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Over 1 lakh confirmed coronavirus cases reported globally: WHO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): More than one lakh confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease have been reported globally as of Saturday morning (local time), World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said.
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Pakistan wants Taliban to rule Afghanistan, says brother of former Afghan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 7 (ANI): Sediqullah Rahi, brother of former President of Afghanistan, Dr Najibullah, has said that Pakistan is backing the Taliban to topple the elected government in Kabul.
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Activist urges India to acquire control of Gilgit-Baltistan, accuses Pak o
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 7 (ANI): In a major embarrassment to Pakistan, Senge H Sering a political activist from Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday (local time) urged India to acquire control of the region to save its people from the "brutal colonial reign of Pakistan".
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Baloch, Sindhi, Pashtun activists lambast Pak Army for human rights violat
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 6 (ANI): Activists from Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan have lambasted the Pakistani Army for carrying out human rights violations against the minorities in the country.
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US-Taliban peace deal doesn't protect rights of Afghan people, European th
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 6 (ANI): The recently-signed peace deal between the United States and the Taliban does not secure the protection of the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Afghan people, said Soana Deunier, a Research Analyst at the European Foundation for
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Worsening human rights in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan raised at UN
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 6 (ANI): Political activists from Gilgit Baltistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have raised the worsening human rights situation in the region during the 43rd session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
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CAA an attempt to give identity to persecuted minority from Pakistan: NGOs
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 6 (ANI): A non-government organisation has said that the minorities facing systematic persecution in Pakistan can be given a new lease of life with the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) recently passed by the Indian Parliament.
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Kashmiri intellectual welcomes lifting of restrictions on internet, social
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (ANI): A Kashmiri intellectual and writer has welcomed the step to lift a ban on social media and restoration of broadband internet service by the administration in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Coronavirus outbreak has cost global value chains $50 billion in exports:
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (ANI): The slowdown of manufacturing in China due to coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is disrupting world trade and could result in a 50 billion dollar decrease in exports across global value chains, according to estimates published by the United Nations Conference
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COVID-19 hits January air passenger demand globally: IATA
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released global passenger traffic data for January showing that demand measured in total revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) climbed 2.4 per cent compared to January 2019.
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Coronavirus cases outside of China exceed 12,600: WHO
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered over 2,100 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) outside of China, whereas the total number of infected people has exceeded 12,600.
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Coronavirus outbreak could lead to USD 50 bn trade losses: UNCTAD
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could inflict a USD 50 billion damage to international trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Wednesday (local time), citing its recent estimates of the situa
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