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COVID-19 vaccines less effective against Delta variant: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Current COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta coronavirus variant, which was first detected in India, but they still prevent severe disease and death, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for COVID-19
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Closely monitoring 'chilling impact' of National Security Law on Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has said that the United Nations is closely monitoring the impact that National Security Law had on the civic and democratic space of Hong Kong.
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Yoga was lifeline during COVID-19 lockdown, says UNGA President
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): On the 7th International Yoga Day, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Volkan Bozkir said that yoga was a lifeline during the COVID-19 lockdown as it helps to maintain physical wellbeing and manage the stress of uncertainty and isolation.
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India gets $64 billion FDI in 2020: UNCTAD
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): Foreign direct investments in India rose to 64 billion dollars in 2020, making it the fifth-largest recipient in the world, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday.
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Global agreement reached at ILO meet on action for Covid-19 recovery
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 19 (ANI): Delegates from 181 countries representing governments, workers and employers at the International Labour Conference (ILC) have adopted unanimously a global call to action for a human-centred Covid-19 recovery that prioritises creation of decent jobs for a
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Delta variant 'well on its way' to becoming globally dominant, says WHO Ch
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said that the Delta variant is "well on its way" to becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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UN rights experts 'extremely alarmed' by forced organ harvesting of minori
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): United Nations (UN) human rights experts have sounded alarm over the reports of alleged 'organ harvesting' that is targeting minorities, including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Muslims and Christians, who are currently in detention in China
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Biden says US, Russia to enter 'strategic stability' dialogue
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): US and Russia have agreed to engage in a bilateral dialogue on "strategic stability" aimed at reducing the risks of unintentional conflict and restraining nuclear weapons.
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Biden tells Putin critical infrastructure should be 'off limits' to cybera
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 17 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said he told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their Geneva summit that "certain critical infrastructure should be off limits to cyberattack" and expressed optimism that latter would not seek to esc
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US, Russian ambassadors will return to their posts, confirms Putin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): After wrapping up a summit with US President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that the US and Russian ambassadors will return to their diplomatic posts and take up their functions, adding that when that would happen is a "p
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High stakes Biden-Putin summit begins in Geneva
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday smiled and greeting each other awkwardly with a handshake outside a villa in Geneva, before heading in for a highly-anticipated summit.
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