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Afghans lodge most asylum applications in EU: report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 5 (ANI): The asylum requests by Afghan people to Europe have increased dramatically and is now the biggest country that lodges the highest number of asylum requests in Europe, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).
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Macron allegedly calling Johnson 'clown' reflects difficult relations betw
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): If reports of French President Emmanuel Macron calling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a clown is true, than it is nothing new, as difficult personal relations between the world leaders are a common occurrence, with the Macron-Johnson spat being
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EU Council restores COVID-19 travel restrictions for Jordan, Namibia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Council said on Thursday it has removed Jordan and Namibia from the list of countries for which COVID-19 travel restrictions should be lifted by member states.
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Muslim Brotherhood has complex network in Europe: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI): The Muslim Brotherhood has a complex network in Europe and understanding the group in the region is difficult due to deliberate secrecy surrounding the organisation, the Policy Research Group (POREG) said citing a report by the European Conservatives and
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EU launches new USD 340bn global connectivity strategy to counter China's
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI): The European Commission (EC) has announced a new USD 340-billion global strategy to boost sustainable links around the world called Global Gateway, a move being seen as a counter to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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New Zealand, Poland send new representatives to Taiwan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], December 2 (ANI): Cyryl Kozaczewski, Poland's former ambassador to Japan has officially assumed office as his country's new top envoy to Taiwan, a media report said citing the Polish representative office in Taipei.
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Russian scholar slams so-called 'Summit for Democracy' as ideological crus
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The so-called "Summit for Democracy" led by the United States is akin to "launching an ideological crusade" against other countries, Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, has recently written.
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Need to strengthen emergency evacuation capabilities: NATO on Afghan opera
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 1 (ANI): NATO needs to increase the capabilities of member states to conduct large-scale and urgent evacuation operations in the future, foreign ministers of the alliance said on Wednesday considering the evacuation operations undertaken in Afghanistan by the cou
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EU continues talks with Taliban to secure humanitarian access in Afghanist
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 29 (ANI): The European Union on Monday said that it will continue talks with the Taliban delegation in Doha to secure humanitarian access in the country and to possibly resume EU diplomatic representation in Kabul.
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Aspirin use linked with increased risk of heart failure: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 28 (ANI): Other than factors such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, taking aspirin is associated with a 26 per cent increased risk of heart failure, as per a recent study.
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EU will not recognise Taliban regime, says European Commission President U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 27 (ANI): The European Union will not recognise the Taliban regime, imposed through violence, said European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen on Saturday.
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New COVID-19 variant confirmed in Belgium
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): A new COVID-19 variant known as B.1.1.529 has been confirmed in Belgium, Belgian Minister of Health and Social Affairs Franck Vandenbroucke said on Friday.
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