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EU doubts Syria's Presidential election in May will be free, fair
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union takes note of Syria's plan to hold a presidential election on May 26 but doubts this will be a free and fair vote, EU foreign policy spokesperson Peter Stano told Sputnik on Friday.
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China was trying to 'neutralise human rights criticisms, not carbon' durin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 22 (ANI): As leaders from around the world -- from US President Joe Biden to French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- called for global cooperation to tackle the climate crisis, China used the Leaders Summit on Climate to neutralise the wide
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UK declares China's crackdown on Uyghurs as 'genocide'
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have unanimously declared China's ongoing crackdown in Xinjiang a "genocide", joining the United States, Canada and the Netherlands in condemning Beijing's actions against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the far-west region.
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Karachi: Families of missing Shias protest, Governor didn't even accept th
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): As authorities in Pakistan continue the persecution of minority communities- especially of Shias, families and leaders of the Joint Action Committee for Shia Missing Persons protested at Sindh Governor House.
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Germany to spend on climate goals in developing countries: Merkel
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany will increase its climate financing to developing countries by USD 4 billion by 2022, Chancellor Angela Merkel told a US-sponsored virtual climate summit on Thursday.
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UK PM extends support to Biden's emissions target commitment, calls it 'ga
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], April 22 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that President Joe Biden's announcement to commit the United States to a roughly 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is a "game-changer" for the world.
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US announces to cut greenhouse emissions in half by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): Laying out his vision for a greener economy, US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the United States would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030 as part of the country's efforts to combat climate change.
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Johnson & Johnson trails shows vaccine effective even against variants
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], April 22 (ANI): Johnson & Johnson's single-shot coronavirus vaccine protected against symptomatic and asymptomatic infection, and prevented hospitalization and death in all participants 28 days after vaccination, according to new clinical trial results published on Wedne
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US Senate Committee approves bill countering China threat
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 22 (ANI): The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (local time) passed sweeping legislation to push back on China on a number of issues, including human rights and its gross economic practices.
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Pak economy in bad shape no more a revelation due to poor performance in p
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is in bad shape is no more a revelation, as its project performance dropped to just 58 per cent in the duration of 2018-20, from 70 per cent in 2017-19 due to poor performance in the Public Sector Management (PSM) and water sectors.
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Nepal PM holds dialogue with rival leader from own party
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 21 (ANI): Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli held a dialogue with a major political rival from his own party, Madhav Kumar Nepal, breaking months of deadlock amid political uncertainty.
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India appointed external auditor of OPCW
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Conference of State Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), The Hague, selected India's Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) as the External Auditor of the OPCW for the three-year term starting in 2021, the Ministry of E
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