Day: June 22, 2019

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN to appeal for $1.2 billion to help 5 million Palestinians

2:40 pm June 22, 2019

United Nations: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday he hopes donors will be as generous this year as they were last year after the United States cut all funding for the USD 1.2 billion programme to help some 5 million Palestinians. Pierre Krahenbuhl said at a news conference that 42 […]

Philippines agree to joint China probe over boat sinking

2:37 pm June 22, 2019

Manila: China and the Philippines agreed to conduct a joint inquiry over the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in disputed waters, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Saturday. The June 9 incident, when the two boats collided in the South China Sea, has sparked public outrage. Manila has accused the Chinese […]

JJ Abrams, son Henry working on new Spider-Man comic book miniseries

2:28 pm June 22, 2019

Los Angeles: Filmmaker JJ Abrams, along with son Henry, is all set to pen a new Spider-Man comic book miniseries. In an interview with The New York Times, the father-son duo revealed Nick Lowe, the editor of the comic, had approached them around 10 years ago but they had only recently started working on the […]

2 drown after tractor falls in canal in UP

2:19 pm June 22, 2019

Barabanki (UP): Two men were killed after their tractor-trolley fell in a canal near Sadhemau village in Fatehpur area here, police said Saturday. Sudhir Yadav (24) and Indresh (35) drowned after they lost control of their vehicle and it fell in the canal on Friday, they said. Villagers found the tractor-trolley following which they informed […]

Minor fire doused at RML hospital

2:12 pm June 22, 2019

New Delhi: More than 200 patients were shifted to safety after a minor fire broke out at the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital here early on Saturday, according to a statement. The Delhi Fire Services received information about the blaze at around 4.19 am, following which five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and it […]