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UK Prime Minister says three-tiered system best way to avoid spike in COVI
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The new COVID-19 alert level tier allocations, which will come into force in the UK once the country's nationwide lockdown expires on December 2, is the best way to prevent a spike in COVID-19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press briefing o
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Cabinet approves merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank India Limited
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave its approval to the amalgamation of Lakshmi Vilas Bank Limited (LVB) with the wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore based DBS Bank in India.
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White House authorises President's daily Briefing for Biden
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): The White House has given formal approval to President-elect Joe Biden to receive the President's daily briefing, according to an official.
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Trump congratulates administration, public for Dow Jones' historic feat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) made an appearance in the White House briefing room to congratulate his administration and the public for the Dow Jones Industrial Average index crossing a historic 30,000 point level for the first time
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Congress welcomes economic experts' criticism of central govt's proposal t
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): The Congress party welcomed the statement of Dr Raghuram Rajan and Dr Viral Acharya stoutly opposing the proposal of the BJP government to allow corporates and business houses to enter the banking sector and establish banks, in a media briefing on Tue
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UN will offer all support to Libya in holding election within 18 months
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will provide all necessary support to Libya in holding a future presidential and parliamentary election, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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UN may close year with greater arrears than in 2019 amid cash crisis: Spok
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations continues to experience a severe shortage of funds and may be left with greater outstanding state contributions by the end of 2020 as compared to last year, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
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UN Chief concerned by attacks on journalists, urges action to tackle impun
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his concern over attacks on journalists in conflict zones worldwide and called for coordinated efforts to address the impunity for such crimes, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a pr
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India's relations with US based on strong foundations: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): India-United States relations rest on strong foundations that encompass cooperation in every possible sphere, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said during his weekly media briefing on Friday.
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UN chief strongly condemns 'heinous' knife attack in Nice
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemns the knife attack at a church in the French city of Nice that killed three people, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Thursday.
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UN may close 26 aid programmes in Yemen by 2021 due to lack of funds: Spok
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations will be forced to reduce or shut down 26 humanitarian programs in Yemen by the end of this year unless additional funding is received to respond to the country's deteriorating humanitarian crisis, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric s
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Important that Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine cleared by WHO: UN
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Any vaccine for the coronavirus disease, including Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine, must be cleared by the World Health Organization, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
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