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Thousands of people displaced in Afghanistan's Kandahar amid Taliban offen
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 27 (ANI): An average of over one hundred thousand people from 22,000 families has been displaced to secure areas of Kandahar city in Afghanistan according to survey cited by local journalists.
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Pandemic exacerbated crises caused by armed conflicts, Shringla at UNSC
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], July 16 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday said the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated humanitarian crises caused by armed conflicts that severely impact the lives of millions of innocent civilians.
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US State Secy Blinken, Saudi FM hold discussions on Yemen war
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud spoke over telephone on Saturday, where they discussed the war in Yemen after the US made a series of moves towards easing the humanitarian crises there, The
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Uyghurs not seen as 'normal' by Chinese govt, says activist
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): An Uyghur activist, who is based in the United States, has termed the persecution of the community in China's Xinjiang as a "genocide" and said the ethnic community is not seen as "normal" by Beijing.
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WHO lists 10 threats to global health in 2019
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 21 (ANI): Taking to its website, the World Health Organization (WHO) has written that the world is facing multiple health challenges. These include outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, increasing reports of drug-resistant pathogens, growing rates of obesit
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Iran calls for 'political settlement' to solve Yemen, Syria crisis
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Belgrade [Serbia], March 1 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thursday said the humanitarian crises in Yemen and Syria can only be resolved "through a ceasefire and an inclusive political settlement".
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