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10 US Senators ask Biden to back India's proposal to get TRIPS waiver to C
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): Amid the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic, ten Senators have urged US President Joe Biden to support India and South Africa's proposal to the WTO to temporarily lift certain intellectual property barriers and allow countries to locally manufacture COVID-19
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Mohammad Nawaz, Fakhar Zaman shine as Pakistan defeat South Africa by 3 wi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Centurion [South Africa], April 16 (ANI): Faheem Ashraf and Hasan Ali picked three wickets each before Fakhar Zaman's fifty and Mohammad Nawaz's late cameo helped Pakistan register a thrilling win over South Africa in the fourth and final T20I on Friday.
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China's ambitious BRI project hindered by COVID-19, failure to pay debts
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Beijing quietly scaling back the project, particularly in the emerging markets of Africa, due to banks being over-extended and loans not being repaid on
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Was waiting for such an innings for a long time, says Babar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Centurion [South Africa], April 15 (ANI): After playing an unbeaten knock of 122 in the third T20I against South Africa, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has said that he was waiting for such an innings for a very long time.
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South African Athletics C'ships: Caster Semenya wins 5000m race but misses
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pretoria [South Africa], April 15 (ANI): South Africa's middle-distance runner Caster Semenya recorded a personal best timing in winning the women's 5,000m at the South African Athletics Championships on Thursday but she nearly missed the Tokyo Olympics spot.
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Ex-US police officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Minneapolis [US], April 15 (ANI): An ex-police officer who shot and killed an African American man Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Climate change is affecting availability of good coffee
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 14 (ANI): The findings of a new study by an international team of researchers that looked at the peculiar effect climate change has on Africa's largest coffee-producing nation, found that Ethiopia will be producing less speciality coffee and more rather bland tasting v
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Babar, Rizwan script Pakistan's highest successful T20I run chase, beat SA
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Centurion [South Africa], April 14 (ANI): Babar Azam's stunning century and Mohammad Rizwan's classy fifty helped Pakistan complete their highest successful T20I run-chase with 12 balls to spare against South Africa in the third game here on Wednesday.
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UK study into mixing COVID-19 vaccines to include Novavax, Moderna jabs
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], April 14 (ANI): As the rollout of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine has been paused in the United States, the European Union and South Africa, Researchers in Britain investigating the effects of using one coronavirus vaccine for a first dose and another for a second ha
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Climate change making it harder to get a good cup of coffee: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): In future, Ethiopia may produce less speciality variety of coffee and more of rather bland tasting varieties. This is the result of a new study by an international team of researchers that looked at the peculiar effects climate change has on Africa's larges
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Merck Foundation and African First Ladies mark 'World Health Day' 2021 by
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 14 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, mark 'World Health Day' 2021 together with 19 African First Ladies by starting the "Mask Up With Care" Media Recognition Awards for African Medi
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Raisina Dialogue 2021: Kenyan top diplomat acknowledges India as a strong
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Kenya, Raychelle Omamo on Wednesday acknowledged India as a strong partner at the Raisina Dialogue 2021 digital session on 'Africa Rises - The Continent Means Business'.
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