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Africa's bloc to promote use of local currency to boost trade
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nairobi [Africa], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Tuesday said it will promote the use of local currencies in order to boost trade amongst African countries.
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In Luxembourg, top US & China officials discuss ways to avoid 'miscalc
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan met with Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi in Luxembourg on Monday where the two sides discussed ways to avoid reducing misunderstanding and avoiding miscalculations amid rising tension between the two countries over
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Quad, BRICS vie to woo India
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): The Quad and the BRICS, the two rivals, are competing with each other as they find India one of its key members among the countries.
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Pak Foreign Minister departs for Iran to discuss bilateral relations
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday departed for Iran for his two-day visit to discuss the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
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India pitches for interests of developing, under-developed countries at WT
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): India made a strong pitch for protecting the interests of the developing and under-developed countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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India concerned over references in TRIPS document, says super-profits of p
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): India has expressed disappointment and concerns about some reference in TRIPS document draft presented at the 12th ministerial meet that does not include effective measures to combat challenges posed by pandemic, especially for the developing countries
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At WTO, Piyush Goyal slams nations opposing TRIPS waiver, seeks negotiatio
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 13 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of the TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday slammed the countries standing in the way of the key Indian proposal, besides urging the need to start negotiations on therapeutics and diagnostic
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Pixar's 'Lightyear' banned over same sex kiss in Saudi Arabia, UAE
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): The upcoming animated Hollywood flick, 'Lightyear' has become the latest Disney movie to be banned in various Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Effective ECCE cheaper than later remedial programs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 13 (ANI/GPRC): The World Bank's latest report on 'Quality Early Learning: Nurturing Children's Potential' estimates that 53 per cent of children in low and middle-income countries are 'learning poor' meaning they are unable to read and understand a short text by age 10
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India talks tough at WTO, says 'will not buckle under any pressure'
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 12 (ANI): India talked tough in Geneva. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal in his remarks at the closed-door session at the 12th ministerial conference touched on the spiralling food inflation and the need for the agreement on food stockholding by th
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India-Russia ties are time-tested: Russian Deputy envoy on 75th anniversar
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 12 (ANI): Russian Deputy envoy to India, Roman Babushkin, while celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Moscow-Delhi diplomatic relations said that the ties between countries are honest, multidimensional and time-tested.
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G33 Ministerial Meeting: Piyush Goyal expresses concern over stalemate on
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): At the G33 Ministerial Meeting in Geneva, a coalition of developing countries of which India is a key member, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed his concerns over the stalemate in reaching a permanent solution on the issue of publ
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