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COVID-19 not linked to increased preterm births: Study
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): A new study may alleviate concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy, as researchers found no increase in preterm births or stillbirths during the first year of the health crisis.
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Brunei's candidate emerges front-runner for ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): Brunei's second foreign minister Erywan Yusof has emerged as the front-runner for the job of ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar to facilitate mediation among the stakeholders and to find a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in the country.
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North Korean major general executed for criticising Kim's order as 'ignora
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 2 (ANI): A major general was killed for reportedly saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's military granaries distribution order was 'ignorant of reality'.
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World is going through an education crisis due to COVID-19, says UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 2 (ANI): The world is going through an education crisis as millions of children remain out of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday.
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Asaduddin Owaisi slams UP govt's population control bill
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 1 (ANI): Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the Uttar Pradesh government of the colossal mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis and opposed the recently rolled out Uttar Pradesh population control bill.
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US, Russia, China, and Pakistan to discuss Afghan crisis in Doha next mont
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar] July 31 (ANI): Representatives of the "Troika plus" comprising the US, Russia, China, and Pakistan have planned to hold a meeting in Doha next month, to discuss the war-torn situation of Afghanistan.
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Six months after coup, Myanmar's political, rights and aid crisis is worse
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 31 (ANI): An estimated 170,200 people remain displaced in the south-eastern parts of Myanmar due to violence, armed clashes and insecurity since 1 February, a UN report said on Friday.
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Facing energy crunch, Pakistan buys LNG cargoes at highest rates since 201
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] July 31 (ANI): As Pakistan has been facing an energy crisis, the Imran Khan government has procured liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for September at the rates of 15.19-15.49 dollars per mm Btu which are the highest since 2015.
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Kerala declares Rs 5,650 crore COVID package for small scale traders, farm
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 30 (ANI): In the bid to uplift small scale traders, industrialists and farmers in Kerala from Covid-19 crisis, state finance minister K N Balagopal on Friday declared a package worth Rs 5,650 crore.
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Banks should cooperate more to face COVID crisis, says Kerala CM
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 30 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said banks should cooperate more to face the economic crisis created by the COVID pandemic. The Chief Minister was addressing a meeting of the State Level Bankers' Committee.
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Can't prosecute good Samaritan: Delhi HC on charge against AAP MLA for pro
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday pulled up the state's Drug Controller for targeting leaders like AAP MLAs and for initiating prosecution against them on allegations of hoarding oxygen and said that if it is taking action against them who were having oxygen
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Ex-Balochistan chief minister accuses Sindh govt of unfair water distribut
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water crisis in Pakistan, former Chief Minister of Balochistan Jan Muhammad Jamali has accused the Sindh government of unfair water distribution to the province and called upon the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) to play its role in ensu
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