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Australia prepares additional military, humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], March 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia is allocating an additional USD 15.5 million in military aid to Kyiv and will also provide Ukraine with USD 22 million in emergency humanitarian assistance, the Australian government said on Sunday.
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said it only received 13 per cent of 205.4 million US dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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Amid surge in COVID cases, people fear possible increase of Chinese author
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): As Hong Kong surpassed one million Covid-19 cases since 2020, some are afraid that the government's failure to get the virus under control has accelerated Beijing's authority over the "semiautonomous Chinese territory," reported media.
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The Climate Pledge announces nearly 100 new signatories, including Tech Ma
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Today, Amazon and Global Optimism announced that more than 300 companies have now signed The Climate Pledge, a nearly 600 per cent growth in signatories over the past year. Among the nearly 100 new signatories joining today ar
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Smarten records a sale of 1 million Sine-wave Inverter Batteries
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Smarten, one of India's leading power-backup product manufacturers, has today announced that it has successfully sold over 1 million sine-wave inverter batteries since its inception in 2014. After witnessing a steep growth in business, Smarten has
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Hong Kong COVID-19 cases cross 1 million
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): Hong Kong's COVID-19 case count surpassed 1 million on Friday, amid the fifth and the worst wave of the disease.
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6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to Russian invasion
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN migration agency on Friday (local time) estimated that nearly 6.5 million people have now been displaced inside Ukraine.
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IEA releases plan to cut oil use by 2.7 million barrels per day
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], March 18 (ANI): The International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged governments to urgently implement measures to cut global oil consumption within months following supply fears stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Over 3.2 million people have fled Ukraine till now, says UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 18 (ANI): An estimated over 3.2 million people have left Ukraine for neighbouring countries from February 24, the UN refugee agency said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka: Two consignments stuck at Colombo Port, foreign companies claim
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 18 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government failed to clear USD 42 million worth two consignments of jet fuel and diesel which is presently docked at the Colombo port and due to the delay in clearance, the foreign company is now claiming a fee for demurrage, the Daily Mirr
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Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher reach USD 30 million donation target for Ukrain
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis expressed their gratitude to fans for helping them hit their USD 30 million donation goal for helping Ukraine amid Russia's military operations.
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South Korea reports 407,017 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 18 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 407,017 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 8,657,609, the health authorities said Friday.
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