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Global energy investments set to recover but remain far from net zero path
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris [France], June 7 (ANI): Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10 per cent this year to 1.9 trillion dollars, reversing most of last year's drop caused the Covid-19 pandemic, but spending on clean energy transitions needs to accelerate much more rapidly to meet climate
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Iraqi armed forces down two drones trying to attack Airbase in country's w
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Two drones attempting to attack the Ayn al Asad airbase in the western Iraqi province of Anbar were taken down, Iraq's state-run news agency INA reported on Sunday, citing a statement from the Iraqi security authorities.
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'UN experts' remarks on Waheed Parra, a nefarious design to malign Indian
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Parra, currently lodged in Srinagar jail on charges of funding terrorist groups, enjoys access to television and outside food, all special privileges denied to other prisoners, sources said.
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Israel's Shin Bet head says stop violent discourse
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 6 (ANI): The head of Israel's Security Agency Shin Bet, Nadav Argaman has issued a warning against incitement, including on social media, amid political tensions in Israel that could lead to possible physical harm, Times of Israel reported.
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Expanded ECLGS a lifeline for sectors hit by second Covid wave: Crisil
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 5 (ANI): The expansion of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) announced by the government will help companies in sectors like civil aviation, hotels and tour operators where demand has been severely affected by the intense second wave of Covid-19
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SAD chief demands probe into order to supply vaccines to pvt hospitals; Pu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Following the withdrawal of the Punjab government order of providing "one-time" limited vaccine doses to the 18-44 age group population through private hospitals on Friday, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal called the matter a scam and said
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Flooding affects 400,000 people in Somalia: UN
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], June 4 (ANI/Xinhua): Flooding caused by recent torrential rains across Somalia have affected an estimated 400,000 people in 14 districts since late April, the United Nations humanitarian agency said.
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Pakistani journalist Asad Toor summoned by FIA in inquiry about 'defamatio
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Islamabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued a summons to Pakistani journalist Asad Ali Toor who was recently attacked by three masked men, to appear before it and record his statement in an inquiry regarding 'defamation of govt institution.'
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Canada orders health agency to turn over documents on collaboration with C
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Toronto [Canada], June 3 (ANI): Amid global pressure for a fresh probe on COVID-19 origins, Canada's parliament on Thursday ordered the Public Health Agency (PHAC) to turn over unredacted documents related to collaboration with China on other deadly pathogens and the firing of two scientists
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NIA files chargesheet in Patna court in AK-47 weapons recovery case
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 2 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge-sheet before its special court in Patna in an AK-47 weapons recovery case.
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Belarus imposes new rules restricting citizens from leaving country
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Minsk [Belarus], June 1 (ANI): Belarus' border security agency has announced a severe tightening of already strict rules limiting citizens' ability to exit the country to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
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Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine approved for minors aged 12-15 in Japan: Report
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Tokyo [Japan], May 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for ages 12 to 15 on Monday, the media reported.
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