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UN experts urge China for 'access' amid human rights concerns

Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): Ahead of the Human Rights Council meeting, a group of UN experts have urged the Chinese government to cooperate fully with the UN human rights system and grant unhindered access to independent experts to report on the treatment being meted out to the ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang and Tibet.

2022-06-11T03:39:12.439542+00:00 IST

Tanzanian President mourns 19 people killed in road accident

Dar es Salaam [Tanzania], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday mourned 19 people who were killed in a road accident at dawn in the country's southern highlands region of Iringa.

2022-06-10T16:56:08.375527+00:00 IST

Eleven gendarmes killed in Burkina Faso attack

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Eleven gendarmes were killed on Thursday evening in an attack in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, the army said in a statement on Friday.

2022-06-10T14:37:58.420045+00:00 IST

Millions face threat of starvation in Horn of Africa

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Millions of people face the threat of starvation amid unprecedented drought in the three Horn of Africa countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, humanitarian partners have warned.

2022-06-10T13:18:08.704254+00:00 IST

India announces donation of 5,000 tonnes of rice to Madagascar

Antananarivo [Madagascar], June 10 (ANI): India's Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros, Abhay Kumar, called on the Prime Minister of Madagascar Christian Ntsay and announced the donation of 5,000 tonnes of rice to the island nation as humanitarian aid.

2022-06-10T10:44:51.909460+00:00 IST

UN report: World's most vulnerable are paying more for less food

Rome [Italy], June 10 (ANI): The global food import bill is on course to hit a new record of USD 1.8 trillion this year, but higher prices and transport costs rather than volumes account for the bulk of the expected increase, according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

2022-06-10T07:58:54.432398+00:00 IST

India, Ghana hold consultations on UN, multilateral issues

Accra [Ghana], June 10 (ANI): India and Ghana held consultations on UN and Multilateral issues level in Accra on June 9 and discussed issues on the agenda of the UNSC, including on West Africa and Sahel region, and other issues related to counter-terrorism and UN Peacekeeping.

2022-06-10T03:30:57.235524+00:00 IST

Brazil confirms first monkeypox case

Sao Paulo [Brazil], June 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Thursday confirmed the country's first case of Monkeypox in the city of Sao Paulo, according to local health authorities.

2022-06-10T02:14:23.205433+00:00 IST

Australia backs renewables, storage to address gas crisis

Canberra [Australia], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's energy ministers have agreed to an 11-point plan to address the nation's gas crisis when the country's energy prices are spiking due to high winter demand and supply shortages.

2022-06-09T07:14:15.166764+00:00 IST

Nearly 1.6 bn people exposed to crisis due to Ukraine war: UN

New York [US], June 9 (ANI): War in Ukraine has left an estimated 1.6 billion people in 94 countries exposed to at least one dimension of finance, food, or energy crisis, with around 1.2 billion living in "perfect-storm" countries severely vulnerable to all three areas, the policy brief by the Global Crisis Response Group (GCRG) has revealed.

2022-06-09T06:24:28.862403+00:00 IST

Iran satisfied with India's stance over Prophet remark row

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Iran is satisfied with the efforts made by the Indian government in dealing with those responsible for comments on Prophet Muhammed, the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said.

2022-06-09T04:21:21.240140+00:00 IST

India, Iran to continue cooperation on Chabahar Port

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): India and Iran on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to continue their cooperation on the development of the Chabahar Port as a transit hub for the region including Central Asia and said delegates from the two counties will meet soon to address operational aspects of the key port.

2022-06-09T02:32:21.369797+00:00 IST

Scientists warn of more La Nina events in eastern Australia

Sydney [Australia], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia's eastern states are likely to become more flood-prone in the coming decades due to increasing La Nina events, according to a new study.

2022-06-08T09:46:01.949065+00:00 IST

Jaishankar welcomes Iranian counterpart to New Delhi

New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar welcomed the Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday, saying the discussion between the visiting minister and Indian officials will reflect the close ties between Tehran and New Delhi.

2022-06-08T09:26:02.260225+00:00 IST

India hands over cargo of tuberculosis medicines to Zimbabwe

Harare [Zimbabwe], June 8 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, on his visit to Zimbabwe on Wednesday, handed over a consignment of 288 boxes of medicines to treat tuberculosis (TB) to the Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare John Mangwiro.

2022-06-08T06:41:45.738579+00:00 IST

Chilean experts predict another COVID-19 peak in coming weeks

Santiago [Chile], June 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Chile will face another peak of COVID-19 infections in the next two weeks, a local epidemics monitoring group predicted on Tuesday.

2022-06-08T06:13:11.524763+00:00 IST

UNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa

Nairobi [Kenya], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday appealed for urgent funding to help avert an "explosion of child deaths" which it said is looming in East Africa if the world does not act immediately.

2022-06-08T04:22:05.240230+00:00 IST

Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in India to boost ties

New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday to deepen historical ties and partnerships with India.

2022-06-08T04:05:58.507458+00:00 IST

Tunisia, Britain sign MoU on renewable energies

Tunis [Tunisia], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Tunisia and Britain signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on British technical and financial support for the development of renewable energies in Tunisia, the Tunisian press agency Tunis Afrique Presse reported on Tuesday.

2022-06-08T01:45:08.216458+00:00 IST

MoS Muraleedharan meets Zimbabwean lawmaker Jacob Francis Mudenda

Harare [Zimbabwe], June 8 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, on his recent visit to Zimbabwe as a part of his African nations tour, met the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zimbabwe, advocate Jacob Francis Mudenda on Tuesday.

2022-06-07T21:38:56.782105+00:00 IST

Egypt to launch new satellite to provide better internet services

Cairo [Egypt], June 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Egyptian satellite company Nilesat on Tuesday announced that its new satellite Nilesat 301 is scheduled to be launched on Wednesday in the United States.

2022-06-07T17:40:03.690092+00:00 IST