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Consumer groups to hold webinar on tobacco harm reduction
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on 26 September 2020 to encourage countries in the region to acknowledge tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a human right and discuss the merits of smoke-free nicotine products as much safe
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IIT Guwahati can become pivotal centre for engagement with neighbouring co
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said education is gradually becoming a new medium of engagement with neighbouring countries and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati can become a pivotal centre for the same.
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We must all strive to preserve peace: UN Chief Guterres
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): A high-level meeting of the United Nations was held on Monday, marking the 75 years of the organization where the General Assembly adopted a forward-looking political declaration that would give countries a mechanism to combat terrorism, reformed multilater
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Government committed for success of Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative: Piyush
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that the government was making efforts for the success of Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative and noted that risks of being dependent on other countries were evident during lockdown to contain the
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Russia received requests to supply 1,2 billion dozes of 'Sputnik V' COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 21 (ANI): Russia has signed preliminary agreements with more than 10 countries across the middle east, South America and Asia, which could give Russia "a valuable economic and political leverage" internationally.
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Russia, Belarus ordered to ensure contacts between officials, key companie
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, during their recent talks in Sochi agreed to task the authorities of both countries to establish personal contacts between heads of government agencies and stra
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Russia restores international flights with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has restored international flights with Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and South Korea, with citizens and permanent residents of the four countries allowed to enter Russia following the easing of the coronavirus-related measures, the Russ
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US ready to punish countries that are against renewed UN sanctions against
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): UN sanctions are being reimposed on Iran and the US is planning additional measures, including to punish the countries that do not agree with the sanctions, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said.
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'Let's talk about dementia' on World Alzheimer's Day 2020
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): World Alzheimer's Day is observed on September 21 every year to raise the awareness about Alzheimer's and Dementia. This day is celebrated for generating awareness and due to the seriousness of this disease, it is celebrated for the whole month in some
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US sanctions unlikely to hinder arms sales to Iran once UN embargo expires
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], September 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Any potential US sanctions are unlikely to prevent countries from selling arms to Iran after the United Nations (UN) embargo on the country expires on October 18, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday.
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China vows countermeasures over US ban on TikTok, WeChat
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 19 (ANI): Amid worsening relations between two countries, China on Saturday said it resolutely opposed the move by the US to ban TikTok and WeChat and vowed to take countermeasures.
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BCCI, Emirates Cricket Board sign MoU and hosting agreement to boost cric
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], September 19 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) have signed an MoU and hosting agreement to boost cricketing ties between the two countries.
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