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Despite hike in education budgets, Pak remains worst country in terms of c
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Although Pakistan's education budgets have increased upto 2.8 per cent, the country still has the world's second-highest number of out-of-school children (OOSC) due to disparities in gender, socio-economic status, geography and availability of quality educ
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Britney Spears' request to suspend father Jamie Spears' conservatorship du
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], July 1 (ANI): Despite Britney Spears' bombshell testimony last week, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a request from the singer's lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, to have Jamie Spears dropped as his daughter's co-conservator.
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US vows stronger Taiwan trade ties despite Beijing's call to cease all for
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], June 30 (ANI): The White House said on Monday that the US would continue to strengthen its trade relationship with Taiwan ahead of bilateral trade talks today, despite Beijing's call on Washington to cease all forms of official exchanges with Taiwan.
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Limited COVID vaccine supply remains key issue for several EU countries
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels (Belgium), June 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Despite steady progress in the coronavirus vaccine distribution across the European Union, many member states still report limited drug supply as the main issue in their efforts to battle the pandemic, the European Center for Disease Prevention and
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Slow vaccination weighs on recovery of A-Pac sovereign credit metrics: S&a
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, June 30 (ANI): S&P Global Ratings expects most Asia Pacific sovereign credit ratings to remain unchanged in the next one to two years despite continued pressures posed by Covid-19.
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Nepal lifts curbs on public vehicles despite warnings of third COVID-19 wa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 30 (ANI): Public vehicles in Nepal's capital Kathmandu have been permitted to operate from Tuesday as the local authorities move forward with the unlocking process despite warnings of the third wave of COVID-19.
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Tripura claims steady economic growth despite pandemic, Opposition says fa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 29 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Tripura has registered economic growth with a per capita income higher than the national average and registered significant growth in its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), claimed the state's Law and Education Minister
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Owaisi asks why no air defence at Jammu IAF base, terms twin blasts as 'ac
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 29 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday asked why there was no air defence over Jammu airbase, where two twin blasts took place on Sunday, despite India having a "defence budget of Rs 3 lakh crores".
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Israel declines imposing restrictions despite increase in COVID-19 cases d
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], June 29 (ANI): Expressing faith in the country's COVID-19 vaccination rate, Israel's new government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has declined to impose new restrictions, even as the Delta variant is leading to a resurgence of infections here.
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U'khand issues fresh COVID guidelines for Char Dham yatra against HC's dec
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Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 29 (ANI): Despite Uttarakhand High Court's order against holding Char Dham yatra this year, the state government issued a fresh set of COVID guidelines for the pilgrimage and said the first phase of the yatra will begin from July 1, while the second phase
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Euro 2020: To write off Germany now would be crazy, says Jurgen Klopp
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London [UK], June 27 (ANI): Liverpool FC head coach Jurgen Klopp has stated that it would be crazy to write off Germany at the ongoing Euro 2020, despite their struggles in the final group stage clash against Hungary.
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England restrict India to 201/8 in 1st ODI despite Mithali Raj's fifty
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Bristol [UK], June 27 (ANI): Sophie Ecclestone picked three while Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole scalped two wickets as England women's restricted India women's team to 201 in 50 overs despite skipper Mithali Raj's gutsy half-century in the first ODI on Sunday.
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