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Bangladesh human rights commission condemns attack on Hindus, demands prob
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 18 (ANI): Condemning the attack on the Hindu community in Bangladesh the country's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that communal violence in a "secular country" is not acceptable under any circumstances.
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Int'l delegates condemn Pakistan, China human rights violations
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 17 (ANI): International delegates at a conference called for the prevention of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FORB) violations with many pointing toward the human rights abuses being carried out by Pakistan and China, media reports said.
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Afghans call for reopening of girls' senior secondary schools
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Several Afghans are voicing a clarion call for the immediate reopening of senior secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Rights activists urge world leaders to pressure Taliban on girls' educatio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Several human rights and education activists urged world leaders in an open letter recently to mount diplomatic pressure on the Taliban to reopen secondary schools for girls in the war-torn country as the Taliban's brutal regime in Afghanistan will soon co
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Tibetan activists in Dharamshala observe Int'l Justice Day, protest agains
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Tibetan activists from four major NGOs in Dharamshala observed International Justice Day on Sunday and held protests against China's human rights violations and atrocities across Tibet.
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Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses spike in seasonal diseases
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 17 (ANI): Amid a surge in seasonal diseases in Afghanistan over the last three weeks, doctors urged citizens to take precautionary measures and prevent infections like cholera and diarrhea.
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US seems less interested in trade with Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 17 (ANI): Pakistan's dismal record in labour conditions, human rights, religious freedom and governance can turn out to be roadblocks in its attempts to secure a General System of Preferences (GSP) favour from the United States, according to a media report.
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Cholera-like disease takes over 15 lives in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 (ANI): More than 600 people were found infected and around 15 people died in a recent cholera-like outbreak in Afghanistan.
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Climate change is linked to coastal glacier retreat: Research
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Georgia Tech have developed a methodology that they think cracks the code to why coastal glaciers are retreating, and in turn, how much can be attributed to human-caused climate change.
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Researchers study sleep pattern of wolves to understand domestication of a
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): To gain a better understanding of the effects of domestication and cohabitation with humans on sleep phenotypes and physiology, comparing the dog to its wild counterpart, the wolf, offers a unique opportunity.
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UNDP, World Bank sign deal for USD 20mn to support Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 16 (ANI): The United Nations Development Progamme (UNDP) has signed a USD 20 million partnership agreement with the World Bank to support humanitarian, economic, and social development initiatives across all eight regions and 34 provinces of Afghanistan.
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Research: Climate change associated with coastal glacier retreat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 15 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) and Georgia Tech have developed a methodology that they think cracks the code to why coastal glaciers are retreating, and in turn, how much can be attributed to human-caused climate change.
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