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Brussels attack survivor now messenger of non-violence
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Nidhi Chaphekar, who was severely injured in Brussels airport blasts in 2016, has now become a part of a mission which organises seminars on various ways to tackle violence worldwide.
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Bangladesh PM earns praise for sheltering Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 4 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has earned praises for hosting over 1.1 million forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims, whereas Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been facing criticism for not protecting the rights of its citizens.
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NATO welcomes Macedonia referendum 'yes vote'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct 01 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has welcomed the results of the referendum conducted on Sunday to change Macedonia's name to Northern Macedonia and thereby opening the door to NATO and European Union (EU) membership.
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European Parliamentarians express concern over credible, transparent polls
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sept 22 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from seven different parties have shown concern over the failure of President Abdulla Yameen's government in Maldives to engage with the Opposition leaders for credible, transparent and inclusive Presidential ele
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Europe concerned over China's hidden agenda behind One Belt, One Road
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 18 (ANI): A group of panellists from Europe have expressed concern over China's 'One Belt One Road Initiative' (OBOR), calling out the hidden agendas to capture European markets.
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Exiled Nasheed calls on EU for fair Maldivian elections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sep 15 (ANI): Former Maldivian president, Mohamed Nasheed visited Brussels and Strasbourg and called on the European Union to issue a populated sanctions list and support a 'free and fair Presidential Election' in the island nation, which is scheduled for September 23.
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Turkey's purchase of S-400 from Russia "national decision": NATO
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sep 15 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenburg on Friday said that Turkey's decision to purchase missile defence system from Russia is a national decision.
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Maldives situation "worse than previously understood"
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sep 09 (ANI): A report on the current political situation in the Maldives, recently published by a European think tank, has deemed the political situation in the Island Nation under President Abdulla Yameen as "worse than had been previously understood and continues to de
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EU to recommend abolishing daylight saving time
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sep 01 (ANI): The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday said that following a large-scale public survey, the European Union (EU) is planning to propose ending twice-yearly clock changes.
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European lawmakers to slap economic embargo on Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 22 (ANI): A group of European officials, including the Members of European Parliament (MEP), have threatened to impose economic and other sanctions on the Maldives if the present regime fails to hold free and fair federal elections, scheduled for September 23 this
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EU sanctions on Maldives may turn people 'against the administration'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jul 22 (ANI): The European Union's (EU) plan to impose sanctions ranging from travel bans to asset freezes in the Maldives may turn people against the administration as they might feel that the sanctions are too hefty a price to pay.
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Ousting Abdulla Yameen 'only way out' for Maldivians
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Jul 22 (ANI): The only way out for the people of Maldives is to remove President Abdulla Yameen from power, said Member of European Parliament (MEP) Nicolas Bay, Co-President Group: Europe of Nations and Freedom on Friday.
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