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"Pentagon didn't have to be asked..." Biden over US action if Russia uses
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): US President Joe Biden said the United States has its responses ready if Russian President Vladimir Putin uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
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50 pc of world's poorest need debt relief to avert major development crisi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 12 (ANI): Fifty-four developing economies accounting for more than half of the world's poorest people need urgent debt relief as a result of cascading global crises, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Urgent State and National Level Action Plans needed to tackle lead poisoni
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Drawing attention to the looming global health crisis triggered by lead poisoning, particularly in India, where over 2,30,000 people die annually due to exposure to lead pollution, policymakers, scientists and researchers underscored the need for
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India works on Antyodaya vision, UN can lead way: PM Modi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 11 (ANI): Highlighting India's vision of Antyodaya --empowering the last person in a mission mood- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that there is a need for an 'institutional approach' in helping each other during a crisis and that global or
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Climate crisis intensifying heatwaves: UN-backed report warns ahead of COP
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI): Greater action is needed to avert the recurrence of disastrous heatwaves, which are being intensified by the climate crisis, a UN and Red Cross report warned.
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At UNGA, India votes to reject Russia's call for secret vote on Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 11 (ANI): India on Monday voted to reject Russia's call to hold a secret ballot at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on a draft resolution to condemn Moscow's "attempted illegal annexation" of four regions in Ukraine.
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Tele-MANAS initiative launched on occasion of World Mental Health Day
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 10 (ANI): In order to establish a new milestone in the field of mental health, Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) on the occasion of World Mental Health Day was launched virtually on Monday.
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UN moots deploying armed forces to end Haiti's humanitarian crisis
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 10 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for the security council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns.
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Ishaq Dar's economics for pakistan: Temporary relief, permanent damage, sa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): Newly appointed Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar may seem to be the problem solver but his short-term plan, in this economic situation, will create distortions and worsen the structural imbalances.
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Chinese officials in poor countries face unpleasant jobs as debt collector
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): Across much of the developing world, China finds itself in an uncomfortable position as the world's debt collector amid rising inflation and a weakening global economy.
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China's economy in bad shape, road to recovery may be long
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): The Chinese economy is in trouble and the road to recovery may be a long one.
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Wheat rots reportedly in government godowns in Balochistan amid dire food
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Amid the flour crisis for over the past three weeks in Pakistan, several pictures, which reportedly have emerged of a government food warehouse located on Band Road in Pishin district in Balochistan, depicting the possible wheat crisis in the country.
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