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EAM Jaishankar meets Danish PM in New Delhi

New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday met with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen who is on a three-day visit to India.

2021-10-09T05:25:02.373233+00:00 IST

India wants to take responsibility on 'Green transition' of world: Danish PM

New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Ahead of the Glasgow climate change summit, Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Saturday said that India is keen to take responsibility for the issue of 'Green transition' in the country and the rest of the world.

2021-10-09T05:16:55.999589+00:00 IST

Over 70 Palestinians hurt in clashes with Israeli troops: Red Crescent

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Seventy-four Palestinians were hurt in clashes with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said.

2021-10-09T00:20:54.212634+00:00 IST

France has no plans to retain military presence in Mali for long lime: Macron

Paris [France], October 9 (ANI/Sputnik): France has no intention to retain its military presence in Mali for a long time, President Emmanuel Macron said.

2021-10-08T23:48:14.400869+00:00 IST

Bulgarian Health Minister: We are discussing implementing COVID-19 'Green Certificate'

Sofia [Bulgaria], October 8 (ANI/Novinite): Soon in Bulgaria it will be necessary for the citizens to have a vaccine, a proven recent illness of COVD-19 or a recent negative test in order to enter establishments of the type of restaurants and cafes. This will not artificially limit their capacity. This became clear from an interview of the Minister of Health Assoc Prof Stoycho Katsarov in front of bTV.

2021-10-08T17:29:19.577944+00:00 IST

UK records another 36,060 coronavirus cases

London [US], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 36,060 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,081,300, according to official figures released Friday.

2021-10-08T17:20:23.197103+00:00 IST

Taliban reneging against pledge of inclusive government: Afghan women's rights activist

Brussels [Belgium], October 8 (ANI): The Taliban have gone back on their pledges to form an inclusive government and respect human rights according to women's rights activist Masouda Jalal.

2021-10-08T16:35:37.682331+00:00 IST

Afghanistan: UNHRC adopts resolution to install special rapporteur to monitor human rights under Taliban

Geneva [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI): Amid reports of escalating violence in Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday in Geneva adopted a resolution to install a special rapporteur and a team of experts to monitor human rights.

2021-10-08T15:38:46.287705+00:00 IST

Spain wants to involve public in consultations on NATO

Madrid [Spain], October 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The Spanish government intends to launch consultations on matters to do with NATO with the country's citizens, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday.

2021-10-08T15:34:28.428583+00:00 IST

If India progresses, the world succeeds, says Om Birla at G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit

Rome [Italy], October 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday underlined India's centrality to global affairs and said if "India progresses, the world succeeds".

2021-10-08T14:48:10.813644+00:00 IST

Mali-France relations not at level of recalling Ambassadors, severing ties: Mali PM

Geneva [Switzwerland], October 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The relations between Mali and France have not yet reached a point of recalling ambassadors and severing diplomatic ties, Mali's transitional Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga told Sputnik.

2021-10-08T14:45:05.876690+00:00 IST

Bulgarians among most reluctant to have vaccine jab

Sofia [Bulgaria], October 8 (ANI/Novinite): The population of four EU member states - Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia and Slovenia - are the most uninterested in vaccination against COVID-19, BTA reported, citing results of a Eurobarometer survey.

2021-10-08T13:39:29.568378+00:00 IST

PoK activist writes to UNHRC showing concern over terror activities in J-K

Glasgow [UK], October 8 (ANI): A political activist from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) has written a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to show concern over escalating terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

2021-10-08T13:23:06.591789+00:00 IST

Ukrainian lawmakers dismiss parliament speaker

Kiev [Ukraine], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday voted to dismiss parliament speaker Dmytro Razumkov, said the parliament press service.

2021-10-08T13:05:16.806267+00:00 IST

Om Birla congratulates Puan Maharani on being elected as Indonesia's first female House speaker

Rome [Italy], October 8 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday met Indonesian Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani and congratulated her for being elected the first woman Speaker of the House.

2021-10-08T11:00:07.261479+00:00 IST

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 2302 new cases, 94 people dead in last 24 hrs

Sofia [Bulgaria], October 8 (ANI/Novinite): 49,352 are the active cases of coronavirus in the country. This is indicated by a reference on the site of the Unified Information Portal.

2021-10-08T10:36:25.245361+00:00 IST

Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo [Norway], October 8 (ANI): The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia.

2021-10-08T10:10:42.772521+00:00 IST

Jaishankar, UK counterpart 'agree to facilitate travel between two nations'

New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): A day after the UK government announced that no quarantine will be required for vaccinated Indians travellers, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his British counterpart Liz Truss held talks on Friday and agreed to facilitate travel between the two nations.

2021-10-08T08:47:09.184751+00:00 IST

Greek Parliament ratifies defense pact with France

Athens [Greece], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Greece's Parliament ratified on Thursday an agreement with France on the establishment of a strategic partnership for cooperation in defence and security, the Greek national news agency AMNA reported.

2021-10-08T03:55:49.052304+00:00 IST

WHO set to vaccinate 40 pc population of every country against COVID-19 by end of year

Geneva [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced an initiative to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population of every country against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 and 70 per cent by mid-2022, by prioritising vaccine delivery to low-income countries, particularly those in Africa.

2021-10-07T21:08:31.264916+00:00 IST

Om Birla meets Reiner Haseloff, President of Germany's Bundesrat on sidelines of G-20 Parliamentary Speakers Summit

Rome [Italy], October 7 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday met Reiner Haseloff, President of Bundesrat, the German Parliament on the sidelines of the G20 Speakers Summit.

2021-10-07T17:36:16.757313+00:00 IST