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Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high: UN report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels/Rome, May 6 (ANI): The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, an annual report launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) has found.
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Renault Samsung Motors' union strike closes the company's workplace
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 6 (ANI/Global Economic): In 2020, when the union of Renault Samsung Motors, which was negotiating wages and collective agreements, went on a strike, the company closed down.
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Premier League looking to allow fans inside stadiums from May 17
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 5 (ANI): The Premier League on Wednesday confirmed that the final two match weeks of the 2020-21 season will be limited to home fans, subject to the UK Government easing lockdown restrictions.
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Mestastop Solutions: A biotechnology startup changing the fight against 'C
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, (Delhi), [India], May 5 (ANI/NewsVoir): Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020 and 90 per cent of those deaths were due to metastasis - which is the process of the primary tumour spreading to secondary organs in the body. Mest
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Economic woes, curbs on dissent in Pakistan marred 2020: Report
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP)'s annual report has asked the Imran Khan government to deliver to the public the "rights and freedoms to which they are legally and constitutionally entitled."
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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021: Halle Berry lauds Chloe Zhao's
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 5 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor Halle Berry marked Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2021 on Wednesday by sharing an appreciation post for filmmaker Chloe Zhao who recently won the Academy Award for Best Director for the 2020 drama 'Nomadland'.
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Euro 2020: UEFA confirms squad increase from 23 to 26 for tournament
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], May 4 (ANI): European football's governing body UEFA on Tuesday announced an increase in squad lists from 23 players to 26 for Euro 2020 to "mitigate the risks of teams facing a shortage of available players" as coronavirus continues to rage.
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Covid, rollback of stamp duty dent Mumbai residential sales: Knight Frank
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): Mumbai recorded upwards of 10,000 residential property registrations in April but only 7 per cent of these registrations were from new residential sales while the rest were transacted between December 2020 to March 2021 for which applicable stamp du
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Synechron paves the road for BFSI industry's progressive journey through i
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI/Mediawire): According to a recent report by Allied Market Research, the global digital transformation in the BFSI market is projected to reach USD 164.08 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 15.4 per cent from 2020 to 2027.
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Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020: Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): As in preceding years, Pakistan witnessed substantial human rights violations in 2020, from forced conversions of religious minorities and crimes against women to enforced disappearances and curbs on freedom of expression, the Human Rights Commission of Pakist
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Raj Khatri a Filmmaker by Passion and a Flag Bearer for social change
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI/BusinessWire India): On 24 March 2020, the Prime Minister of India announced a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the Novel Coronavirus. Within a fortnight, the National Commission of Women (NCW) reported a 100 per cent rise in complaints of
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TVS Motor Company registers sales of 238,983 units in April 2021
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hosur (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): TVS Motor Company registered sales of 238,983 units in April 2021 as against 9,640 units in April 2020. Domestic sales in April 2021 is lower due to lockdowns in many states, but retails continue to be ahead of despatch.
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