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Biden signs executive orders aimed at racial equity
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [US], January 27 (ANI): US President Biden on Tuesday signed four executive actions meant to combat racism in various fields, in a bid to advance racial equity in the United States.
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Mega-rich recoup Covid-losses in record-time, but billions in poverty: Oxf
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], January 25 (ANI): The 1,000 richest people on the planet recouped their Covid-19 losses within just nine months but it could take more than a decade for the world's poorest to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic, shows a new Oxfam report released on Monday.
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How are Indian Universities helping to reduce gender inequality in the wor
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI/SRV Media): In India, women constitute 46.2 percent of the total enrolment in higher education but the female labour force participation rate is a mere 21 percent, as against a global average of 40%. In fact, not only is the number very low, but for those w
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US Elections 2020: Exit poll says economy, racial inequality most vital is
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], November 4 (ANI): Economic problems and racial inequality are the most important issues for US voters, while the COVID-19 pandemic comes only third, according to an exit poll in the ongoing US presidential election.
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Rising US-China trade tensions may derail post-Coronavirus Economic Recove
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The growing US-China tensions in trade, tech and geopolitical spheres may hamper post-coronavirus economic recovery alongside other risks such as the second wave of the pandemic and social inequality, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on We
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Pak ex-foreign minister Khawaja Asif facing blasphemy charges speaking for
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): Pakistan's former minister of Foreign Affairs and PML (N) stalwart Khawaja Asif is facing blasphemy charges for speaking against the religious inequality in the country.
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IOC supports launch of GAISF sustainability portal
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 1 (ANI): The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has launched sustainability.sport, a web portal created to help further sport's sustainability goals.
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Lack of internet access may widen income inequality within and between cou
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 30 (ANI): The lack of universal and affordable access to the internet may widen income inequality within and between countries, a senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said while urging policymakers to foster a digital-friendly business and re
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'Invest in black staff,' urges Michael B Jordan during anti-racism protest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 7 (ANI): Addressing crowds during an anti-racism protest in Los Angeles on Saturday, actor Michael B. Jordan pitched studios and agencies to "invest in black staff."
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COVID-19 crisis a wake-up call to strengthen social protection systems: IL
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 25 (ANI): Governments together with social partners and other stakeholders should use the COVID-19 crisis as a wake-up call to strengthen their social protection systems, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Main aim to bring progress in rural India: Aahwahan Foundation
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] April 25 (ANI/NewsVoir): Founded in year 2009, Aahwahan Foundation, a Non-Government Organization (NGO) aiming to bring equality in the society through its various measures focused on eradicating poverty, unemployment, women inequality and promoting girl's educa
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IMF urges countries to spend all they can during coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], April 16 (ANI): IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has outlined the difficult economic environment countries are facing because of the COVID-19 epidemic and her global plan of action to take it on.
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