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MedAlliance Acquired by Cordis for up to USD 1.135 Billion
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 2: Swiss-based medical technology company MedAlliance has been acquired by Cordis for a 2022 investment of USD 35M and a 2023 upfront closing payment of USD 200M, together with regulatory achievement milestones of up to USD 125M and commercial milestones of up t
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Human rights activists at UN discuss China’s expansionist policies
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Human rights activists from South Asia, Japan and Africa discussed about the implications of China’s expansionist policies and their consequences on the people in the region.
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Switzerland’s glaciers lose 10 pc of their ice volume in two years
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Glaciers in Switzerland are shrinking, have lost a total of ten per cent of their ice volume over a period of two years as a combination of low snowfall and soaring temperatures which caused unprecedented melting, according to figures released on Thursday, CNN reported.
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Geneva: Sindhi Foundation holds poster campaign to highlight plight of Sin
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Sindhi Foundation organized a day-long poster campaign in front of the United Nations office in Geneva to make people aware of the plight of Sindhis in Pakistan’s Sindh province.
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Women, children in China facing repression, female activists tell UNHRC
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China’s forceful repression of women calling it the worst human rights violations in the country.
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Karima Baloch’s husband blames Pakistan’s ISI for her killing, asks Canadi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Hammal Haider participated in a protest in front of the United Nations in Geneva to demand justice for Karima Baloch and other Baloch political activists killed in Pakistan and foreign soil.
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Kashmiri female activist busts Pakistan’s propaganda on Kashmir at UNHRC
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Tasleema Akhtar, a socio-political activist said in her intervention that being a native of Jammu and Kashmir she would like to bring forth the stark developmental differences of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir that is JK UT and Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK).
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China attempts to block Uyghur activist at UN for speaking against Chinese
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A Chinese diplomat interrupted his speech and demanded the floor to object. The Chinese diplomat said Isa is not a representative of the "so-called NGO". However, UN Human Rights Council Vice President Asim Ahmed allowed Uyghur activists to complete his statement.
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People from PoK forced to migrate due to Pakistan’s repressive policies, a
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In his intervention during the 54th Session of UN Human Rights in Geneva, Junaid Qureshi said, “In the worst migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea, a boat carrying 750 people capsized in June this year. At least 300 people from Pakistan, including 135 from Pakistan-administered Jamm
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Sindhis hold protest against Pakistan for targeting minorities, exploiting
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindhi political activists gathered in front of the United Nations on Tuesday and slammed Pakistan for "targeting minorities" like Hindus and exploiting natural resources in Sindh province.
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UN expresses concern over forced separation, language policies for Uyghur
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The experts received information about the large-scale removal of children, mainly Uyghur, from their families, including very young children whose parents are in exile or “interned”/detained. These children are treated as “orphans” by State authorities and placed in full-time boarding schoo
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Indian envoy to UN highlights ongoing situation in Myanmar at Human Rights
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“As a neighbour of Myanmar, India has direct stakes in peace, stability and development in Myanmar. The ongoing situation in Myanmar has led to influx of Myanmar nationals into India. We have also seen a rise in transnational crimes. There is a need to take into consideration the impact o
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