dead and at least six others injured, a health official said. The protests came after incumbent President Azali Assoumani was declared the…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on delaying or suspension of all obligations and prohibitions
January 18, 2024
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi remarks on delaying or suspension of all obligations and prohibitions
The daily scholarly meeting of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadiq al-Hosseini al-Shirazi was held on Wednesday, the fifth day of Rajab. In this session, just like the previous meetings, the Marja answered the questions of the attendees about various jurisprudential issues.…
Fresh violence in India’s Manipur leaves police commando & woman killed, several injured
January 18, 2024
Fresh violence in India’s Manipur leaves police commando & woman killed, several injured
One Manipur Police commando was killed and three others injured when suspected armed militants attacked them in Manipur’s Moreh, along the Myanmar border, on Wednesday, Indian media reported. As the security personnel tried to transfer the three injured persons to…
Kolkata High Court in India’s West Bengal grants Shias membership in Religious Endowments Board
January 18, 2024
Kolkata High Court in India’s West Bengal grants Shias membership in Religious Endowments Board
The Kolkata High Court in India’s West Bengal state has agreed to grant a special membership to the Shias in the management of the religious endowments board. The court also overturned an order issued by the state’s minority affairs secretary,…
30m tonnes of ice lost per hour in Greenland, study reveals
January 18, 2024
30m tonnes of ice lost per hour in Greenland, study reveals
A new study has revealed that the Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30 million tonnes of ice per hour due to the climate crisis, which is 20% more than previously thought. The additional freshwater pouring into the…
Huge blast in Nigeria’s largest city kills 3, injures 77
January 18, 2024
Huge blast in Nigeria’s largest city kills 3, injures 77
At least three people were killed and dozens injured when explosives stored at a private residence detonated in Nigeria’s southwest Oyo state, Aljazeera reported. Several houses collapsed from the impact of the blast on Tuesday evening in the Bodija area…
Imam Ali Holy Shrine begins early preparations to celebrate blessed birth anniversary of Imam Ali
January 18, 2024
Imam Ali Holy Shrine begins early preparations to celebrate blessed birth anniversary of Imam Ali
The Imam Ali Holy Shrine is preparing to celebrate the blessed birth anniversary of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali, peace be upon him, which will be marked on Thursday, the 13th of the current month of Rajab. The…
Executive members of National Hazara Congress meet with British MPs
January 18, 2024
Executive members of National Hazara Congress meet with British MPs
A joint meeting was held on Wednesday at the British Parliament building in London hosting the executive members of the Hazara National Congress and a number of British Parliament Members. The organizers mentioned the following reasons in a statement addressed…