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Economic costs of obesity in 8 countries 0.8pc to 2.4pc of GDP: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): A new report by World Obesity and the Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) published on Friday, showed that the economic impact of obesity in eight observed countries in 2019 lay between 0.8-2.4% of annual GDP.
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UK-France fishing row talks set to resume 'early next week'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing fishing dispute between UK and France, the two countries are set to resume talks "early next week".
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20 countries agree to stop funding fossil fuel projects abroad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 5 (ANI): In a historic breakthrough, 20 countries on Thursday (local time) agreed to stop funding fossil fuel projects abroad at the COP26 climate summit.
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Putin, Lukashenko approve Union state's military doctrine
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 4 (ANI/Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, approved the military doctrine of the Union State and the concept of the migration policy of the two countries.
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Prime Ministers of Vietnam, France hold talks
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], November 4 (ANI/VOVWORLD): Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Wednesday in Matignon Palace, where the two leaders highly appreciated the mutual assistance activities between the two countries.
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Potential customers of Chinese weapons consider PRC arms to be of lower qu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): Potential customers consider arms made by China to be of lower quality and reliability and some countries buy them as they are less expensive, the Pentagon said in its recent report.
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US, UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE call for restoration of Sudanese govt
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The US, UK, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia called for the restoration of the Sudanese government after a military takeover of the country in October, the countries said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
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China conducts influence operations to target media, businesses in US, oth
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): China conducts influence operations, which target cultural institutions, media organisations, business, academic, and policy communities in the US, other countries, and international institutions, to achieve outcomes favourable to its strategic objectives,
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Least developed countries voice concern over progress at Glasgow Climate S
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The chairman of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) bloc, Sonam Wangdi, on Wednesday said that progress at the UN Conference on Climate Change or COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, has been "disappointing," and even "frightening" so far, as he claimed that the
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WHO approval will expedite Covaxin regulatory approval in other countries:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 3 (ANI): The approval of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for emergency use listing of Covid-19 vaccine COVAXIN, will lead to the expedition of regulatory approval of India's indigenously made vaccine all across the world, said the vaccine manufactu
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Covaxin 'extremely suitable' for low, middle-income countries due to easy
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Covaxin -- COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharata Biotech -- is extremely suitable for low and middle-income countries due to easy storage requirements.
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High fuel prices not good for both oil producer, consumer countries: India
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): Stating that higher fuel prices are not good for both Oil producing and Oil consuming countries, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) Chairman SM Vaidya on Wednesday said that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) should increase the produ
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