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India's COVID-19 situation 'beyond heartbreaking', says WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 26 (ANI): Highlighting that several countries are still experiencing intense COVID-19 transmission, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that situation in India is "beyond heartbreaking".
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UNWTO, IATA collaborate on destination tracker to restore confidence in tr
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Madrid / Geneva, Apr 24 (ANI): The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have launched a destination tracker in preparation for the restart of international travel.
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IATA welcomes WHO emergency committee risk management recommendations
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 23 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to comply with recommendations on international travel from the World Health Organisation's International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee on testing and risk managemen
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Global airline industry losses to hit $47.7 billion in 2021: IATA
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 22 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects net airline industry losses of 47.7 billion dollars in 2021 with a net profit margin of minus 10.4 per cent.
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UN experts call for evacuating Russian activist Navalny over heath concern
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed alarm at the deteriorating health situation of detained Russian Government critic Alexei Navalny, and called for his urgent medical "evacuation" from Russia, Office of the United Nations High Comm
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World records 5,236,922 new Covid cases over past seven days, WHO calls it
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): A record-setting 5,236,922 new COVID-19 cases were registered over the past seven days globally, according to the World Health Organisation's (WHO) data published on Tuesday.
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IATA, Unilabs partner to help passengers manage Covid-19 tests
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 21 (ANI): European diagnostic services provider Unilabs and International Air Transport Association (IATA) have signed an agreement to incorporate Unilabs' worldwide Covid-19 testing network into IATA Travel Pass.
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UN experts demand 'concrete information' about Dubai princess
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 20 (ANI): UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide meaningful information on the fate of Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum, as well as assurances of her safety and well-being, without
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Covid-19 pandemic long way from over, warns WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 13 (ANI): There have been now seven consecutive weeks of increasing Covid-19 cases and four weeks of increasing deaths globally, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Monday adding that the coronavirus pandemic is '
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UAE hasn't provided Princess Latifa's 'proof of life': UN
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11 (ANI): The United Nations has said that the United Arab Emirates has not submitted any proof that Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the missing daughter of Dubai's ruler, is alive.
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WHO laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that there is a "shocking imbalance" in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for poorer countries.
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Global air cargo demand up 9 pc in Feb compared to pre-Covid levels
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 9 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-Covid levels with demand up 9 per cent over February 2019.
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