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China sinks to new low; bans Taiwan-grown Pineapples
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 28 (ANI): After China's abruptly suspended the import of pineapple from Taiwan, a wide range of Taiwanese public figures has taken to social media, urging people to support local pineapple growers.
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Chennithala demands resignation of state fisheries minister over deep-sea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 28 (ANI): Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday demanded the resignation of the state Fisheries Minister J Mercykutty Amma over the alleged corruption in a Rs 5000-crore deal the Kerala government is sai
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Pakistan foreign borrowing soars to USD 6.7 bn as debt mounts
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 27 (ANI): As Pakistan's financial debt continues to mount, the Imran Khan government received USD 6.7 billion in gross foreign loans in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, including a new commercial loan of USD 500 million from China last month.
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No stone will be left unturned to provide support to toy industries, says
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Assuring full support and cooperation from the Central government's side, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that no stone will be left unturned to provide support to toy clusters, make business environment easier, get the environment cleara
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'Germany's AfD party boycotted by media ahead of elections'
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, the country's largest right-wing parliamentary opposition force, calls on the German media to guarantee an objective and fair representation of the party ahead of several local and federal elections, AfD me
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Odisha passes resolutions on Jagannath Heritage Corridor project
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 27 (ANI): The Odisha Assembly on Saturday unanimously passed three resolutions regarding the Jagannath Heritage Corridor project, informed the state government.
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People with these 20 co-morbidities to be prioritised for next COVID vacci
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): People with the presence of one of the 20 co-morbidities, including diabetes and heart failure with hospital admission in the past one year, will be prioritised in the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the government said on Saturday.
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Tarun Bajaj takes additional charge of Revenue Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs will take the additional charge of Secretary, Department of Revenue, said the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India on Saturday.
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10,000 hospitals under Ayushman Bharat, 687 under CGHS to be used as COVID
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Around 10,000 private hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY, more than 600 hospitals empanelled under CGHS and other private hospitals empanelled under State Government Health Insurance Schemes can participate as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVC
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Goa Assembly schedule exposes Sawant govt's motive to avoid questions on i
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Margao (Goa) [India], February 27 (ANI): Leader of Opposition of Goa Legislative Assembly Digambar Kamat on Saturday slammed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant-led government alleging that the schedule of the state Assembly session is fixed with the ulterior motive to avoid questions on several im
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Bangladeshi writer, detained over anti-govt social media posts, dies in ja
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], February 27 (ANI): Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed who was detained last year over social media posts that were critical of the country's government has died in jail, officials and family members said on Friday.
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New climate pledges 'far short' of meeting Paris Agreement goals: UN
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 27 (ANI): The planet is on "red alert" because governments are failing to meet their climate change goals, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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