Follow The Times of India - Rest of the World, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/timesofindiadiatimes56 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:46:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVBMW2EQzNCpuzdsCmHakzH Mexico has been sanctioned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) for failing to protect the critically-endangered vaquita porpoise, which is threatened with extinction by gillnets used to catch totoaba fish. The move means Mexico can no longer export animal and plant products internationally.]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:29:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVBMW2EQzNCpuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWcrRXkplL2gnn9ye8UNv30 ]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:25:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWcrRXkplL2gnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWo58jpVY8ZXClmFkX7M1Jw North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons.]]> Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:49:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWo58jpVY8ZXClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcV7bSWr98r43JVjH6qdYdAk A new independent reproductive health centre, the Women’s Health Center of Maryland, is set to open its doors in Cumberland in June. The center will provide abortions to patients from across central Appalachia, including West Virginia which has recently banned almost all abortions.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:54:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcV7bSWr98r43JVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVe9nlokCCgzqCY3L745TL_ Kazakhstan's ruling party, Amanat, has won two-thirds of the seats in the country's parliament, according to the final election results published today. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had called the snap election in an attempt to move on from deadly protests that occurred last year.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:12:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVe9nlokCCgzqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWUegJnoX8HrZVjH6qdYdAk A group of Japanese lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plans to propose a ban on social networking services such as TikTok if they are used for disinformation campaigns, according to an interview with Norihiro Nakayama. Recently, several governments and organisations, including the UK parliament and the New Zealand parliament, have banned TikTok over concerns about data privacy, content censorship and damage to mental health.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:25:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWUegJnoX8HrZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXx31sYlT4AwuT5HJgy6HUf Burkina Faso's military government has suspended the broadcast of France 24 in the country after the TV station aired an interview with the head of al Qaeda's North African wing, AQIM. This move comes after the strained relationship between France and Burkina Faso deteriorated sharply, particularly since the coup last October.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:11:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXx31sYlT4AwuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXx31sYlT4AwiejEQ2Mq9rY Japan has demanded that China immediately release a Japanese national detained on suspicion of espionage earlier this month in Beijing. A Japanese pharmaceutical company, Astellas Pharma, confirmed that the man was an employee but declined to release further details, including his name, position, and whether he is based in China.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:04:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXx31sYlT4AwiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXx31sYlT4AwpVjH6qdYdAk Greenland residents have switched to daylight saving time, moving their clocks one hour forward this weekend for the last time. Unlike most of Europe, they will not be turning their clocks back come autumn when daylight saving time ends. Instead, Greenland has opted for year-round daylight saving time, making them only three hours behind Copenhagen and the rest of European countries instead of four.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:59:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcXx31sYlT4AwpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWThPK1iADpCilmFkX7M1Jw At least two people were killed and 12 more were injured in a blast near Afghanistan’s foreign affairs ministry in Kabul on Monday. One child was reportedly among the casualties. The cause of the explosion is so far unknown, as is the condition of those injured. The heavily fortified area is home to many government buildings and embassies, including the British and Canadian missions.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:11:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcWThPK1iADpCilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU8W0n3UH-PF6CY3L745TL_ ]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:00:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU8W0n3UH-PF6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU8W0n3UH-PFylmFkX7M1Jw Traditional radios are heavily used across Africa, where access to the internet is limited, and more than 80% of people in Africa own a mobile phone without internet access. In sub-Saharan Africa, tiny solar-powered radios were used for remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:54:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcU8W0n3UH-PFylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcViZluXV0Luvsb1naedg1wr Former president of Botswana, Ian Khama, is campaigning to remove his handpicked successor Mokgweetsi Masisi from power, accusing him of being an authoritarian and undermining democracy. Khama governed Botswana for a decade until 2018 when Masisi became deputy.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:49:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcViZluXV0Luvsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUI_1UxU7k-zOzdsCmHakzH North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast violating UN Security Council resolutions, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Monday. The missiles were fired from North Hwanghae province and flew about 370 kilometers before landing outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:49:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUI_1UxU7k-zOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUI_1UxU7k-zF1cWWor9YPv TAIWAN-Taiwan says sees no signs of PLA deployment before president's US trip]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:45:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUI_1UxU7k-zF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUI_1UxU7k-zMb1naedg1wr The Australian government's proposed emissions cuts are closer to being realised as the minor Greens party pledges its support for the Safeguard Mechanism initiative. This initiative aims to create a ceiling on Australian greenhouse gas emissions and forcing 215 major polluters to cut their emissions over time, equivalent to reducing CO2 emissions in Australia by two-thirds of car emissions by 2030.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:32:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUI_1UxU7k-zMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVDr0i2lhBwkV1cWWor9YPv Hong Kong police approved a small protest against land reclamation under tight restrictions, allowing just several dozen demonstrators who were required to wear numbered lanyards and prohibited from wearing masks. The maximum participants allowed was 100 people. Attendees were warned by the police not to violate national security laws.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 06:59:39 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcVDr0i2lhBwkV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW2qGhzDaMM7-zdsCmHakzH Taiwan's Economy Minister, Wang Mei-hua, has said that despite losing diplomatic recognition from Honduras, Taiwan remains in a "democratic alliance" and can work with many friendly countries. Speaking after a visit from a large Czech delegation, Wang said Taiwan could have "relevant co-operation with lots of countries that are friendly", particularly in trade, culture, and the economy.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 06:44:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW2qGhzDaMM7-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW2qGhzDaMM7-T5HJgy6HUf Japan's government has demanded that China releases a Japanese man detained in Beijing for allegedly breaking domestic laws. However, no details have been provided by the Japanese government about the identity of the man, his alleged crime or when he was arrested.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 06:14:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcW2qGhzDaMM7-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUeAje99NMDUZVjH6qdYdAk North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters Monday, continuing its weapons displays as the United States moved an aircraft carrier strike group to neighbouring waters for military exercises with the South. North Korea has fired more than 20 ballistic and cruise missiles across 11 launch events this year as it tries to force the United States to accept its nuclear status.]]> Mon, 27 Mar 2023 05:14:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YmVaLyb9OcUeAje99NMDUZVjH6qdYdAk