India asks Pakistan to vacate Gilgit-Baltistan
India has lodged a strong protest against Pakistan’s plan to hold elections in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, asserting that it is an integral part of India, and asked the latter to immediately vacate the area.India’s reaction comes after Pakistan’s Supreme Court recently allowed the Imran Khan government to conduct polls in the disputed area.“It was conveyed […]
South Korea sets ‘remarkable example’ against virus: UN chief
Praising the South Koreans for its “extremely successful” fight against coronavirus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the country is a remarkable example of COVID-19 eradication, even as it is on the verge of achieving yet another milestone in its green campaign.Mr Guterres pointed that there were no new local cases of COVID-19 infections since April […]
WHO rejects Trump’s COVID-19 lab origin claim
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated that it believes the COVID-19 virus originated in a natural environment, contrary to the aspersions raised by the US that it may have escaped from a Chinese lab.Dr Michael Ryan, the head of emergencies at the WHO, said that its scientists have closely studied the gene sequences and […]