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Jaishankar calls Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid 'best equipped' for UNGA Presi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated India's support for a greater role for the Maldives in multilateral affairs stating that the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid is "best equipped" to be the President of the 76th session
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WHO warns unequal COVID-19 vaccine distribution can lead to global risk
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 20 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries and drugmakers to help speed up the manufacture and distribution of vaccines across the globe, warning that the world could be "back at square one" if some coun
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UK MPs demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics citing 'genocide' in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], February 20 (ANI): Calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics have been intensifying steadily due to China's human rights abuses, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims.
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Exiled dissidents protest outside FATF headquarters to urge blacklisting P
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France] February 20 (ANI): Exiled dissidents from Pakistan, Tibet and Hong Kong gathered outside the headquarters of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in Paris on Saturday urging the international monitoring body to blacklist Pakistan and deliver on its mandate of stopping terror
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Over 1,200 families evacuated before tropical storm hits Philippines
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Caraga [Philippines], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The Philippines has evacuated some 1,241 families from the Caraga region as tropical storm Dujuan, local name Auring, is expected to hit the landmass by Sunday, media reported on Saturday.
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2 killed, several injured after Myanmar police opens fire on anti-coup pro
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mandalay [Myanmar], February 20 (ANI): The Myanmar police opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in the city of Mandalay on Saturday, killing two people and wounding dozens, according to witnesses.
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India, Maldives ink deals in public broadcasting, sustainable urban develo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 20 (ANI): India and Maldives have signed multiple agreements in public broadcasting and sustainable urban development, informed the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Saturday.
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India hands over 100,000 additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to Maldives
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], February 20 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over 100,000 additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the Maldivian Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and Health Minister Kerafa Naseem.
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Democratic progress is under assault: Biden warns European allies
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) warned that "democratic progress is under assault" in the United States and Europe as he pledged support for the transatlantic alliance and called on countries to work together to address shared challenges.
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Facebook in talks with Oz government after news ban
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], February 20 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday said Facebook is back in negotiations with the government after the tech platform decided to restrict users in Australia from sharing news content.
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Navalny remains in jail after Moscow appeals court confirms prison sentenc
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI): Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny will remain behind bars after a Russian court partially rejected his appeal over a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed down earlier this month.
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Russia confirms 1st case of human infection with H5N8 strain of bird flu
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists from Russia's research center Vector have confirmed the first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of the influenza A virus, which causes bird flu, the head of the Rostpotrebnadzor consumer rights protection watchdog said.
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