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Putin, Biden likely to touch upon Navalny, Belarus: Kremlin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The US side is likely to raise the situation around Russia's jailed opposition activist Alexey Navalny at the upcoming top-level summit in Geneva, and Belarus may also be on the agenda, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.
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COVID-19: WHO urges countries to bridge 16 billion USD funding gap for ACT
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to close a funding gap of 16 billion US dollars for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator project, which aims to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to
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Five die in two aircraft crashes in Switzerland
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI/Xinhua): A glider and a small plane crashed in high mountains in eastern Switzerland on Saturday causing five deaths, local police said Monday.
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Rebeca Grynspan appointed as UNCTAD's Secretary General
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 14 (ANI): Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica will be the new head of UNCTAD, the United Nations trade and development body.
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Merkel says discussed with Biden his upcoming meeting with Putin, Nord Str
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 13 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she discussed with US President Joe Biden at the G7 summit his forthcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, as well as the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
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Filipino workers accuse Pakistani diplomats in Geneva of not paying salari
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): Six Filipino employees in Geneva have filed a complaint against Pakistani diplomats saying that they did not pay their salaries for more than 20 years.
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IATA welcomes measures by Spain, France to open air travel
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has welcomed relaxation of COVID-19 border measures for vaccinated passengers and the broader use of affordable antigen testing adopted by Spain and France this week.
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Aircraft operations must not suffer from political interference: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called on European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to maintain the critical separation between politics and aviation safety issues.
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Air travel sees domestic recovery but international stagnation: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 10 (ANI): Domestic air travel demand improved globally in April compared to the prior month although it remained well below pre-pandemic levels, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
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Global air cargo up 12 pc in April compared to pre-Covid levels: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 8 (ANI): Global air cargo demand continues to outperform pre-Covid levels (April 2019) with demand up 12 per cent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Tuesday.
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Cannot compel China to give more info on COVID-19 origins, says WHO offici
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 8 (ANI): A top World Health Organization official on Monday said that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on the origins of COVID-19.
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WHO warns against overpriced vaccines, substandard COVID products
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday of the danger of buying overpriced vaccines from intermediaries, reminding those countries should buy vaccines certified by the WHO and make sure to identify the origin of the product.
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