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Climate change is affecting drinking water quality, says study
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): A study has revealed that climate change is affecting drinking water quality.
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Disaster-hit people in immediate need of humanitarian assistance in Afghan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 9 (ANI): As catastrophic floods and earthquakes in several provinces of Afghanistan have affected thousands of people, leaving them in immediate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thur
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4-year-old boy swept away in flooded drain in Thane
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], September 9 (ANI): A 4-year-old child is feared to have been washed away into a drain in Thane, due to a heavy downpour on Thursday.
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UN chief lands in Pakistan to take stock of the floods situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday landed in Pakistan on a two-day visit to take stock of the floods related situation and express solidarity with the country's people hit by extreme monsoon rain.
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Pakistan trade body asks federal govt to allow import of cotton from India
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): Due to the dire condition of the textile industy in the country following devastating floods, a Pakistan trade body has approached the Shehbaz Sharif government to allow the import of cotton from India.
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Pakistan floods demonstrate need for climate change mitigation: UN body
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): The devastating floods in Pakistan, which have claimed over 1,200 lives, have now affected more than 33 million people, causing widespread destruction and damage.
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PM Modi highlights govt efforts to support farmers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted the efforts of the Central government for the welfare of the citizens, including the ones toward agriculture and rural households and said that it is the government's priority to support crores of farm
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UN chief to pay two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan from tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan on September 9-10 to express solidarity with the country's people drenched by extreme monsoon rains that have led to the country's worst flooding in a decade.
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Sindh villagers trapped as Pakistan's largest lake Manchar overflows
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): Sindh villagers are trapped due to flooding caused by the overflowing of Pakistan's largest lake Manchar.
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London-based activist lambasts Imran Khan over new anti-Pakistani army sta
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 8 (ANI): London-based rights activist Shaukat Ali Kashmiri raised concern over Pakistan's socio-economic and political situation and lambasted former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for his close association with the Pakista
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Imran Khan alleges political conspiracy being hatched to topple Punjab gov
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to topple his party's government in Punjab.
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Flood victims complain over inept govt response to floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 7 (ANI): At least 1,325 people have died from floods in Pakistan, leaving the resident of Kambar-Shahdadkot complaining over the lack of help being provided to them despite the tall claims made by the authorities ranging from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to t
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