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Sri Lanka raises concerns with China over doormat using national flag prin
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 13 (ANI): After reports of Chinese-made doormats featuring Sri Lanka's national flag being sold online surfaced on social media, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry has raised its concerns with China and had called for a full-scale inquiry into the sale of such doormat
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G7 expresses 'grave concern' over electoral changes in Hong Kong
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Paris [France], March 13 (ANI): - The top diplomats of the G7 (Group of Seven) group of countries expressed "grave concerns" about China's national legislature approving a resolution to drastically overhaul Hong Kong's electoral system to ensure only 'patriots' can rule the city, a move whic
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Refugee centers in Ethiopia's Tigray at risk of disease outbreaks: UNICEF
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Addis Ababa [Ethopia], March 12 (ANI/Sputnik): There are widespread concerns that overcrowding at refugee centers and lack of health facilities will drive disease outbreaks in Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region, a UNICEF spokesman told Sputnik.
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Novavax COVID-19 vaccine highly effective in UK trial, but drops against S
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London [UK], March 12 (ANI): Novavax on Thursday said that final data from a trial in the United Kingdom shows its COVID-19 vaccine is almost 90 per cent effective, but the vaccine was far less effective in a separate trial in South Africa, given the virus variant there that has raised co
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Health ministry says 'very worried about Maharashtra'; 14,317 new COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry on Thursday during its weekly press conference expressed concerns over the COVID-19 situation in Maharashtra and said that the reduced testing, tracing and lack of COVID appropriate behaviours have led to the surge in active cas
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US concerned as Chinese human rights lawyer goes missing
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Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): The United States has expressed concerns about the whereabouts of Chinese lawyer Wang Yu, who went missing ahead of the International Women's Day awards ceremony to honour her human rights work.
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Despite opposition's concerns about corruption, Imran Khan pushes for Broa
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 9 (ANI): Despite opposition's resistance, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday pushed for the salary, and allowances of Broadsheet inquiry commission chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, reported Dawn.
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BSP condemns Giriraj Singh's 'beat up officials with bamboo sticks' commen
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New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): A day after Union Minister Giriraj Singh advised the people of Bihar's Begusarai to "beat up officials with bamboo sticks" for appearing insensitive to their concerns, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday condemned the "controversial" statement saying that it
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Beat up officials with bamboo sticks if they don't listen, says Giriraj Si
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Begusarai (Bihar) [India], March 7 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday advised the people of Begusarai, his Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar to "beat up with bamboo sticks" those officials who appeared insensitive to their concerns.
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Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China concerned over Taiwanese pineapple b
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Taipei (Taiwan), March 6 [ANI]: Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an international, cross-party alliance of parliamentarians, has expressed concerns over the Taiwanese pineapples' ban by Beijing and said Taipei is coming under increasing pressure from Beijing.
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Pashtuns protest at UNHRC against rights violations in Pakistan
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Geneva, [Switzerland] March 04 (ANI): Members of the civil rights movement, Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) on Wednesday staged a protest outside the UN headquarters in Geneva raising concerns over gross human rights violations committed by the Pakistan Army on innocent Pashtuns.
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Equity indices dip over 1 pc, metal stocks crack
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices fell by over 1 per cent on Thursday as concerns over spike in bond yields rekindled globally.
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