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Reversing another Trump withdrawal, US moves to rejoin UN Human Rights Cou
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 8 (ANI): Three years after former US President Donald Trump's administration withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council, his successor Joe Biden has moved to rejoin the human rights body, marking it as another reversal by Biden of Trump's policies.
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UN experts disturbed by deluge of criminal cases against Thai monarchy cri
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Bangkok [Thailand], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): A panel of UN human rights experts said on Monday they were alarmed by the increasingly severe use of an archaic law punishing insults to Thailand's royal family.
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Johnson confident in COVID-19 vaccines as South Africa pauses AstraZeneca
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK government is "very confident" about the effectiveness of all the COVID-19 vaccines that the country has approved for use so far, despite South Africa's decision to pause the rollout of the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine over fears that it
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UK, EU call for UN Human Rights Council's special meeting over Myanmar cou
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], February 8 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union have issued a joint call for the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold a special session to discuss the recent military coup in Myanmar, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday.
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South African opposition slams govt vaccination drive amid halted AstraZen
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Johannesburg [South Africa], February 8 (ANI/Sputnik): South Africa's political opposition has slammed the country's government for its handling of the coronavirus vaccine roll-out after Johannesburg halted its plans to use the AstraZeneca vaccine, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday.
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Let's each manage our own business, says top Chinese diplomat on Blinken's
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): Reacting to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holding Beijing accountable for its gross human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Chinese top diplomat Yang Jiechi has said "let's each manage our own business."
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France begins distributing AstraZeneca COVID vaccine amid UK variant warni
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], February 7 (ANI): France began distributing the AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday as epidemiologist Arnaud Fontanet warned the coronavirus variant B.1.1.7 -- first identified in the UK - could be dominant in the country by March.
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Human rights groups call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
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Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): A coalition of 180 human rights groups has urged governments around the world to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympic Games slated for next year due to China's reported human rights abuses towards minorities.
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10 killed in central Somalia blast
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], February 7 (ANI/Xinhua): At least ten Somali soldiers, including intelligence commander were killed Sunday in a blast on the outskirts of Dhusamareb town in the central region of Somalia, an official confirmed.
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New Ebola case reported in Eastern Congo months after outbreak ends
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Butembo [Congo], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A new case of the Ebola virus disease was found in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, almost three months after the outbreak ended, media cited the nation's health ministry as saying on Sunday.
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Hong Kong introduces new regulations for schools to impose Beijing's draco
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 7 (ANI): Hong Kong has introduced new regulations for how schools should operate, months after Beijing imposed the draconian national security law giving authorities powers to further impose crackdowns among the people of the region.
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Trump lawyer asks to pause impeachment trial if it runs into Sabbath
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 7 (ANI): Former US President Donald Trump's impeachment lawyer David Schoen has asked for the trial to be paused if it runs into the Sabbath citing he is an observant Jew, in a move that could throw the timeline into uncertainty.
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