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Navratilova gets dumped by LGBT group over her transgender comments
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], Feb 21 (ANI): Tennis veteran Martina Navratilova has been removed as an ambassador by Athlete Ally, the organisation that supports LGBT athletes, following her controversial comments on transgender athletes.
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Procter & Gamble announces the newest commitment to gender equality across
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] Feb 21 (ANI): Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced a new commitment around a number of initiatives that will promote gender equality across the Indian subcontinent, Middle East and Africa (IMEA) region. The declaration, which was made by P&G’s IM
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Zain selects parallel wireless open RAN to modernize 2G and 3G networks
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Parallel Wireless, Inc., the leader in providing the world’s first software-based unified end-to-end network solution across All Gs (2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G), today announced that Zain, the leading mobile telecom innovator in eight markets across the Midd
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Injured Philander ruled out of second Test against Sri Lanka
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb 20 (ANI): South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh due to a grade one hamstring strain.
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Cabinet approves agreement of simplification of visa between India, South
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): The Union Cabinet approved an agreement on simplification of visa requirements for travel of certain categories of citizens between India and South Africa.
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Akila Dananjaya back in SL ODI squad after coming clean with bowling actio
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 19 (ANI): Spinner Akila Dananjaya has returned to the Sri Lanka ODI squad for the upcoming five-match series against South Africa, after being cleared of bowling action by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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India, Morocco to sign MoU on counter-terrorism cooperation: Sushma Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], Feb 18 (ANI): Just days after the deadly Pulwama terror attack, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who arrived in Morocco on Sunday said India will seek to consolidate its partnership with the North African country in several areas including counter-terrorism.
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Kusal Perera makes big gains after heroic effort against South Africa
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb 17 (ANI): Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Perera has advanced an astonishing 58 places in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Player Rankings after a memorable performance helped his team score a thrilling one-wicket victory over South Africa in Durban.
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Scientists find genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): Scientists have now found a genetic variant in people of African descent that significantly increases a smoker's preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a flavour additive.
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South Africa coal mine blast: Death toll rises to 12
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Feb 14 (Xinhua/ANI): The death toll from an underground gas explosion at Gloria coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa, has risen to 12 after more bodies were retrieved on Thursday.
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IAAF rejects claims that it wants to classify Caster Semenya as biological
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Monte Carlo [Monaco], Feb 14 (ANI): The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has vehemently rejected the claim made by a media report that the association intends South African women's 800m Olympics champion Caster Semenya to be classified as a biological male during
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Bill and Melinda Gates release 2019 Annual Letter: “Things We Didn’t See C
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bill and Melinda Gates share their 2019 Annual Letter, “Things We Didn’t See Coming". In this year’s letter, Bill and Melinda share nine things that have surprised them over the course of their nearly two decades of work together in global health and development.
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