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UN calls for unhindered access to Xinjiang over China's gross human rights
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): The United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns over the continuous crackdowns on the Uyghur community residing in Xinjiang, calling for unhindered access to the country to conduct fact-finding missions and urging global and domes
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Indian embassy in Kathmandu hosts interaction with renowned engineer Wangc
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 29 (ANI): The Embassy of India in Kathmandu on Sunday organised a conversation with the renowned engineeer Sonam Wangchuk and Kanak Mani Dixit, a prominent Kathmandu-based author that focused on sustainability in the Himalayas.
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Upcoming WHO report says COVID-19 leak from Wuhan lab 'extremely unlikely'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 29 (ANI): A report on the origins of COVID-19 set to be released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that it is "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19 leaked from China's Wuhan lab, according to a source with knowledge of the report.
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China generated over half world's coal-fired power in 2020: Study
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 29 (ANI): Coal generation rose in China in 2020, while falling elsewhere -- making it the only G20 nation to see a significant jump in coal-fired generation.
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UK to immunise adults first before sharing COVID-19 vaccines with other co
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government will not be sharing surplus COVID-19 vaccines with other counties until all its adult population have been offered the jab, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesperson said on Monday, playing down recent media reports that the United Kin
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Pakistan goes beyond territory to harass its citizens living abroad: Europ
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Paris [France], March 29 (ANI): Pakistan is one such country that has gone beyond its territory to harass and intimidate its citizens settled abroad, according to a European think tank adding that repressive regimes tend to use violence, intimidation and technology to silence dissent abroad.
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Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines work in real-world conditions: US CDC
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 29 (ANI): The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines provide highly effective protection under real-world conditions, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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After Imran Khan, Pak President Alvi also tests positive for COVID-19 afte
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 29 (ANI): Pakistan President Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday announced that he tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Modern and professional - China's goals for the PLA
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 29 (ANI): In official Chinese pronouncements regarding the People's Liberation Army (PLA), two buzzwords that keep cropping up are "modern" and "professional". That might well be the case, because for decades the PLA was a dated and unwieldy military marked by dire levels of
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Attackers killed in Indonesia church blast linked to terror group
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], March 29 (ANI): Indonesian police have said the suicide bombers who died in a blast outside a Roman Catholic church on Sulawesi Island on Sunday were a man and woman who were members of a Muslim terrorist network linked to the Islamic State group.
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UN calls for end to migrants' arbitrary detention in Libya
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], March 29 (ANI): The regional office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday called for an end to the arbitrary detention of migrants, as it reported that nearly 1,000 people were returned to Libya over the past 48 hours.
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Nepal shuts all schools, colleges for 4 days over pollution
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], March 29 (ANI): Nepal's Ministry of Education--during an emergency meeting on Monday--has decided to close all educational institutions till Friday owing to degrading air quality.
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