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UNHCR calls on nations to expedite family reunification procedures for Afg
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16 (ANI): Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region.
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Int'l community cannot ignore Afghan crisies: UN official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The international community cannot look away from the multiple crises unfolding in Afghanistan, said a UN official, adding that Hunger the plight of women and girls, the looming economic crisis and COVID-19 remain alarming and require urgent action.
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World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a result of the economic crisis brought about by the measures implemented to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
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France concerned by violence in Beirut, calls on Lebanon to prioritize ref
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): France is concerned by a recent outburst of violence in Lebanon and calls on the parties to exercise restraint and focus on necessary reforms to curb the ongoing crisis in the country, the French Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
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India has been ramping up health infrastructure rapidly, this will boost I
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]. October 15 (ANI): Describing India's achievements during the COVID-19 crisis, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that indigenous capacity building, be it in human resources or vaccination, India has been ramping up health infrastru
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China's power woes reveal a strategic weakness
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): China is facing an electricity crisis, forcing factories to reduce operations, power consumption, and leading to outright blackouts in some provinces, according to multiple media reports.
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Centre trying to suppress rights of States to hide its shortcomings: AAP o
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday alleged that the Centre is trying to suppress the rights of the States to hide its own shortcomings by giving additional powers to the Border Security Force (BSF) in the border states.
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Power generation capacity under outage due to coal shortage reduces by 6 G
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Amid concerns about a power crisis in the country, the Ministry of Power on Thursday said that the total capacity of units under outage due to low coal stocks has been reduced by 6 GW (gigawatt).
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Solution will emerge soon, certain things take time: Harish Rawat after me
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Amid reports of ongoing tensions within the Punjab Congress, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Punjab, Harish Rawat on Thursday assured that a solution will emerge soon, adding that certain things take time to get resolved.
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Climate change: Pakistan faces existential crisis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): As per the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report of August 2021, Pakistan is facing an existential crisis.
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There will be no shortage of coal for electricity production, says Union M
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Amid concerns about a power crisis in the country, Union Minister of Coal Pralhad Joshi on Thursday assured that there would be no shortage of coal for electricity production.
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Taliban isolated, silenced female population in Afghanistan and left them
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
London [UK], October 14 (ANI): With the Taliban back at the helm in Afghanistan and the country's humanitarian and economic crises deepening, many Afghans are living in fear, especially women and minority groups. Despite the group's claim to be more moderate, reports of violence by Taliban f
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