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After 100 days of war, UN issues fresh alert amid alarming food insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 3 (ANI): One hundred days since the 24 February Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday issued a fresh alert amid rising and alarming levels of food insecurity there.
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Sri Lankan President instructs officials to maintain adequate stocks of es
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to maintain adequate stocks of all essential food items to prevent a shortage of goods.
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Pakistan:Sindh irrigation ministry urges ISRA to release extra water as ba
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], June 3 (ANI): The Sindh irrigation ministry urged the Indus River System Authority (ISRA) to release extra water as the province observes a dip in its water flow that could impact its barrages.
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Sri Lanka PM holds discussions with FAO, UNDP representatives
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held discussions on Friday with the Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Vimlendra Sharan, and United Nations Development Program Deputy Country Representative, Malin Herwig, regardin
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Number of newborn babies in Japan hits record low in 2021 as demographic c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 3 (ANI/Xinhua): Japan logged a record low number of newborn babies in 2021, as the nation's demographic crisis intensifies, the government said in a report on Friday.
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Sri Lanka targets USD 5 billion this year for repayments, says PM
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, during a meeting with representatives from the Joint Chambers on Thursday, explained that the Government was targeting USD 5 billion for repayments and USD 1 billion to bolster the country's r
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RSS chief lauds India's 'balanced approach' in Russia-Ukraine conflict
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], June 2 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday lauded the Centre for its "balanced approach" in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and noted that the war has increased the security and economic issues for the country.
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Pak: Blame game between Punjab, Sindh continues amid water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Amid the rising water crisis in the provinces, the blame game between Punjab and Sindh continues as Sindh officials accuse their counterparts in Punjab of not agreeing to an independent evaluation by the Wapda's International Sedimentation Research Institu
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'No water, no vote': Villagers in MP's Dindori furious over severe water c
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dindori (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 2 (ANI): Furious over the severe water crisis that the people of the village in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori have been facing for the last several years, villagers have decided to boycott Gram Panchayat elections until every household in the village gets
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'Gota Go Gama' demonstrators deny 'false claims' of meeting Sri Lanka Pres
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 2 (ANI): Demonstrators against Gotabaya Rajapaksa-led government in Sri Lanka have denied claims that they had met the Sri Lankan President and alleged that false claims were being made in an attempt to scuttle the ongoing struggle at Galle Face.
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Taliban forces kill four NRF members in Afghanistan's Tagab
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 2 (ANI): Taliban forces killed four members of the National Resistance Front during the clearing operation in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, a local media reported.
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Rights group call for urgent debate on women's rights crisis in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): The world's worst women's rights crisis demands an urgent and proportionate response from the UN Human Rights Council, urged a coalition of 25 leading NGOs from all world regions on Wednesday.
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