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Kabul negotiators discuss human rights with Herat Residents
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kabul [Affghanistan], March 7 (ANI): Afghan government's delegation at peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar has its focus on human rights and reintegration of fighters, among other priorities of the political reconciliation, negotiators Ghulam Farooq Majrooh and Ayoub Ansari said.
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S. Korea, US to start scaled-back combined exercise this week
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Seoul [South Korea], March 7 (ANI): South Korea and the United States will stage a major springtime combined military exercise starting this week in a scaled-back manner amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Sunday.
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UN Congress on crime prevention begins in Japan's Kyoto
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Tokyo [Japan], March 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice is being held in the Japanese city of Kyoto on March 7-12.
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Biden admin to form task force to deal with Microsoft hack linked to China
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): A US official said that President Joe Biden's administration is expected to put together a task force to deal with major cyber intrusions that Microsoft said this week were linked to China as relations between the two -- Washington and Beijing -- continues to
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US Climate envoy to visit London, Brussels, Paris
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will head to Europe on Monday, ahead of the upcoming climate summits, the US State Department informed on Saturday (local time).
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Biden announces distribution of USD 1,400 COVID-19 relief payments to begi
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) announced that the USD 1,400 coronavirus stimulus cheques will be distributed from March onwards. This is the first round of stimulus checks that will be given out under Biden. Former President Donald Trump pa
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US Defence Secy Austin likely to visit India later this month
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Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin likely to visit India later this month, according to sources.
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Pak blasphemy law does not protect Hindus: Report
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Islamabad [Pakistan], March 6 (ANI): The way Pakistani member of the National Assembly Aamir Liaquat Husain used the image of Hindu deity to mock Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Sharif recently shows that the country's blasphemy law does not protect Hindus in the c
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EU warns Beijing to tread carefully on Hong Kong electoral reform
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Brussels [Belgium], March 6 (ANI): As China prepares to alter Hong Kong's electoral system, the European Union has warned Beijing to "carefully consider the political and economic implications" of any decision to reform the electoral system of Hong Kong saying that the bloc is "ready to take
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UN calls on ASEAN states to leverage Myanmar military junta to protect peo
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New York [US], March 6 (ANI): The United Nations is calling on the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to exert pressure on the Myanmar military, which recently overthrew the civilian government, to protect the human rights and freedoms of the citizens, David
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Prince Philip changes hospital after heart procedure
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London [UK], March 6 (ANI): UK's Prince Philip was transferred to the King Edward VII private hospital in London on Friday morning, following a "successful" heart procedure on Thursday, Buckingham Palace said.
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40 overseas scholars awarded India Science and Research Fellowship
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New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): As many as Forty scholars from six countries have been awarded fellowship to carry out their research in Indian Institutes and Universities by the Government of India.
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