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UNHCR chief tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Rajasthan govt should take effective instead of grandiose action in Nagaur
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday asked the Congress government in Rajasthan to take "effective instead of grandiose" action against the perpetrators who inflicted torture on two Dalit men in Nagaur.
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UN appeals for more help to alleviate Venezuela refugee crisis
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 : The United Nations on Sunday appealed for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries, where they are overwhelming social services and reportedly sparking local tensions.
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Bangladesh's Payra shipping port could fall into Chinese hands
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Dhaka (Bangladesh), Apr 3 (ANI): In December 2016, China and Bangladesh entered into agreements to expand their relationship under the grandiose Chinese geopolitical economic corridor the OBOR (One Belt One Road) program also called the BRI (Belt and Road Initiative) which aims to connect
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Rohingyas face discrimination in Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 28 (ANI): Pakistan's double standards stands exposed once again as on one hand Pakistan's government and Islamic groups have been making hue and cry over the "persecution" of the Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine by the Myanmar government, but on the other hand Rohingy
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Myanmar should provide citizenship to Rohingya Muslims:UNHCR
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhakar [Bangladesh], July11 (ANI):After visiting two refugee camps in Cox's Bazar on the south-east coast, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are living in camps, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has observed that granting citizenship to
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Traditional Nongkrem dance festival enthrals visitors in Meghalaya
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Dec.10 (ANI): One of the most ancient and grandiose festivals of the Khasis, the annual 'Nongkrem Dance' was held amid pomp and joy at the scenic hamlet of Smit, the headquarters and capital of the Khasi state of Hima Khyrim, 20 km from Shillong, on De
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