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World's largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-r
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 27 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme's 'Peoples' Climate Vote' reflects views of over half the world's population after results processed by Oxford University. According to the outcomes of the survey, 64 per cent of participants believe that climate chang
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One killed, 22 injured in fire near Madrid
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): At least one person has been killed and 22 others were injured in a blaze that occurred in the Spanish city of Alcala de Henares, the autonomous community of Madrid, the capital's emergency service said on Tuesday.
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Greta Thunberg calls out three decades of 'blah, blah, blah' on climate ch
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], January 26 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on world leaders and organisations over the issue of climate change, environmental activist Greta Thunberg on Monday said that world leaders speak of an existential climate emergency and yet instead of taking action, they set
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COVID-19: Pakistan authorises emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 24 (ANI): Pakistan's Drug Regulatory Authority has approved the emergency use of the Russian-made vaccine against the coronavirus disease, Gam-COVID-Vac, commonly known as Sputnik V.
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UP becomes first state to have 2 airstrips on expressways for landing, tak
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 24 (ANI): With the completion of the construction of the 3,300-metre-long airstrip near Kurebhar on Purvanchal Expressway, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country with two airstrips on expressways to facilitate emergency landing and ta
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Central African Republic declares emergency for 15 days amid post-election
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bangui [CAR], January 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The Central African Republic (CAR) has declared a state of emergency after rebel forces that refused to recognise the December presidential election results, attacked the country's capital of Bangui, presidential spokesman Albert Yaloke Mokpeme said.
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Indian Navy rescues Malaysian with medical emergency onboard Singapore shi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI): Navy rescue a Malaysian citizen, 34, suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (a digestive disease), experiencing heavy breathing difficulty near the Mumbai coast on Thursday.
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UAE authorises emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorized emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) confirmed on Thursday, noting that Phase III clinical trials were still ongoing in the UAE.
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Suraj Mehta, a visionary who has turn around the world of innovation and t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI/Digpu): Suraj Bipin bhai Mehta is an exemplary figure in the field of entrepreneurship and social responsibility. He is the brain behind a very innovative mobile application for '108' emergency services in the state of Gujarat. This app has revolutionized e
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Trump amends order to deal with malicious cyber-enabled activities
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): The outgoing US President Donald Trump on Tuesday amended an executive order to deal with the national emergency related to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.
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Experts train local residents on how to handle emergencies in Kashmir vall
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 20 (ANI): Civil defence experts trained volunteers and locals on how to handle emergency situations such as fires, earthquakes, and snow avalanches at a training programme in the Kashmir valley.
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Iraq approves Sinopharm, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], January 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi authorities have approved the coronavirus vaccines by UK-Swedish company AstraZeneca and China's Sinopharm for emergency use, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.
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