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US experts raise alarm over 'soft-pedal coverage' of CCP's centenary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 3 (ANI): The 'soft-pedal coverage' of the Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at the Communist Party centenary has left US experts sounding the alarm bells. Geopolitical experts believe that commercial motive could be behind the mellow reporting of the communist na
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Human rights situation remains alarming in Pakistan says report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Pakistan's human rights scenario remains alarming with issues like marginalisation of communities and groups and increasing instances of honour killing as well as the poor state of religious minorities among others continue unabated in 2020, according to
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Nicaragua's opposition leaders, journalists flee country amid increasing g
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Managua [Nicaragua], June 27 (ANI): An increasing number of high-profile opposition leaders, journalists and members of civil society are fleeing Nicaragua as the regime of President Daniel Ortega is waging an alarming political crackdown ahead of an election in November.
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Ground water level in Pakistan's Balochistan drops to alarming levels
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water crisis in Pakistan, Balochistan Governor Amanullah Khan Yasinzai pointed out that the ground water level in Balochistan has dropped to alarming levels, especially in the provincial capital Quetta.
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Pakistan's opposition alarmed over disappearance of key rights bills
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Pakistan's opposition in the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature has expressed alarm over its key human rights (HR) bills disappearing in a black hole to emerge in the form of government bills.
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UN rights experts 'extremely alarmed' by forced organ harvesting of minori
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sounded alarm over the reports of alleged 'organ harvesting' that is targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, who are currently in detention in China
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UN alarmed by recent Myanmar violence, calls for accountability
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], June 17 (ANI): The United Nations on Thursday said it was alarmed by the latest wave of violence in Myanmar in the wake of the February 1 military coup and called for all those responsible, including senior commanders, to be held accountable for violations.
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COVID-19, ageing population raises concerns over China's 'utterly deficien
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 national census have raised concerns over the alarmingly ageing population of China and "utterly deficient" health infrastructure, Jianli Yang, a Chinese dissident and son of a former Chinese Communist Party leader.
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French firm raises alarm over 'imminent radiological threat' after Chinese
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 15 (ANI): A French operator of a Chinese nuclear plant located in Guangdong province has warned US officials of an "imminent radiological threat" following a leak at the plant, according to multiple media reports.
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European companies concerned over China's anti-sanctions law
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 10 (ANI): European companies have expressed discontent over a new Chinese anti-sanctions law, saying they are alarmed by the lack of transparency in the process.
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Mandating vaccination could negatively impact voluntary compliance: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): Citizen opposition to COVID-19 vaccination has emerged worldwide, prompting pushes for mandatory vaccination policies. However, a new study based on evidence from Germany and on a model of the dynamic nature of people's resistance to COVID-19 vaccination sounds
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Extremely alarming law and order situation in WB, says Governor Dhankhar;
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 6 (ANI): Hitting out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government over the 'rampant post-poll violence' in the state, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday directed the Chief Secretary to brief him about the law and order scenario and step
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