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Israeli strikes in West Bank may be defined as war crimes if found discrim
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed on Thursday concerns over Israeli rocket attacks in the West Bank and noted that this could be defined as war crimes if found discriminate and disproportionate.
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Swiss Tibetan held 1000-km solo-cycle rally to raise awareness about Chine
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 25 (ANI): A Swiss-Tibetan held a solo cycle rally of 1000 kilometres from Winterthur to Geneva to raise awareness about the violent repression by China in Tibet.
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Singapore reserves right to invoke country's online false news Act on Delh
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong on Tuesday came down heavily on Arvind Kejriwal for his tweet on an alleged dangerous variant of COVID-19, saying that Singapore reserves the right to invoke his country's online fake news Act on the Delhi Chief Minis
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Singapore satisfied with India's response on Kejriwal's 'dangerous COVID v
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Singapore High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong on Wednesday said that they would wish to put an end to the episode where Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal made "irresponsible" remarks over Singapore COVID-19 variant, adding that they were happy with the
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Kenya Deputy High Commissioner's son takes jab at COVID-19 vaccination in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Kenya's Deputy High Commissioner Irene Achieng Oloo accompanied her son as he received his first jab of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Tuesday.
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India's focus must be how to come out of current COVID crisis, says Canadi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): High Commissioner of Canada to India, Nadir Patel on Tuesday said that the focus should not be on the rise in coronavirus cases in India due to the B1617 virus variant rather on how to assist to address this situation so that the crisis is mitigated.
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India is better positioned to work out where COVID assistance is best appl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis on Wednesday said that the Indian government is better positioned to work out where the goods, ventilators or oxygen concentrators procured from the United Kingdom are best applied.
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We have protocol in place, says British envoy Ellis after Indian G7 delega
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): After some members of the Indian delegation to G7 tested positive for COVID-19, British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis on Wednesday said that a protocol has been enforced to deal with the situation.
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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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Pakistan launches nationwide drive to verify 1.4 million Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan has launched a nationwide drive to verify the data of about 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees residing in the country, Anadolu Agency reported citing an official as saying.
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Pakistan postpones cards renewal to Afghan refugees
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): The renewal and verification of documents of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan have been suspended temporarily in view of the third wave of coronavirus in the country.
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Bangladesh envoy calls on international community to help in providing dig
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The international community must strive towards achieving the safe and dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homelands, said Bangladesh High Commissioner Muhammad Imran on Wednesday.
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