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$1.79 billion needed to help Venezuelan refugees and migrants: UN experts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the already delicate living conditions of refugees and migrants from Venezuela and substantial funds are needed to meet their increasing needs, say UN rights experts.
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Death toll in Indonesia eruption rises to 43
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll in the eruption of Semeru, a volcano in Indonesia's island of Java, has risen to 43, with 104 people injured, the National Disaster Management Agency said on Thursday.
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CARE Rating Agency revises outlook to 'A'; Positive (Single A; Outlook: Po
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): HK Jewels Pvt Ltd (HKJ) announced that CARE Rating agency revised the outlook from negative to positive citing improvement in financial risk profile in FY2021 and strong improvement in sales in H1FY2022 due to faster demand recovery in
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UNHCR staff members wounded in DR Congo, UN chief calls for full investiga
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], December 9 (ANI): The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed outrage over an attack on a convoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in which one of its vehicles was hit, wounding three staff members.
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Cuba detects its first Omicron infection
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Havana [Cuba], December 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba detected its first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Cuban state news agency ACN reported on Wednesday night.
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Pakistan's Supreme Judicial Council accused of acting under intelligence a
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad, [Pakistan] December 9 (ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) which had recommended the removal of the Pakistan judge from the office has been accused of acting under the influence of the country's key intelligence agency.
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Over 100 million Japanese get at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 100 million Japanese have had at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, with vaccination thus reaching 79% of approximately 126 million Japanese, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing Wednesday's data from the government website.
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Kuwait's Health Ministry confirms first Omicron infection: Reports
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Medics in Kuwait reported the first Omicron infection in a European citizen who arrived in Kuwait from an African country where a spread of the Omicron strain has been confirmed, Kuwait's Health Ministry representative Abdullah Al-Sanad told the Kuwait
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Death toll from Indonesia's Semeru volcano eruption rises to 39
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the eruption of Semeru volcano in Indonesia's island of Java has risen to 39 and 105 others were injured, the Lumajang District Disaster Management Agency said on Wednesday.
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NIA has taken up investigation of drug seized case at Mudra port, Gujarat:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that the National Investigation Agency has taken up the investigation of the registered case in connection with the seizure of 2,988.21-Kg heroin from Mundra Port
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With eye on China, US backs solar panels India deal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 8 (ANI): A US development agency has announced USD 500 million of debt financing for the largest American solar manufacturing company to support the company's previously announced solar manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, India.
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Jacqueline Fernandez appears before ED in extortion case involving conman
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 8 (ANI): Actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Wednesday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) at its office in Delhi in connection with Rs 200 crore extortion case involving conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, said sources.
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