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12.4 million people in Syria face food insecurity in 2021
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Thursday that an additional 4.5 million Syrians have become food insecure over the past year, bringing the total number of people on the brink of hunger to a record 12.4 million.
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'Pav tea': Amul jumps on meme bandwagon, gives new twist to 'PawriHoriHai'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Dairy brand Amul India on Thursday joined the trending 'Pawri Hori Hai' meme fest and shared their own version of the viral clip that has raked in millions of likes over social media.
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Brazil nears 10 million COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil was approaching 10 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, after 56,766 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 9,978,747, according to the Health Ministry.
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Taiwan's deal to receive 5 mln Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines foiled by
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 18 (ANI): Taiwan was close to receiving 5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year but the deal was called off due to interferences from outside sources, said Chen Shih-Chung, Taiwan Health Minister.
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Canadian opposition demands 2022 Olympics relocated from China amid Uyghur
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 17 (ANI): Canada's main opposition party -- the Conservative Party -- on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led government to pressure the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing, arguing China is committing genoc
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China's debt-trap diplomacy: Kenya offered 'debt repayment holiday' for 6
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], February 16 (ANI): In yet another example of China's debt-trap diplomacy, Kenya has been roped in a deal with a six-month debt repayment holiday worth USD 245 million.
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Larry King's wife Shawn King plans to contest his will in court
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 16 (ANI): Late television and radio host Larry King's widow Shawn King is planning to contest his will in court. The will reportedly stated that his USD 2 million estate would be split among his 5 children.
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India imported over 500,000 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia last month
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): India has imported more than 500,000 tonnes of palm oil from Malaysia last month out of its overall edible oil imports of about 1.07 million tonnes.
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IPV joins $1 million funding round for Pencil publishing platform
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Pencil, a publishing platform turning books into living content using analytics and dynamic editing, on Monday announced raising one million dollars (about Rs 7.3 crore) in the pre-series-A round.
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UK achieves 'extraordinary feat' of vaccinating 15 mln people against COVI
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 15 (ANI): The United Kingdom has achieved a "significant milestone" by inoculating 15 million people against COVID-19, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday (local time).
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Mercedes is recalling vehicles over emergency-call location error
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 14 (ANI): Automobile giant Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling over 1.29 million vehicles owing to a failure in its eCall software, which may not provide a vehicle's correct location to emergency responders, post-crash.
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Sterling and Wilson Solar wins Rs 930 crore order in Egypt
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13 (ANI): Shapoorji Pallonji group company Sterling and Wilson Solar Ltd said on Saturday it has signed an order worth 127.5 million dollars (about Rs 930 crore) in the Kom Ombo region of Egypt.
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