Tashkent, November 17 (IANS). Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said his country would continue to strictly enforce gas accounting and controls in industries to ensure stable supplies and reduce losses. According to the presidential press service, an important meeting was held on energy supplies, Xinhua news agency reported. In this meeting, Mirziyoyev stressed on reducing and … Read more
Berlin, 16 November (IANS). A new report has come out regarding the elderly in Germany. Eurostat data showed that some 3.2 million elderly people over the age of 65 in Germany are at risk of poverty. The poverty rate of senior citizens in Germany has remained stable in recent years, Xinhua news agency quoted German … Read more
Islamabad, November 16 (IANS). Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has described the use of Virtual Private Network (VPN) as un-Islamic. Furthermore, CII has supported the government to take any steps to prevent access to “immoral and blasphemous” content. Millions of internet users in Pakistan use VPNs, especially since the government has banned social media … Read more
Beijing, November 16 (IANS). According to the Chinese Manned Space Engineering Office, at 2:32 am Beijing time on November 16, 2024, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the Tianhe core module of the space station after entering orbit. Next, the Shenzhou-19 astronauts will enter the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft and perform cargo transfer and other … Read more
Baku, November 16 (IANS). On the Day of Peace, Relief and Recovery at the ongoing 2024 UN Climate Conference (COP 29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Presidency on Friday announced that 132 countries, including India, have joined the COP truce appeal. The COP Truce is an initiative supported by over a thousand international institutions, private sector … Read more
New York, November 16 (IANS). US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Steven Cheung, his media advisor and chief spokesperson, as White House communications chief. Trump announced Friday that Cheung “will return to the White House as Assistant to the President and Director of Communications.” He served as Special Assistant to the President and Strategic Response … Read more
New Delhi, November 15 (IANS). Regarding the ongoing relations between India and Pakistan, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has expressed a sharp reaction to the recent visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Pakistan. In fact, during the meeting with the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Jaishankar had said that he would consider going … Read more
Beijing, November 15 (IANS). At the invitation of Peruvian President Dina Bolwart, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Lima to attend the 31st informal meeting of APEC leaders and pay a state visit to Peru. To mark this occasion, the third season (Spanish version) of ‘Xi Jinping’s Favorite Classic Quotes’, produced by China Media Group (CMG), … Read more
Beijing, November 15 (IANS). At the opening of the second ‘Global South’ think tank dialogue, under the leadership of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, China Media Group, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Renmin University and more than 200 think tanks in China and abroad and The ‘Global South’ … Read more
Beijing, November 15 (IANS). The list of ‘Best Tourist Villages’ for the year 2024 was announced at the 122nd meeting of the United Nations Tourism Organization Executive Committee held in Cartagena, Colombia on Friday, the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism revealed. These include seven villages, including Azekh village in Yunnan province of China, Kuanyang … Read more
