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In 28 countries, risk of death for men 60 pc higher than for women: Study
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Ontario [Canada], March 15 (ANI): A large study of people in 28 countries found men aged 50 and over had a 60 per cent greater risk of death than women, partly explained by heavier rates of smoking and heart disease in men, although the gap varied across countries.
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New focus on SDGs needed to rebuild after COVID-19: ADB
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Manila [Philippines], March 15 (ANI): A renewed focus on achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be essential as countries seek to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Asian Development Bank (ADB) released on Monday.
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Isolated Erdogan seeks rapprochement with Egypt
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Nicosia [Cyprus], March 15 (ANI): Facing increasing international isolation, while pressure is increasing on Ankara with the recent US sanctions, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday expressed his intention "to strengthen relations with Egypt, if current diplomatic contact betwee
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Hong Kong faces brain drain as educated people plan to move abroad
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Hong Kong, March 15 (ANI): Hong Kong could witness a brain drain in the next five years after a new survey revealed that a quarter of university-educated people under the age of 35 were planning to leave the city to work elsewhere, amid easing of immigration schemes by foreign countries in r
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Former Windies cricketers, including Vivian Richards, Richie Richardson, t
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New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): Former West Indies cricketers Vivian Richards, Richie Richardson, Jimmy Adams and Ramnaresh Sarwan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping the Caribbean countries by donating them Covid-19 vaccines under the Vaccine Maitri initiative.
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US Secretary of Defence to tour Asia, focus on strengthening ties with Ind
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Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): Following the first-ever virtual summit of the top leaders of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) on March 12, the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin informed that he has arrived at the US Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii on Sunday to beg
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Will work with countries who share common goal for free Indo-Pacific: Quad
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Washington [US], March 14 (ANI): While reiterating its commitment to a free and secure Indo-Pacific region, leaders of the Quad countries -- India, Australia, Japan and the United States -- pledged to work with other countries who share the same goals and ensuring that COVID-19 vaccines are
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IBM helps Joyalukkas reimagine digital customer experience across 11 count
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 13 (ANI/BusinessWire India): IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Joyalukkas, India's leading jewellery retailer, is collaborating with IBM Global Business Services (GBS) to design, develop and deploy a new cloud-native e-commerce platform across 11 count
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DFC to support Indian manufacturer Biological E's efforts to produce 1 bil
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Washington [US] March 13 (ANI): The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has announced it will support Indian manufacturer Biological E's efforts to produce at least 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2022 with stringent regulatory authorization (SRA) and/
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China summons UK's ambassador over article on press freedom
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Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): Beijing has summoned Britain's ambassador to China Caroline Wilson over an article on press freedom, escalating a bitter row between the two countries that has spilled over to the media industry.
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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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India's vaccine capacity to be expanded with support from Quad to assist I
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New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): India's formidable vaccine production capacity will be expanded with support from Japan, the US and Australia to assist countries in the Indo-Pacific region, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, after the 'Quad' leaders' summit.
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