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UN experts appalled by enforced disappearance of Pak activist Idris Khatta
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (ANI): UN human rights experts have condemned the enforced disappearance of Idris Khattak, a Pakistani human rights defender, calling it an "intolerable attack" on his legitimate work against a range of human rights and minority violations in the Khyber Pakhtunkh
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World Health Organisation says global coronavirus tally topped 10.3 millio
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 2 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 10,357,662, with 508,055 people having died from the disease.
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India keeping a close watch on recent developments in Hong Kong, says perm
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): India has been keeping a close watch on the recent developments in Hong Kong, said Rajiv Kumar Chander, the country's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN in Geneva, on Wednesday, and urged the global body to address related concerns 'seriousl
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lndra Mani Pandey appointed as India's Permanent Representative to UN, Gen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): lndra Mani Pandey, an Indian Foreign Service officer of 1990 batch, has been appointed as the next Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Geneva.
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Air cargo shows slight pickup in May amid continuing capacity crunch
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Tuesday released data for global air freight markets in May showing a slight improvement in the air cargo market.
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Coronavirus pandemic is far from over, it is actually speeding up: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic is not even close to being over, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus while adding that about 180,000 people worldwide have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
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WHO urges respectful discourse on COVID-19 amid Trump's Kung Flu remarks
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) would like to avoid any discrimination in the discussions over the coronavirus, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said Monday.
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UN experts call for decisive measures against China for collective repress
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): A group of independent experts have called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to "act with a sense of urgency" in taking decisive measures to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tibet and Xinjiang province.
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Single-day record of 189,077 new COVID-19 cases registered globally in las
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (Sputnik/ANI): The global COVID-19 case total has surged past 9.8 million after a single-day record of 189,077 cases were registered worldwide over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday (local time).
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US' coronavirus tally crosses 2.5 million mark, toll at 125,480
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has exceeded 2.5 million, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre.
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Global COVID-19 case count surpasses 9.6 mn
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The global COVID-19 case count has surpassed 9.6 million after more than 179,000 new positive tests were confirmed worldwide over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday.
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COVID-19 global count tops 9.4 million, death toll surpasses 480,000
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has risen by over 177,000 in the past 24 hours to 9.4 million and the death toll has topped 480,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday (local time).
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