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Ways to fence the progress of Neurodegenerative diseases
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [United States], Apr. 01 (ANI): The Neurodegenerative disease is an umbrella term for a range of conditions which primarily affect the neurons which are the building blocks of the nervous system. Neurons normally don't reproduce or replace themselves, so when they become damage
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Kandy riots: Sri Lanka govt blocks social media
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 7 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Wednesday blocked popular social media networks, such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Viber and Instagram to name a few, for three days in order to prevent the spread of communal violence across the country.
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Maldives crisis: Military blocks MPs from entering Parliament
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 13 (ANI): The military in Maldives on Tuesday blocked Member of Parliament (MPs) from entering into the Parliament building.
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Telangana CM pushes for environment protection
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Addressing the need to protect the environment in the capital city of Hyderabad and its neighbouring regions, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has called for the development of forest blocks in the surrounding forest lands.
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Turkey blocks Greek Defence Minister from approaching Aegean islets
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 28 (ANI): Turkey's Interior Ministry has stated that the Turkish Coast Guard on Sunday blocked Greece's defense minister Panos Kammenos from approaching a pair of islets in the Aegean Sea.
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US SC blocks redrawing of North Carolina congressional maps
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Jan 19 (ANI): United States Supreme Court has blocked a lower court's order for North Carolina to redraw its congressional district maps.
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Israel blocks major road connecting Palestine
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Ramallah [Palestine], Jan 10 (ANI): In yet another clampdown by its forces, Israel on Wednesday blocked a major road connecting the country with Nablus in West Bank.
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US judge blocks Trump's DACA ban
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
San Francisco [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): A federal judge in San Francisco temporarily blocked the United States President Donald Trump's administration from banning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects certain illegal immigrants from deportation on Tuesday.
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Iran blocks Telegram, Instagram amid protests
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], January 1 (ANI): Iran has blocked two popular social media apps - Telegram and Instagram - as a security measure, as protests against the government continued for the fourth consecutive day.
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Israel blocks entrance to West Bank
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], Dec 24 (ANI): Israel on Sunday sealed off the entrance to the West Bank cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh.
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After news channels, Pakistan blocks social media
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov.25 (ANI): Major social networking sites, including Facebook and Twitter were allegedly blocked in Pakistan after a police crackdown on protesters turned violent.
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Russia blocks Syria chemical-weapons probe's renewal
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [USA], November 17 (ANI): Russia has vetoed the U.S.-initiated draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to renew the investigation into the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
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