top_news Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/tag/top_news/ Independent Online News Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:12:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://nepsnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-06-09-at-13.03.36-1-32x32.jpeg top_news Archives - NEPS News https://nepsnews.in/tag/top_news/ 32 32 Sudan: Security Council members call for immediate halt to military escalation in El Fasher https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/28/sudan-security-council-members-call-for-immediate-halt-to-military-escalation-in-el-fasher/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/28/sudan-security-council-members-call-for-immediate-halt-to-military-escalation-in-el-fasher/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:12:27 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4338 UN Security Council members on Saturday called on the warring parties in Sudan to immediately halt the military build-up and take steps to de-escalate the situation in El Fasher, the provincial capital of North Darfur.

The call comes amid reports of an imminent offensive by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia against the city, which could threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons currently sheltering there.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/28/sudan-security-council-members-call-for-immediate-halt-to-military-escalation-in-el-fasher/feed/ 0 Revealed: UK government was warned of infected blood risks in 1970s https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/28/revealed-uk-government-was-warned-of-infected-blood-risks-in-1970s/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/28/revealed-uk-government-was-warned-of-infected-blood-risks-in-1970s/#respond Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:07:17 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4332 Documents show officials were told blood plasma harvested from US convicts was contaminated with viruses

Read more: the true story of the UK infected blood scandal; plus: ‘My mum gave the injections that killed my brothers’

Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Robin McKie

A commercial blood product at the centre of the biggest treatment scandal in the history of the NHS was approved for use after government officials were told convicts were among the paid donors and virus contamination “should be assumed”, corporate filings reveal.… Read the rest

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/28/revealed-uk-government-was-warned-of-infected-blood-risks-in-1970s/feed/ 0 Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after reported strikes on Iran https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/20/retaliatory-spiral-in-middle-east-must-end-says-un-chief-after-reported-strikes-on-iran/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/20/retaliatory-spiral-in-middle-east-must-end-says-un-chief-after-reported-strikes-on-iran/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2024 10:20:21 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4324

Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”.

“The Secretary-General condemns any act of retaliation and appeals to the international community to work together to prevent any further development that could lead to devastating consequences for the entire region and beyond,” he said in a statement issued by his Office.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/20/retaliatory-spiral-in-middle-east-must-end-says-un-chief-after-reported-strikes-on-iran/feed/ 0 Brazilian woman arrested after taking corpse to sign bank loan: ‘She knew he was dead’ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/20/brazilian-woman-arrested-after-taking-corpse-to-sign-bank-loan-she-knew-he-was-dead/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/20/brazilian-woman-arrested-after-taking-corpse-to-sign-bank-loan-she-knew-he-was-dead/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:47:11 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4298

Shock in Brazil after woman is arrested and charged with violating a corpse and attempted theft through fraud

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro

When Érika de Souza Vieira wheeled her lethargic-looking uncle into a Brazilian bank, clerks quickly sensed something was amiss.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/20/brazilian-woman-arrested-after-taking-corpse-to-sign-bank-loan-she-knew-he-was-dead/feed/ 0 ADMIDST TOTAL SHUTDOWN IN EASTERN NAGALAND, NAGALAND GOES TO POLL; DESERTED TOWNS, STREETS IN EASTERN NAGALAND AREAS https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/19/admidst-total-shutdown-in-eastern-nagaland-nagaland-goes-to-poll-deserted-towns-streets-in-eastern-nagaland-areas/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/19/admidst-total-shutdown-in-eastern-nagaland-nagaland-goes-to-poll-deserted-towns-streets-in-eastern-nagaland-areas/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:33:41 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4284 KOHIMA, Apr 19 (NEPS): Amidst an indefinite total shutdown in eastern Nagaland areas, Nagaland went to the polls. The total shutdown was announced by the Eastern Nagaland Public Emergency Control Room on Thursday, with effect from 6 PM on April 18.… Read the rest

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As a siege imposed by heavily armed gangs on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, stretches into a second month, the UN migration agency sounded an alarm on Thursday about the ever-worsening humanitarian situation.

The surge of violence since February this year has reached “unprecedented levels” resulting in rampant food insecurity and multiple displacements, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/05/crisis-in-haiti-worsens-after-month-long-siege-on-port-au-prince/feed/ 0 Gaza: Resuming night-time aid deliveries, UN reports ‘dire’ conditions https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/05/gaza-resuming-night-time-aid-deliveries-un-reports-dire-conditions/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/05/gaza-resuming-night-time-aid-deliveries-un-reports-dire-conditions/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:16:54 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4264

UN officials launched assessment visits to Gaza and its agencies will resume night-time aid deliveries on Thursday after a 48-hour pause following Israeli forces killing seven World Central Kitchen relief workers in a convoy delivering food in the enclave, where intense Israeli bombardment and ground operations continue.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/05/gaza-resuming-night-time-aid-deliveries-un-reports-dire-conditions/feed/ 0 Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting row https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/04/botswana-threatens-to-send-20000-elephants-to-germany-in-trophy-hunting-row/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/04/botswana-threatens-to-send-20000-elephants-to-germany-in-trophy-hunting-row/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:10:35 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4259

President Mokgweetsi Masisi voices anger over Berlin’s opposition to the import of trophies over poaching concerns

Guardian staff and agencies

Botswana’s president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies.

Earlier this year Germany’s environment ministry raised the possibility of stricter limits on the import of hunting trophies over poaching concerns.

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/04/04/botswana-threatens-to-send-20000-elephants-to-germany-in-trophy-hunting-row/feed/ 0 IOM report: 1 in 3 migrant deaths occurs in transit while fleeing conflict https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/iom-report-1-in-3-migrant-deaths-occurs-in-transit-while-fleeing-conflict/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/iom-report-1-in-3-migrant-deaths-occurs-in-transit-while-fleeing-conflict/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:13:34 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4253

One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified. 

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]]> https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/iom-report-1-in-3-migrant-deaths-occurs-in-transit-while-fleeing-conflict/feed/ 0 Gaza: World court issues fresh measures for Israel as crisis deepens https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/gaza-world-court-issues-fresh-measures-for-israel-as-crisis-deepens/ https://nepsnews.in/2024/03/29/gaza-world-court-issues-fresh-measures-for-israel-as-crisis-deepens/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:06:56 +0000 https://nepsnews.in/?p=4247

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.

The world court issued the new order in response to a recent request made by South Africa, which submitted a case in December accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, based on its continuing offensive following Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel which left almost 1,200 dead and more than 240 taken hostage.

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