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China restricting basic freedoms on pretext of national security, says UN
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): As China continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and people of Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday said that Beijing was restricting basic civil and po
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Need to promote decent and sustainable work in automotive industry: ILO
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): Governments and organisation of workers and employers from around the world have agreed that there is an urgent need to invest in education, training and life-long learning for all in the automotive industry.
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Showed utmost respect to protesting farmers, remains engaged in dialogue w
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 26 (ANI): The Government has shown the utmost respect for protests by farmers and has remained engaged in dialogue with them to address their concerns pertaining to the Farm Laws, said India on Friday.
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UNGA President welcomes ceasefire agreement between India, Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 26 (ANI): United Nations General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir on Thursday (local time) welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, saying the two countries stated commitment to achieving
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Tedros lauds India, PM Modi for supporting vaccine equity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "supporting vaccine equity".
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Despite evidence, China continues to deny West's condemnation of human rig
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): Despite reports and testimonies of human rights violations emerging from Xinjiang and Hong Kong, China on Wednesday continued to deny the West's condemnation for Beijing's international actions.
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Airlines to lose up to $95 billion with bookings down 80 pc: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 25 (ANI): Global airlines could lose as much as 95 billion dollars this year, according to a new analysis by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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India slams Turkey over remarks at Human Rights Council, rejects incorrect
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI): Terming Turkey's remarks regarding the situation in Kashmir and the implementation of UN resolutions as "completely unacceptable," India has said it is "ironical for a country which has trampled upon its own civil society to pass unjustified comments
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Global COVID-19 cases declining for sixth consecutive week: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI): Global coronavirus cases fell by 11 per cent in the week leading up to February 21, marking the sixth consecutive week of declining cases, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
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India at Human Rights Council asks Pakistan to put its house in order, dis
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI): India has urged Human Rights Council to call upon Pakistan to take credible and irreversible steps to end state-sponsored terrorism and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure in the territories under its control.
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Iran's envoy to UN calls full compliance with nuclear deal 'absurd'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Washington's call for Tehran's full compliance with the provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is absurd, since the US keeps itself "totally out of the agreement," breaching its terms, Iran's permanent representative to t
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Ghana becomes first country to get free coronavirus vaccines through COVAX
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Ghana became the first country on Wednesday to receive a batch of free anti-coronavirus vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative, a shot-sharing scheme behind the inoculation drive in poorer countries.
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