World News Update 22 April

 Container worth millions stolen from Toronto International Airport

A cargo container containing gold and other valuables has been stolen from Toronto's Pearson International Airport in Canada. According to the Associated Press, officials say that the container contained goods worth 20 million Canadian dollars.

Peel Regional Police Inspector Stephen Duvestein said during a press conference that a container containing gold and other valuables arrived on Monday evening, which was unloaded from the ship and safely stored in the cargo holding facility.

He said that the cargo was unloaded from the aircraft as per routine and taken to the holding area. Apart from gold, the container also contained other valuables. The police inspector said that the 'valuable container' had been illegally removed from the holding facility, but declined to give further details.

The missing container was immediately reported to the police. Three days have passed since the incident of container theft, no arrests have been made yet. Inspector Stephen Duvestein said that all angles are being looked into as to how the items were stolen. He said that it would be premature to say anything about the involvement of a professional thief in all this matter.

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Trouble in washrooms, New York-bound plane returned two hours later

An Austrian Airlines plane had to turn back two hours after a flight from Vienna to New York due to faulty washrooms. According to the French news agency AFP, the crew of the flight departing from Vienna to New York learned two hours later that five of the eight washrooms on the plane were damaged.

The Boeing 777 flight, which departed on Monday, had about 300 passengers on board and lasted for eight hours. An airline spokeswoman told AFP on Tuesday that "the flight crew became aware of a technical problem during the flight." 

"Due to a technical fault, the flush system of the washrooms was not working properly, so it was decided to divert the flight back to Vienna." The spokesman said that 'according to his information, this type of problem has never come up in an Austrian Airlines flight before.' The spokesperson of the airline further said that the plane's technical fault has been rectified and its flights have resumed. It should be noted that after a technical problem in this Austrian Airlines flight, the passengers were transferred to their destination by other flights from Vienna.

Petition against 'insulting Modi', Rahul Gandhi's sentence rejected

A court in the Indian state of Gujarat has rejected an appeal against opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a defamation case. According to the British news agency Reuters, a case was filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a criminal. Rahul Gandhi got bail from the Sessions Court in Surat, Gujarat and filed an appeal against his conviction in Surat, Gujarat. Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Parliament after serving two years in prison. A day earlier, a Gujarat court sentenced him to two years in prison for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a criminal during the 2019 election campaign. Rahul Gandhi gave examples of businessman Nirav Modi and Indian Premier League (IPL) founder Lalit Modi in Kolar, Karnataka and said that he wonders why all thieves are called 'Modi'.

After serving two years in prison, he was also disqualified from Parliament. "Rahul Gandhi is ineligible as a member of the Lok Sabha from the date of conviction," said a notice issued by the Indian Parliament on Friday. Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has said he has been disqualified from Parliament because he is asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi tough questions about his relationship with Adani Group chief Gautam Adani.

How fraud occurs through sims purchased in India?

Cybercrime prevention agencies in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, have tracked down a group of fraudsters using mobile phone sims. The group sends mobile phone SIMs purchased from India to other countries which are later used for financial fraud. According to The Times of India, the group used SIM cards to target people in India earlier and with the help of these SIMs money was stolen (phishing) from people's bank accounts. ACP Cybercrime Hardik Makadia says, “It is a very organized group which ensures that they can never be traced. We caught him a few days ago, when we arrested a suspect involved in cyber fraud.

"Investigation has revealed that the accused were buying a large number of SIM cards using identity documents of their acquaintances or fake ID cards."

"A middleman abroad buys these SIM cards and delivers them to the fraudsters," says ACP Makadia. We have also found that a Chinese gang buys these SIM cards to commit online fraud. Many of these sims go to Chinese gangs abroad who create different accounts on Telegram and then message people. 

People are lured by various schemes and promises of profits in return. According to the police, 'Sims bought from India are also used to open bank accounts with the help of which money is stolen from people's bank accounts.'

"If we trace this fraud, the investigation ends completely because the account is created on fake documents and the SIM can belong to any employee." The woman sold the SIMs to a Chinese gang who opened Telegram accounts with those SIMs.

"If we trace the gangs, it is very difficult to go to their CP location and the matter will then go to Interpol," the police added.

South Asia has world's highest number of child brides: UN

According to new statistics released by the United Nations, South Asia has the highest rate of child brides in the world. According to the British news agency Reuters, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF released data on Wednesday showing that 290 million child brides, or 45 percent of the world's, are in the South Asian region.

UNICEF's South Asia Director Noala Skinner said in a statement that 'child marriage deprives girls of education, endangers their health and well-being, and compromises their future. Is.

In a new study carried out by UNICEF, interviews and discussions were conducted with various people in 16 locations in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, which showed that many parents have little access to girls due to the limited resources of education during the lockdown in Corona. Marriage was the best option. According to UN research, financial pressure during the global pandemic also forced parents to marry off girls to reduce household expenses. Unicef, while explaining the solution to the problem of child marriage, suggested that social security measures should be taken to combat poverty and that every child's right to education should be protected and the law should be enforced.

"We need to do more and strengthen partnerships to empower girls through education, equip girls with skills, and empower communities," says Bjorn Andersen, regional director of the United Nations Population Fund. There is a need to support them so that together they can solve this problem which has deep roots in the society.' It should be noted that under the law in Nepal, the minimum age of marriage for girls is 20, while in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh it is 18 and in Afghanistan it is 16. According to the law of Pakistan, the minimum age of marriage for girls is 16 years while in Sindh province it is 18 years.

Airline mistake, $10,000 tickets sold for just $300

Travelers took full advantage of a glitch in the system of Japanese airline All Nippon Airways to buy expensive tickets at very cheap prices. According to Bloomberg, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has made a major error in currency conversion, due to which passengers bought expensive tickets at cheaper prices. A first-class ticket for a round-trip flight from Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, to and from Tokyo and New York via the Caribbean began to be available for just $890. This 14,500 km trip is available through ANA First Class at a price that is usually 20 times more expensive. Along with this, passengers bought business class tickets for 10 thousand dollars for a few hundred dollars due to a system error.

ANA Holdings Limited said on Wednesday that the error occurred in their Vietnam website where there was a currency conversion error. He did not say how many passengers have benefited from the glitch, but said that "the cause of the glitch is being investigated and the damage is being looked into." An ANA spokesperson had earlier said that the airline would give the discount to those who had already purchased tickets, but the airline later said that a final decision had not been made yet, and that a final decision would be made by the end of this month. . Passengers can travel with the first discounted  ticket before the final decision. Some of the people who spoke to Bloomberg News said that most of the tickets sold due to the malfunction were from Jakarta to Japan and then to New York and back to Southeast Asia, including Singapore and Bali.

Herman Yip, who runs a travel website, said he had booked a first-class round-trip ticket from Jakarta to Aruba via Tokyo and New York. "I bought a business class ticket from Jakarta to Hona Lulu via Tokyo Narita Airport for $550," says Jonny Wong, who works in the airline industry.

"I never thought I would be able to get such a deal," he said. Wong, 29, says he was under pressure to write down his details as quickly as possible, lest the ANA correct the error. This is not the first time that an airline has given such a huge discount on its premium seats without any advertisement. In 2019, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd mistakenly sold first-class and business-class tickets from Vietnam to the United States for $675 instead of $16,000, and passengers who bought these tickets during that time received a discount rate. It was found.

Ban on women's work: Withdrawal from Kabul would be 'deplorable' for UN

The head of the United Nations Development Program has said the United Nations is ready to take the "regrettable" decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in May if his agency fails to convince the Taliban about women's work. On Tuesday, UNDP Administrator Ekim Steiner told the Associated Press that United Nations officials are in talks with the Afghan Taliban in hopes of allowing women to work with the United Nations this month. will give. He said that it would be fair to say that where we are at the moment, the whole United Nations system has to take a step back and re-evaluate the work there. But it is not related to the discussion on fundamental principles and human rights.

Akum Steiner said the Taliban has allowed Afghan women to work in some sectors, but a UN report released on Tuesday said the country desperately needs more women to work. After taking control of Kabul, the Taliban promised a more moderate rule than its predecessor, but strict measures have been in place since taking control of Kabul in August 2021. Earlier this month, a Taliban decree barred Afghan women from working at the United Nations. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that banning women working for the United Nations is an "internal issue" of our country and our decisions should be respected. He had said that he did not want to create problems for the United Nations.

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